| Sunday, July 30, 2006 |
| More Maccha Power! |
Today I embarked on a new baking escapade - green tea cupcakes! I love green tea and I love cake so what's better than green tea in miniture cake form? I had a bit of trouble at the beginning. My butter I'd mixed with sugar and egg was all lumpy. The recipe said "soften" not melt but I think a better direction might be "almost melted". I ended up submersing my bowl in a hot water bath to de-clump it. The batter was a thick, delightfully green colour. It actually matches the decor of the living room quite nicely. I made 8 cupcakes, one being a little runt. I wasn't entirely sure what setting to put the oven on. I deciced upon fan bake but later was told, it would have been better on classic bake. This explained why my cupcakes were cooking quickly on the outside but not the inside. I had to leave them in quite awhile because it was gooey in the middle. The outside was quite hard and crisp when I took 'em out. They hardly even squished when I squeezed 'em. I covered them with chocolate icing and a sprinkle of chocolate chips.
So how did they turn out? Well, I liked them! That's all that really matters right? Taste is a little bit subjective. They were incredibly dense but I like my cake dense. The maccha flavour was subtle and the chocolate complemented it nicely. Dad wasn't a big fan, but all the more for me right. This was only the first attempt anyway. Baking is still largely unchartered territory for more. It's a fragile art. Next time, I will bake on classic. I might also go for a slightly more moist batter, with just a little bit more air. They were just a slight bit too dense. I also think more chocolate would be good.
So my final verdict... cupcakes = cute and tasty.Labels: baking, dessert |
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