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Category: Cupcakes and Muffins

Brownie Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting and Sea Salt

Brownie Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting and Sea Salt

Posted on 17 April, 201611 March, 2026 by Ikhlas

Have you ever noticed how a contrast can help you realise how amazing something is? I made 2 cupcake recipes over the past 2 weeks, ones that were just okay and ones that were so good they blew my mind (guess which one this recipe is?). The week before last I made a batch of…

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Recipe: Chocolate Lovers Cupcakes

Posted on 30 June, 2014 by Ikhlas

Apologies in advance to my Muslim brothers and sisters who are fasting! Hope you can forgive me 😛 As excited as I usually am about Ramadan, it always takes a few days to get into the groove of things again. Ramadan just has its own schedule and flavour, and it does take our bodies a few…

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Mocha Peppermint Cupcakes

Posted on 12 January, 201415 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

So technically these cupcakes are a Christmas-themed recipe. They’ve got crushed candy canes on them and have peppermint flavouring in the frosting, which kinda screams Christmas to me. But I didn’t get around to making these before Christmas, so let’s just pretend it’s still the holidays and you’re reading this post snuggled up by the…

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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Muffins

Posted on 3 September, 201315 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

So I just spent the day inside of a grade 8 classroom, observing how a teacher sets up her classroom, as a part of a recommended exercise for teacher’s college. Have I started teacher’s college yet? Nope. But they apparently like to make us get ready early, so we can get into the right mindset…

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Recipe: Mini New York Style Cheesecakes

Posted on 5 June, 201315 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

Is there anything better than cheesecake? If you say yes, our friendship may be over… Seriously though, I don’t think there’s anything I love more than a large slice of New York Style Cheesecake, piled high with strawberries and with a cold spurt of whipped cream on the side. You just can’t beat it! Instead…

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