Recipe Post 2017 N0.24- Maple Cinnamon Star Cookies!😋😋🍪🍪

As I type this post, I lounge in front of the TV, tuning into the grand Children In Need Appeal Show which as always, never fails to disappoint, entertainment-wise and fundraising-wise.

As a matter of fact, I discovered this recipe over on Pinterest, bookmarking and "pinning" the recipe to my Pinterest Likes. This creation is made by one of my favorite baking bloggers, SallysBakingAdditcion. Without further ado, let's jump right into this week's recipe!

In order to make these unqiuely-flavoured stars, you'll require:

281g of plain flour

1tsp of ground cinnamon

½ tsp of baking powder

170g of unsalted butter,softened to room temp

150g of granulated sugar

1 large egg, at room temp

1 ½ teaspoons of maple syrup

1tsp of vanilla extract

gold or edible sprinkles

optional: white chocolate,coarsely chopped.

Directions to pretty,adorable star cookies:

Whisk the flour,cinnamon,baking powder and salt together in a medium-sized bowl. Set this aside.

In a large bowl, using a handheld or freestanding mixer(with a paddle attachment), beat the butter until creamy and smooth,approximately for a minute.

Add in the sugar, beating on high speed until light and fluffy, for around 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl,as needed.

Incorporate the egg,maple syrup,vanilla extract,beating yet again on a hugh speed until fully combined for around 2 minutes. Scarpe down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.

Reduce the mixer to a slower speed, add around half of the flour mixture at a time. Beat this until just combined(if you're confused by this, I'll have a picture below). Add in the rest of the flour,continue to mix until just combined.

If the dough seems too soft, add in 1 extra tablespoon of flour until it's a better consistency. 

Divide the dough into 2 equal parts,rolling each portion out onto a piece of baking paper to roughly a quarter inch of thickness.

Stack the pieces with baking paper,between the two-refridgerate this for at least an hour or even up to a day (this means the photos for this recipe may take long to upload again).

Once chilled, pre-heat the oven to 177 C/ 160 C fan/ Gas Mark 4. Line 2-3 baking sheets. Remove one of the dough pieces from the fridge, using a star cookie cutter. Transfer this onto the prepared bakign sheet(be prepared for alot of baking paper).

Before placing into the oven, top with sprinkles, using a spoon to slightly press the sprinkles into the cookies so they remain secure on top.

Bake the "sugar cookies" for 10-11 minutes until lightly browned,around the edges.

* note: halfway through baking time, rotate the sheet.

Transfer to wire rack to cool completely before dipping into chocolate.

Snapshots to come : Biscuits in the making....

Prior to the ending:

Song of the month:

Kiana Lede- Fairplay

Tv Show of the month: Powerless

Book of the month: Little Broken Things - Nicole Baart

Charity of the month:

Children In Need

😋😋

YouTuber of the month:

FusionOfCultures

How to reconnect with old friends(something I need to do)

Source: Tumblr

Gift Guide for that person in your friend group who runs

Isn't this awesome?!↓

Quote of the month

Comment down below if you'd like me to post more quotes on my Snapchat.

Follow me on my Pinterest:

Chocolatelover

See you in the next one!

#sweetreats xx

Recipe Post 2017 No.17- Easy Fruit Bakes Cake!

Hiya!

First of, I am sincerely sorry for not uploading my last recipe's photos. Unfortunately, the cake's ending ensued unsuccessful. Therefore, I thought it would be best NOT to showcase an "fruitless cake".Anyways, I'm back with a...simpler recipe. I was unsure on what to call this recipe as initially, the recipe is titled Quick and Easy Cake.In my judgement, I believed it was overly basic ,failing to give an idea on what...on what the bake actually is?!😞 With my recipe titles, I aim to interest you as well as notify you on what the post's contents are. "Quick and easy cake"....doesn't exactly cut it,does it?

To concot this "fruit-based" cake, you'll need:

50g of caster sugar

140g of self-raising flour

1/2tsp of baking powder

Enough fruit to layer the baking tin with

Butter,for greasing

3 eggs(the recipe didn't mention the size-I'm presuming medium-sized eggs just because that the size I usually work with😕)

Baking in the making(😂😂)

First and foremost,pre-heat the oven to 180C,160 fan, Gas Mark 4.

Grease a baking tin, of your choice.


In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and eggs together until it all comes together, the recipe recommended approximately 30 seconds or perhaps less.

Incorporate the flour and baking powder into the mixture, whisking until the flour is combined and there aren't any lumps of flour in the mix. This'll take you about 40 seconds.

*recipe note: The mix will be pretty thick and there won't be a large quantity of it. Don't be apprehensive of this.

Coat the baking tin with your selection of chopped fruit, disputing evenly around the tin,shortly before smearing the cake batter over the top.


Bake for 44-55 minutes, depending on your oven. Only when a toothpick is inserted into the centre of the cake and comes out clean, does that determine whether the cake is complete.

Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring onto a cooling rack.

And volia! Didn't take very long,did it?


Snapshots( I'll make sure it's done,regardless of whether the bake is sucessful on not)

    

    

      

                    

       

  
  

    

Orginial recipe:Imagelicious

In conclusion to this post...

Actually, I'm shall prose something different to you guys-if you do get around to baking any of my attempts on other cakes or recipes, send it to me at: chcocolatecupcakes@gmail.com (no spam please). I would be pleasured to view all your awesome attempts! 


