September 17th, 2009
Very light, very moist, and very easy to make.
Ingredients (makes one dozen cupcakes):
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup coconut milk
Preheat oven to 325°. Place paper cupcake cups in muffin trays.
Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Mix in butter and coconut milk. Whisk until smooth.
Pour batter into prepared muffin trays. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
Icing:
1/8 cup butter, softened
2 cups icing sugar (or until the right consistency)
1/4 cup coconut milk
zest from one half lemon
Decorate with shredded coconut.
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September 7th, 2009
Seriously addictive, flavourful, easy-to-make pies. Perfect party treat. One downside: You will need to bring more of them than you think.
Ingredients:
(Makes one dozen mini pies)
Coconut pudding:
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup milk
2 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons butter
Mini pie shells
1/2 cup crushed Maltesers candy *
1 1/2 tablespoons shredded coconut *
12 Toblerone pieces
Bake pie shells according to package instructions.
Whisk together milk and coconut in a saucepan until it begins to simmer. Whisk eggs, sugar, and flour in a separate bowl. Drizzle 1/3 of milk mixture in and whisk together. Add mixture into saucepan. Whisk constantly for 10 to 15 minutes until it thickens and bubbles. Make sure to scrape against the bottom of the saucepan frequently.
Cool to room temperature. Press plastic wrap onto the surface and chill for at least three hours.
Pour pudding into prepared pie shells. Decorate with crushed Maltesers, shredded coconut, and a Toblerone piece.
* My batch were only decorated with pieces of Toblerone, which works just as well, though not as visually appealing.
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