Double Chocolate Cupcakes

What is more delicious and sinful than chocolate ?  Double chocolate, of course. This cupcake is a sure-fire winner.  It has been eaten and carefully weighed and reviewed by my sons and is definitely two thumbs up.  This recipe makes about 16 cupcakes, which in my house, will be finished in 2 days.  And as usual, my cupcakes are without icing.  Too sinful as it is.

Ingredients

2 cups self raising flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa, sifted
125g choc chips
1 cup milk
2 eggs
125g melted and cooled butter
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

1.   Preheat oven to 180 degree C.  Line 2 patty trays with cupcake cases.

2.   Sieve the flour, sifted cocoa and sugar together.

3.   In another bowl, cream eggs, milk, butter and vanilla essence.

4.   Pour the mixture into the sifted flour and cocoa.  Mix till well blended.

5.   Add in half the choc chips.

6.   Spoon into cupcake cases, about 1/2 full.  Top with more choc chips.

7.   Bake for 20 minutes.   Cool and enjoy.

Honey Roasted Almonds

It has been a month since my last post.  How time flies!  I have been rather busy with getting my house in ship-shape condition and trying out some new recipes.  The end result is delicious nuts and cakes and lots of daily exercises to counter the effect of them delicious stuff.

Honey Roasted Almonds are so delicious and crunchy.  I was not aware that it was so easy to make.  Do up a batch and eat it whenever you feel the need to sink your teeth into crunchy stuff. 

Ingredients

2 cups whole almonds, roasted

¼ cup sugar

½ tsp salt

2 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoon water

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Method

1.         Roast almonds in a tray at 200 degrees C for about 10 minutes.

2.         Mix sugar with salt.  Set aside.

3.         Put honey, water and vegetable oil in pot.  Stir to mix.  Add roasted

            almonds, keep stirring till no liquid is left.

4.         Sprinkle sugar and salt mixture onto almonds.  Ensure it is mixed in.

5.         Spread in tray to cool.  Bottle it up when cooled.