What's the worst that could happen?

Hello my friends, I am back from a wonderful vacation in Sunny California. Did you all miss Aunty Lucy? LOL! 


Once again, I would like to thank my good friends from the bottom of my heart for blog sitting for me while I had a  wonderful time with my family in the USA. My splendid blog sitters were:


Alan of Travelling Foodies, 
Lena of Frozen Wings, 
Elisabeth of Food and Thrift Find and 
Wendy of Table for Two or More
You guys RRAWK!


I am very eager to share with you all the stories of my trip but my brain is not working and photos are not edited and organised yet. I am still feeling like a zombie (jet lag + exhaustion) so I thought I would share with you a post in my file which I had no time to publish before I left for my trip. Here you go:

There are so many fellow bloggers who have tried their hands in replicating the famous Hokkaido cup cakes. I used to drool over all their yummy cake photos. I did not think of making them myself because there is a bakery near my home that sells them and they are very delicious. That was actually an excuse. The real reason was, I have a fear of making chiffon cakes. I did not want to venture into making them because previous attempts did not work out.

A week before I left for my USA trip, I went to the neighborhood bakery to buy the cakes and there was a long queue in the shop. I had other errands to run so I did not want to wait. As I was driving home, something struck me. It was advice from a very dear ex boss. He often said, "Veronica, don't worry too much. No venture, no gain. What's the worst that could happen?" When I arrived home, I went straight into the kitchen and baked the Hokkaido cup cakes. My ex boss was right. What's the worst that could happen? Here are my home baked Hokkaido cup cakes. I am very happy with the result. I think they taste better than those I bought. I am glad I ventured to try and I definitely gained. Prices at the bakery are high for a confection and now I don't think I need to buy them anymore. The ingredients are cheap and it is so simple to make them. You can do it as well if you (or your friends and family) have a taste for this soft, cream filled, confection that could please the most demanding sweet tooth.

Hokkaido Chiffon Cupcakes (北海道戚風蛋糕)

Adapted from Jessie of Hearty Bakes 

who got it from the book 不用模型做点心

(with slight modification)

Featured on Asian Food Channel (Official) Facebook Page 

on 22 June 2012

Whipped cream to fill the cup cake:

Ingredients:

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:

Whip cream until almost stiff. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until cream holds peaks.

Cup Cakes Ingredients:

4 large egg yolks 

70g castor sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3 cup full cream milk

1/4 cup vegetable oil

135g all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

6 large egg whites 

50g castor sugar

2 tbs powedered sugar for dusting

Method:

Preheat your oven to 180°C. Place the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk them together with the 70g of sugar until yolks turn a pale yellow. Add the vanilla extract, followed by the milk and oil. Whisk well to combine. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and mix till all incorporated. In another bowl, beat the egg whites on high for about 30 seconds until foamy, then add 50g of castor sugar. Beat the egg whites until firm peaks not stiff peaks. Take a third of the egg whites and fold it into the egg yolk mixture to lighten it.  Continue folding in the remaining egg whites gently till you get a pale yellow batter. Fill the cupcake liners until about 3/4 full. Bake the cupcakes for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the tops turn a golden brown and a cake skewer comes out clean. White the cupcakes are baking, prepare the whipped cream. Once cupcakes is baked, let them cool completely on the wire rack. Fill the piping bag with whipped cream and pipe into the cup cakes and put them in the fridge. Dust the cupcakes with powdered sugar before serving. 

This cupcakes make a very nice gift, don't you think?

If you like the polka dot cup cake liners and the cake box. You can get them at:
BEST BAKING SOLUTIONS 
57, Jalan USJ 8/2B, 47610 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Telephone: (603)5637-6637 

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