Song of the month( I was playing it while typing up the recipe, as a matter of fact)

Drake-Signs

I've also been so ADDICTED to the music video of Taylor Swift's new single. Is it me but can you just not stop watching it?!

T.B.D- World's End

😂😂

A new school year has transpired, demanding time-poor work loads each day. Despite all odds, I'll strive to post as many baking posts as possible.

On top of that, let me know of what recipes you'd like me to "attempt" next. Previously,at the beginning of my blogging journey, you all actually suggested recipes or baking techniques posts for me to evdeavour. I found this TREMENDOUSLY fun. Therefore, please tell me what you'd like warming up in my oven!

Blog of the month *NEW*

Ok so this is,for the most part, an occasional "of the month" column. Nevertheless, I like to inform you on what blogs I've favored every...couple months: Cathy Cassidy:Dreamcatcher

DIY bookmarks which'll "jazz" up your reading(that was bad,wasn't it)?!

Source:Tumblr

Transition of summer to Autumn

Source:Girls Life article,link above

A favorite of mine(which I'll shortly mention on my SnapChat) is Options, Belgian Chocolate Butterscotch. It's a limited edition Options cocoa powder which I am ENAMORED by,tasting heavenly divine.It has become a favorite of September,for sure.😀😆

I'll see you real soon! Like I had said, I'll try my hardest to keep up to date on here!

#sweetreats xxx

Recipe Post 2017 NO.16- Almond Cake With Chocolate Icing

Hey guys!

As per usual, I deeply acknowledge all your feedback on last week's post-I'll get back to those who are still pending on a reply from me.

This week's recipe... I'd say is a conversion(kind of), from my fruity bakes.Baking with fruits has become a accustomed theme on this blog which, as we are nearing the end of August, I believe it's about time to BREAK the chain⛓ and bring back those good'ol chocolate cake recipes😉. First noticing this recipe, I was drawn to appearance of the actual cake, which was ravishing and IRRESISTIBLE for me to make an attempt. My dearest apologises if my effort isn't similar to the original.😜

(not sponsored) This cake is brought to you by the website,Yummly- a unique,genius method of checking out thousands of recipes, simply with a few clicks of a mouse.

To concoct this GORGEOUS chocolate almond cake,you'll need:

280g of cake flour( as we're unable to get hold of cake flour in the UK,simply as an alternative, replace two tablespoons of flour for corn starch for every 140g)

4g of fine sea salt

A teaspoon of baking powder

4g of baking soda

140g of caster sugar

100g of coconut oil

½ teaspoon of vanilla extracr

1½ teaspoons of almond extract

Almond buttermilk(240ml of almond milk and a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar).

For the filling and icing,you'll need:

2 cans of full fat coconut milk,refrigerated overnight

35g of cocoa powder

168g of good quality,dark chocolate,melted

2 tablespoons of maple syrup.

To top cake:

Flaked almonds

Flaked coconut.

Method:

As per usual, pre-heat your ovens to 176 C, 156 C fan,Gas Mark 3.

Line the bottom with three,round 6" cake pans with baking parchment, setting it aside. Into a small mixing bowl, sift together the flour,salt,baking powder and baking soda and put aside for later.

Into a sizable bowl, combine the melted oil,sugar and both extracts. Alternate between adding your buttermilk and flour mixture to the sugar mix; do this by adding a third of the buttermilk, followed by half the flour, repeating the process 
until the buttermilk is finished.

Whisk batter until JUST combined(if whisked TOO much,you'll overwork the gluten).

Divide the batter between the prepared tins,baking for approximately 28-30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in their pans for a further 15 minutes, converting the cakes onto the wire rack.

In the meantime, you'll want to make the yummy icing to go in between the layers and over the cake. To do this,begin by opening the cans which are stored in the fridge, hopefully with a white,creamy layer off the top(if I'm lucky enough, I'll take a picture). Unfortunately, if your cans hadn't formed that thick layer, you are unable to make the coconut cream icing. Therefore, it is ESSENTIAL the cans lay in the fridge overnight.

Discard the water, or save for later use. Beat the coconut milk fat on a high speed,using a hand mixer until smooth. Eventually,sift in the cocoa powder and mix until combined. Pour in the melted chocolate(presumably cooled although the recipe hadn't mentioned whether to leave the chocolate to cool or not) and the two tablespoons of maple syrup,beating until smooth.

Once all the cake tiers are cooled,line a plate with a couple pieces of baking paper. Place one out of the three in the middle of the cake ,spreading 1/3 of the frosting onto the top of the cake and repeating the process.

To finish,top the cake with sliced almonds and flaked coconut.Finally,refrigerate cake for 45 minutes to firm up the icing and voila!

Photographs ARE coming shortly:


Before you go...

Song of the month:

Chris Brown-Questions

Check out my last post here: (OVERDUE) Baking Post 2017 NO.15- The Mystery Blogger Award

Snapchat:↘

YouTuber of the month(I haven't done this in a while):

AlishaMarie


Quote of the month(friends loved this one on my personal social media)

Photos of my time in Henley: Pending to upload pictures


Sources for today's recipe:
Yummly

Charity of the month:
 Grenfell Tower- Supporting Tees

Instagram account I've been loving:
CestMaria

Thanks so much for reading this post and I'll see you soon!

#sweetreats xx