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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Finally, I had time to upload some pictures I took over the weekend last night. Last weekend, Mr. G's parents were having an early birthday party for his dad. They didn't ask for any gift from us, I decided making some cupcakes as a birthday present for my father-in-law. These cupcakes were inspired by my Fall/Winter favorite drink - hot apple cider with whipped cream and caramel on top.

My mother-in-law knew that I was busy, so she just asked me to create one special cupcake topper for her husband. She asked me to make Ginger, their dog and also my father-in-law's best friend as a topper for him. So I made a 2-D/3-D Ginger holding a piece of birthday cake. Ginger came out so cute and the family was so happy to see her on the cupcake.

The cupcakes were a big hit! Mr. G even asked me just to make a dozen for him. He said this is the best cupcakes I ever made; it reminded him of caramel apple but on a cupcake. I am sure I am going to make these cupcakes real soon.

PS. My sister's baby decided to come out earlier. Baby MacRay was born this morning at 8. He weights about 7 pounds and 2 oz. Both my sister and the baby are doing great. My parents are so excited to welcome their first grandson. I could not wait to greet my little nephew this weekend.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

German Apple Strudel Recipe

We invited our friends and family to our house for dinner almost every other month the first half of 2011. And each time, we tried to make the dinner to a themed dinner. Asian, Italian, Mexican, Germany, BBQ...Unfortunately, we have been so busy lately, and stopped gathering at our house for this themed dinner thingy.

On our German themed dinner, I made this German apple strudel. As always, I used few different recipes I found online and made some adjustments to turn to my own (kind of).

Ingredients

5 Fuji apples (or Granny Smith apples), peeled, cored, halved, and diced

1/2 cup raisins

rums

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed, plus more for sprinkling

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 tablespoon of nutmeg

1 box phyllo dough, thawed (I didn't use the whole box though)

2 to 4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces or PAM, melted, plus more for brushing

powder sugar (optional)

Instruction

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Dice your apple evenly.

3. And soak your rasins in rum in a microwave safe container. And heat it for 40 seconds and let it sit for about a minute before draining out the alcohol.

4. Now mix the apples and the raisins together in a big bowl, add brown sugar, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon together.

5. Set the dough out on the counter, with box still closed, for 1-2 hours to get the dough to room temperature.Open your ready to bake phyllo dough very carefully. Prepare a clean wet towel because you need to wrap the remaining ones with the towel while you are working on the sheet. They dry up very quickly, so work fast!

6. On a large cutting board or counter top, open the box of the dough, and slowly and carefully unroll the package. Carefully and GENTLY brush the sheet with melted butter or SPAM (I highly recommend PAM for first timer, it's much easier to work with on the sheets). Please try not to tear the dough. Repeat the same process, until you get 5-6 layers. When you get to the last layer, fill in with the mixture of the apples and rasins.

PS: In between each layer, sprinkle some brown sugar. The brown sugar would make the dough more flavorful and the texture will be crispier.

7. Bake in the preheat oven for approximately 45mins or until golden brown outside.

Done and sprinkle with powder sugar while you serve!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Peep Art

Peep - These colorful and pillow-y marshmallows always catch attention from people during those special holidays. They are so cute, and you don't even want to tear them apart and swallow them down to your throat.

I found these amazing peep art on the Internet. Enjoy the "Peep Show"!