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My youngest: Mum: I love chocolate cake? Mum: I love chocolate cake too! My second: I super love chocolate cake,mum! My eldest: i super duper, double love chocolate cake, mum! Dad: I am the chocolate Devil, these are all my chocolate cupcakes!!! All of us: LOL.... I am supposed to post and link this to Bake Along but something turn up the day before the link code close. My hubby twisted his ankle, it swollen so big and  and i was so panic till i totally forgotten about almost everything. Thank God his ankle is recovery now.   Back to this Devil's Food Cupcake. this is definitely a keeper. The cake is moist, chocolaty and i love the fine crumbs. The frosting pairs so well with the cupcake. I don't have sour cream on hand, i substitute with Greek plain yogurt instead. The result is still very good!! This is a very chocolaty and moist Devil's food cupcake. 这 惡魔蛋糕 是有豐富巧克力的蛋糕。天使蛋糕就比较清淡柔软。 惡魔蛋糕是和天使蛋糕相对的。 兩種蛋糕類型是非常不同，惡魔蛋糕除了用巧克力外，並且用較少的蛋。 天使蛋糕就用较多的蛋，但是只是蛋白。 ...

Sam: Mum, can you make the custard into chocolate flavor?? Mum: Let me see what i can do!!         我家老二：咪，这个香草蛋黄塔可以做巧克力口味的吗？ 咪：让咪看看怎样变给你吧！      为了要变个巧克力口味的塔给老二就自己乱乱来。用了我很喜欢的芝士塔的食谱做了少许的改变。 塔皮照旧只把馅料换去蛋黄巧克力。再把香草蛋黄馅料塔变成水果塔。我家老二可乐了。。哈哈！                         This Chocolate Custard tarts is a modified version from my cheese tart. I wanted to try something different for Sam.  He request for chocolate custard fillings and vanilla custard filling with fresh fruits topping. The vanilla custard with fresh fruits topping (Fruit tarts) i will share in my later post. This sweet crust pastry tart shell is rich and a crisp cookie like texture and the custard is smooth and velvety. It simply yummilicious!! Pre-baked tart shells. Tips for shaping the sweet pastry tart shells: 1. Rolled the disc dough between two sheets of plastic wrap or cling...

It's Little Thumbs Up February 2015 month. Sorry for my slacking of post lately. Something have been bugging me and i am trying to straighten it out!!  ><  Back to Little Thumbs Up for February. We are glad have Grace from Life can be Simple to be our host for this month with her theme "CHOCOLATE'  Hey!! do you love chocolate?? I bet everyone does, but at least everyone that i knew love chocolate! Come Join Us and have fun!   Sacher Torte always gives me a very authentic and classy feel kind of cake. Originated from Austria, Vienna, Sachertorte is a specific type of chocolate cake or torte invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for a Prince.. more details   I have never tasted a authentic Sachertorte  before. I wish, one day i will have a chance to taste it.   According to this book ( 美味蛋糕新主张-Chinese bakery cookbook). , this is a modify version of Sacher Torte instead of the authentic.  This is a moist, soft and chocola...

Do you find these bride and groom strawberries lovely... Chocolates always makes desserts and sweets so special. In this fun, party treat it is chocolate and strawberry pairing together as one. Prepare this several hours ahead to surprise your guess or friends. I made once make these to cheer a friend on her wedding anniversary- here  and now for another friend's wedding ^_^     Lovely Tuxedo and wedding Gown Chocolate Strawberries   Pour plain chocolate and white chocolate into 2 heat proof bowls      The cookng chocolate have to be melted to a runny consistency in order to get a smooth and neat coating on the strawberry.   ( Tuxedo and Wedding Gown Chocolate Strawberries) White and Dark Chocolate-dipped Strawberries   Recipe adapted from the book of 'Mini Sweets' by Sunil Vijayakar and here   (a video clip with useful tips for m...

Deep Dark Chocolate Cupcakes studded with melting chocolate chips, these cupcakes don't even need icing. This is what stated beside these cupcakes when i read it here . These fudgy cupcakes are really delicious. It is moist, fine crumbs, rich chocolaty taste of cocoa and chocolate chips.      I made these fudgy cupcakes for my kids to bring along to the water park for snacking. The fudgy cupcakes are easy to whipped up. The method is just like making muffins. First of all add all the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.  Then mixed the wet ingredients in a larger measureing jug. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix, mix, mix. Divide the mixture to fill up 3/4 full into the prepared paper cups.. Bake in a preheated oven for 25 minutes.....Fudgy Cupcakes are ready to serve!!!      No frosting needed, it is just as deliicious on its own. I used Hershey cocoa powder and semi-sweet cho...