Sempoi Red Velvet Pirates' Cuppies

Saw this recipe title in a friend's fb page sometime ago but had not got the chance to try until I found "Perfect cupcakes, cookies & muffins" recipe book. It has the recipe for cuppies, almsot simialr to what my friend posted. Made this last week on a pirate's theme with cream cheese topping. Kids liked the color & topping but not so the cake, maybe because its cinnamon was quite strong, more adult's kind of taste I guess :)

(makes 6 standard cuppies)

3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/4 teaspoon soda bicarbonate
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk (1/3 cup milk + 1 teaspoon vinegar or plain yogurt)
1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1/3 cup veg oil
3 teaspoons red food coloring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

- preheat oven 180'c
- in a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, soda bicarb & salt.
- in another bowl, using electric mixer on medium speed,  lightly beat egg,
- while continuing beating, add buttermilk, vinegar, oil, food coloring & vanilla
- beat in dry ingredient till well mixed
- divide batter equally into the prepared casings
- bake about 20-25 minutes or until top spring back when lightly tapped
- cool in pan 10 minutes and trun out to cool completely
- top with cream cheese frosting (follow this recipe http://cafesempoi.blogspot.com/2010/07/sempoi-cream-cheese-frosting.html)

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Triple Choc Cupcakes

Just couldn't resist making this. A chocoholics? its haven :) Kids just adore them :)

makes 6 large cuppies

1 cup self-raising flour
a pinch of soda bicarbonate
3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup sugar (original recipe - 1/4 but mine turned out a bit no-so-sweet so I've adjusted to 1/3 cup, u may want to follow using just 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup milk choc chips
1/4 cup semisweet choc chips (I had only dark choc chips & so I used just this)

- preheat oven 180'c, line cupcake / muffin tray with cupcakes casings
- in a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda & cocoa powder till well combined
- add sugar & all the choc chips & combine well

1 egg, lighly beaten
3/4 cup milk

- whisk egg & milk till well combined
- add to flour mix and stir till well combined

2 tablespoon butter, melted

- add melted butter & mix well to make a moist batter
- spoon batter equally into cup cakes casing
- bake about 20 minutes or till top spring back when lightly touched
- cool in tray abotu 5 minutes then turn onto wire rack to completely cool
- top with choc frosting (see individual recipe for toppings)

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Strawberries Butterfly Fairy Cake

decorated in a hurry ;)

Made this for my no 3 - Nuhaa's class party this morning. 

Cake - use the Basic cupcake recipe - make minis

50ml Thickened cream - whipped till fluffy

2-3 strawberries (depending on the size, I actually used on 1 coz it was big)
- slice into small wing shaped pieces

- Once cakes are cooled, cut slanting to make V shaped well in center
- pipe fresh whipped cream
- arrange strawberry like wings
- sprinkle with 100s & 1000s or any others you like

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Basic Cupcake

decoed w my girls & mama sometime ago hehehe

After a number of tries, I found this simple-fast wonderful recipe in Woolworth's free newsletter :) & have been making my cuppies using this recipe since.

Preheat oven 180'c
Prepare cupcakes casing in baking tray
(Makes 12 large & about 24 minis)


125g butter, melted & cooled
2 ggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

- whisk all together

1 3/4 cups self raising flour
2/3 cup caster sugar

- mix together in a large bowl
- pour in butter mix & stir all ingredients till well combined 
- spoon into casing according to size you desire
- bake for about 15 minutes or till tester comes out clean
- deco as you like

Sempoi Carrot Cake

This is the sempoiest (simplest) carrot cake recipe taught by a friend. Topped with cream cheese ... yummilicious! TQ Sab!!

1 cup oil

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 cups self raising flour

2-3 carrot, coarsely grated

- Pre-heat oven 170'c, grease & line baking tin with non stick paper

- Mix oil, sugar & eggs till almost creamy

- add vanilla essence & mix well

- add flour & mix till well combined

- add carrot & mix well

- pour into baking tin

- bake till skewer / tester comes out clean

* this is a no nuts recipe, if you want to add walnuts / almonds just put in about 1/2 cup

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Honey Cupcakes

125gm Butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 3/4 cups self raising flour

- Melt butter and cooled, mix with eggs, milk, vanilla essence, honey and sugar till well combined.
- Add self raising flour, stir slowly till well combined.
- Spoon batter into prepared papercups in baking tray, can be half or 3/4 depends on how big you want it to be.
- Bake in 180'c preheated oven for about 15 mins or till skewer comes out clean.