Oreo Cupcakes

I had such fun teaching how to make this Oreo Cupcakes to the kids in my 'Kids Can Cook' class. Super easy......super yummy!

Ingredients:~

· 1/2 cup flour

· 2 tbsp cocoa powder

· ½ tsp baking powder

· 1 pinch baking soda

· 1 pinch salt

· 1/3 cup butter

· ½ cup brown sugar

· 1 pinch salt

· 1 egg

· 1/3 cup of milk

· ½ tsp vanilla essence

· 6 Oreo cookies

~Method for Oreo Cupcakes~

1. Sieve all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

2. In another bowl, beat the butter until it is fluffy.

3. Add in the sugar. Beat further.

4. Put in the egg and vanilla essence. Mix well.

5. Put in the dry ingredients, alternately with the milk in three batches.

6. Place papercups in the baking tins.

7. Put one Oreo cookie at the base of the papercup.

8. Pour in the cake batter over the cookie till ¾ full.

9. Continue to fill up all the papercups until all the batter is finished.

10. Cook in a preheated 180ºC oven for about 15-20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool on a rack.

Oreo Icing

Ingredients:~

· ½ cup whipping cream

· ½ tbsp icing sugar

· ½ tsp vanilla essence

· 2 tbsp Oreo crumbs

~Method for Oreo Icing~

1. Cream the whipping cream, icing sugar & vanilla essence.

2. Fold in the Oreo cookie crumbs.

3. Ice the cupcakes & top with Oreo Cookie

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Izarra's Blueberry Muffins

I didn't hear any noise.....I didn't smell anything but suddenly, my 16 year old daughter, Izarra brought me a tray of hot Blueberry Muffins she just made. I was thrilled and happy! AND it was yummy!!!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour, sieved
  
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsps baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
  
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
  
• 1 1/2 cups frozen or dried blueberries, tossed with 3 tbsp flour to coat the blueberries (so it won't sink to the bottom when cooked)

Ingredients for topping:~

• 1/2 cup of sugar
• lemon zest of 2 lemons
  

Method:~
1. Sieve the flour and baking powder together.
2. Add in the sugar and salt into the flour...combining all the dry ingredients together.
3. Mix all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
4. Now, put the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Incorporate both the wet & the dry ingredients together but do not over mix.
5. Fold in the blueberries, just to combine.
6. Spoon the batter 3/4 full into greased muffin tins.
7. Combine sugar & lemon zest. Sprinkle over muffins.
8. Bake muffins for 30 mintues in a preheated 180ºC oven.

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