Baking Recipe: Reese's Peanut Butter Cupcake

I admit recently that my posting has been rather slow and I had been getting feedback from my buddies that I need to get the ball rolling. I do apologise and hope that you continue to support me nevertheless. It's a new year and work has been on a rocky start this year. No excuse, but it did dampened my spirit and all I wanted to do was just nothing during the weekends.

Thanks to your sweet compliments, that gave me the drive to think of what to bake for my family and friends. In fact, I can't wait to share this with you too.

Today's post is meant for all the Reese's Peanut Buttercup fans; and if I say so myself, I am one crazy peanut butter and chocolate lover. I love it not only on a slice of bread, even if I had to choose an ice-cream flavour to indulge in, PB and Chocolate is my No.1 go to sin. Yummm.. yummm.

Over the weekend, my family was treated to my very own favourite flavour pairings. Peanut Butter and Chocolate. I just love the rich creamy taste of peanut butter, and when nobody's watching, I would just eat it as it is with a spoon licking it sparkly clean. Delish!!

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I baked them my very own ultimate Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcake. If you have not had one before, feel free to order them from me if you like ;p. Caution though, just make sure you order sufficient cuppies so that you don't have to fight with anyone to get seconds or thirds..LOL

If the name still haven't manage to tempt you, maybe this might. The dark rich moist chocolate cupcake has a layer of salty-sweet creamy peanut butter fluffy frosting slathered all over. On the inside, there is a peek-a-boo moment, let's just say more peanut butter? Yup, that's right each cupcake had 2 mini Reese's peanut buttercups submerged into the batter, baked to perfection. Sweet cream peanut butter on the outside, paired with slightly salty peanut butter from Reese's buttercup on the inside is simply heaven.

xx

Baking Recipe: Dark Chocolate Ganache Cupcake with Mocha Buttercream

It's December, and for this month there are a lot of December babies; my mom, cousin, work colleagues and not forgetting myself too. {Lol}

Not to mention Christmas is around the corner. You all must be busy preparing for Christmas. Started your Christmas shopping yet? As for myself, {gosh.. where do I even begin}.. I'm already thinking of what Birthday/Christmas menu to come up with. Afterall, it's the time of the year to eat, drink and be merry. Will update you peeps later about the menu once it's finalised. Most likely in my next few upcoming posts.

Right now, I like to dedicate this blog to my darling MOM. It's her 55th Birthday and for this year, I've decided to bake her Dark Chocoalte Ganache Cupcake with Mocha Buttercream. What better way to incorporate both of the flavours which are my mom's favourite. Well, as I know she did mention she like chocolate cake and as I observed over a period of years, she does love to drink coffee.

I've put a lot of thought into the cake, even at one point I became indecisive that I even consulted Elisabeth from Food and Thrift Finds to have a second opinion. Not knowing Elisabeth was busy preparing a meal for Thanksgiving, she still found the time to revert back to me. {THANKS Elisabeth!} Of course, Elisabeth thought the cake sounds divine. So we have a winner {well.. in my opinion}.

Baking Recipe: Bittersweet Passion Cupcake (chocoalte cuppie with passionfruit buttercream)

Hmm.. Did I get your attention this time? Anybody? {wondering}. I’ve always LOVE the scent, smell and taste of Passion Fruit. Be it mixed into iced tea, in desserts or the puree used in jelly. Since passion fruit is in season, I bought a whole lot so that I could finally use them in desserts.

Oh doesn't Bittersweet Passion sound seductress? Well, my Bittersweet Passion is actually a Chocolate Cupcake with Whipped Cream Filling and Passion fruit Frosting.