I love baking cupcakes as the variations are many, and the baking time relatively short (around 15 – 20 minutes depending on the recipe), compared with baking a cake. Besides storage is easy too. Most of all, it is very simple to decorate a cup cake, and it could be served as an individual dessert (eg. Sticky Date cupcake with Caramel Syrup).

Sticky Date with Caramel Syrup

My children go wild with joy when they discover that I am baking cupcakes, especially the Strawberry Jelly Surprise cupcake which tends to ooze out strawberry jam once you take a bite!. Even simple cupcakes such as Chocolate Chip, Raisin & Nut, and Brownie cupcakes are a great hit with my kids. Although some of the unusual varieties may appear hard to make, they are all quick and easy to turn out. Decorating a cupcake does not take much effort nor do you need a very steady hand when icing – yes, as you would have guessed, I am no maestro at cake decoration! 🙂

Strawberry Surprise

Chocolate Coffee – Gold

Chocolate Coffee – Floral/Mini size

I will be posting pictures of some more cupcakes that I aim to bake during the next couple of months (hey holidays r coming up soon!) such as Chocolate Banana Brownie, Tiramisu, Truffle Delight, Mississippi Mud cupcake, Chocolate Hazel Nut, Red Velvet and a selection of fruit and yoghurt cupcakes such as Pineapple Surprise and Mango Melba. So keep a close look out on my FB page (I will post a link this week) and this blog.

Brandy Chocolate