Hi!!
Haven't blogged in quite a while (but that doesn't mean I haven't baked a lot..)
I'm all moved into to university, and absolutely loving the freedom - I do miss being at home, but this way, I get to make brownies at 1 in the morning and no one shouts at me!
Anyway, last night I made some Oreo Muffins (because that's all there is to do on a Tuesday evening when no one in your flat wants to go out...)
So, let's get started..
Ingredients
For the streusel topping.
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp plain flour
4-5 oreos, coarsely chopped/crumbled - do it with a knife, or in a food processor, or in a bag with a rolling pin; any way works.
For the actual muffin mix
2 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
113g butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, room temp
little bit of vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
and around 8-10 Oreos (rough chop) - if using a normal sized package or Oreos, just use 4 for the streusel topping and the remainder for the batter.
Method
Making the topping.
Firstly, cut up all the lovely Oreos.
Mix the ingredients together in a little bowl. A spoon or spatula works, but I used my hands.
Put the streusel in the fridge until you need it.
Making the batter:
Combine the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
Next, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, and then add in the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
Add in the vanilla, and then all of the flour/baking powder. Add in the milk and Oreo chunks and fold in until just combined.
Spoon into muffin cases (this batter made around 12 muffins), and grab the streusel mix out of the fridge and crumble on top of each one.
Make sure your oven is preheated. Here's the issue - my university oven is absolutely awful and burns everything. So, I put it on a lower heat. Normally these would go in at around 200C, but for our convection oven, I put them in at 180C ish for around 15 minutes.. In a conventional oven, it'd likely take a few minutes longer.
MMMMM Yummy!!!
And here's Rebecca; being incredibly helpful while I clear up the mess in the kitchen.
Mars Bar cupcakes..
A chocolate base, with cream cheese frosting and a slice of Mars on top. Although I do find it annoying when the toppings miraculously disappear, thanks to a certain someone! (Yes Joel, I'm talking to you!).. This happened about 5 times when I made Malteser Cupcakes a few weeks back, so I'm pretty used to it by now..
Here's a batch of brownies made at around 1.30 am on a Saturday morning.. No one realised that you actually have to wait for a brownie to cool before eating it, so they just dug their forks in. Fair do's, I guess. The few that were left over the next morning were amazing! Although they weren't around for long; nothing ever is in this house!!
Bye for now! x
Anyway, last night I made some Oreo Muffins (because that's all there is to do on a Tuesday evening when no one in your flat wants to go out...)
So, let's get started..
Ingredients
For the streusel topping.
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp plain flour
4-5 oreos, coarsely chopped/crumbled - do it with a knife, or in a food processor, or in a bag with a rolling pin; any way works.
For the actual muffin mix
2 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
113g butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, room temp
little bit of vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
and around 8-10 Oreos (rough chop) - if using a normal sized package or Oreos, just use 4 for the streusel topping and the remainder for the batter.
Method
Making the topping.
Firstly, cut up all the lovely Oreos.
Mix the ingredients together in a little bowl. A spoon or spatula works, but I used my hands.
Put the streusel in the fridge until you need it.
Making the batter:
Combine the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl.
Next, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, and then add in the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
Add in the vanilla, and then all of the flour/baking powder. Add in the milk and Oreo chunks and fold in until just combined.
Spoon into muffin cases (this batter made around 12 muffins), and grab the streusel mix out of the fridge and crumble on top of each one.
Make sure your oven is preheated. Here's the issue - my university oven is absolutely awful and burns everything. So, I put it on a lower heat. Normally these would go in at around 200C, but for our convection oven, I put them in at 180C ish for around 15 minutes.. In a conventional oven, it'd likely take a few minutes longer.
MMMMM Yummy!!!
And here's Rebecca; being incredibly helpful while I clear up the mess in the kitchen.
On a separate note..
Oreo Cupcakes - made for my friend Hannie (who's also a brilliant baker!!)
She made "Yummy Cookie Dough Muffins" and they really lived up to their name..
Mars Bar cupcakes..
A chocolate base, with cream cheese frosting and a slice of Mars on top. Although I do find it annoying when the toppings miraculously disappear, thanks to a certain someone! (Yes Joel, I'm talking to you!).. This happened about 5 times when I made Malteser Cupcakes a few weeks back, so I'm pretty used to it by now..
Here's a batch of brownies made at around 1.30 am on a Saturday morning.. No one realised that you actually have to wait for a brownie to cool before eating it, so they just dug their forks in. Fair do's, I guess. The few that were left over the next morning were amazing! Although they weren't around for long; nothing ever is in this house!!
Bye for now! x
