Easy Recipe : Mandarin Orange Cheesecake

Easy recipe for mini mandarin orange cheesecakes. Suitable and delicious as afternoon snacks, but also great as breakfast meal and dessert after dinner.

Ingredients :

• 1 cup crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal (about 2 cups whole)
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest (about 1 medium naval orange)
• 1 can mandarin oranges in syrup, drained
• Whipped cream

Directions :

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the Cinnamon Toast Crunch crumbs in a bowl with the melted butter. Line a regular-sized muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. Press a little less than 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth with no lumps remaining. Add the sugar and continue to beat beat until combined and fluffy. Add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract and orange zest and beat on low just until combined - do not over-beat.
• Spoon about 3 tablespoons of the cheesecake mixture into each cupcake tin. Bake the cupcakes for 12 minutes then turn off the oven and leave the cheesecakes in for another 10 minutes before removing them. Do not open the oven at any point before that.
• Let the cheesecakes cool completely. Add some whipped cream to the top of each cheesecake and place a mandarin orange on top. Serve immediately for 12 portions.

That’s all folks, I hope this easy recipe useful…. Happy cooking J

Sources :

http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/mini-mandarin-orange-cheesecakes/c12aa79a-4d59-407c-a2e6-f2ddbdbbdfa5/

Easy Recipe : Chocolate Cupcake

Easy recipe for chocolate cupcake, known as party food, loved by kids, many variations and decoration about it’s looking. At basically a cupcake is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminium cup. Cupcakes are usually baked in muffin tins. These pans are most often made from metal, with or without a non-stick surface, and generally have six or twelve depressions or "cups". They may also be made from stoneware, silicone rubber, or other materials. Chocolate cupcakes are simple to make and popular treats among chocoholics, and for this time we want to share a simple and easy chocolate cupcake recipe.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup cocoa
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• ½ cup warm water
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions :

• Preheat oven to 180°C and line cupcake trays with cupcake liners.
• Sift cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
• Add the egg, water, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract and mix with an electric beater for +/- 3 minutes.
• Using a 1/3 cup measure, scoop mixture into prepared cupcake trays.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes. To test if ready, prick cupcake with a toothpick and if it comes out clean with no mixture on, then the cupcakes are ready.
• Cool for at least 30 minutes before icing.
• Serve for 16 portions.

That’s all folks, I hope this easy recipe useful…. Happy cooking J

Sources :

http://www.justeasyrecipes.co.za/2009/08/26/cupcakes-chocolate/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupcake