Monday 25 February 2013

Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting


Happy 1st birthday to MiNa's Food Adventures (well, one year and 2 days)! I can't believe it's been a year since our very first post, Christmas Cupcakes. What better way to celebrate this milestone then to post about our most favourite sweetie in the world, cupcakes!

I'd been searching a while for a really chocolaty cupcake recipe and came across this one from Two Peas & Their Pod. Thought I would give it a go and boy was I glad that I did! At first, I was a bit uncertain about the addition of Greek yogurt but the result was worth the wait - super moist and super chocolaty cupcakes. If you love chocolate, then look no further then this recipe and the best part is it's really easy to make. I was in a salted caramel mood, so decided to team these cupcakes up with a delicious buttercream from Sally's Baking Addiction. Very naughty...very YUMMY! Mi xo


Monday 18 February 2013

Shake Shack, New York



My sister and I waited in line for half an hour for what we heard were the best burgers in New York. Even though the lines are long...the burgers are worth the wait!  I was expecting an all american, greasy, gigantic beef burger but what I got was actually quite cute and so very delicious! The chips were amazing too and crinkle cut! The original Shake Shack is located in Madison Square Park near the Flat Iron Building. I miss New York! Na xo
Photos by A.G.

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Pandan & Coconut Macaroons


Well, it's been a little while between posts, no excuse really I've done plenty of baking was just waiting for some quiet time to blog. Oh and waiting for our little one to arrive! We have another 4 weeks or so until the big day, so you may get a bursts of posts in the next few weeks followed by some quiet time. I'm sure Na will have plenty of posts in the meantime.

This is one of my favourite recipes, great to make when you have lots of leftover egg whites. Yes, Mr Mi was making ice cream again, not that I'm going to complain! The recipe can be found on my Pandan and Coconut Ice Cream post or else directly from David Lebovitz's website. The only modification I made was to replace the vanilla with pandan extract which can be bought from your local Asian supermarket. The result is lovely vibrant green macaroons and the pandan paired with coconut is simply delicious! Mi xo