Friday 24 April 2015

Quick & Easy Almond Cupcake pops & Giveaway 简易杏仁蛋糕棒棒糖与赠品活动 (中英食谱教程)




I have always thought that making cake pops are messy and very time-consuming as it involves the process of baking a cake first, mashing it up and forming into small balls. And to use your bare hands to shape the cake crumble individually into a ball is indeed daunting and seems to take forever! 

Well, I have changed my thoughts about this cake pop making after Mastrad Asia Pacific approached me recently and introduced me to their Cupcake pops kit. I am amazed at how easily cake pop can be done with the baking kits provided. Here is a box of Mastrad Cupcake pops kit which I have received to try out. 


Mastrad F44960 Cupcake Pops Kit
It contains: 
- A flexible, nonstick 100% silicone mould with 24 baking cups and a lid.
- 24 reusable sticks.
- A mini pastry bag with 3 pastry tips for filling the baking cups with precision and decorating your cupcake pops.
- A Cupcake Pops booklet with tips and recipes to inspire your creative side.


I am happy and pleased at how easily and convenient cake pops can be made now as all you need is to prepare the cake batter, pour it into the decor pastry bag provided, pipe into the cupcake mould and bake it. Voila! Your cake pops are ready in 15 minutes! Easy peasy ya? 

Here's sharing the recipe which I have adapted and modified from the booklet. If you are keen to try out this cupcake pop kit, scroll all the way down to take part in the Giveaway and you may be the lucky one to win a set!   


My little boy offers to let me take a photo of him holding the first cake pop he has chosen from the lot.  

Quick & Easy Almond Cupcake Pops  
简易杏仁蛋糕棒棒糖
(recipe adapted and modified from the recipe booklet that came with the Mastrad cupcake pops kit, 中文食谱由Baking Taitai翻译)

Ingredients: (makes 24 cupcake pops) 
40g plain flour (I used Blue Jacket premium patent flour)
40g almond meal/ground almond
55g melted butter 
25g caster sugar 
1 egg (I used 65g) 
1/2 tsp baking powder




食材:(可做24个蛋糕棒棒糖)
40克 普通/中筋面粉(我用优质水手牌粉心粉)
40克 杏仁粉
55克 融化牛油
25克 细砂糖
鸡蛋1个 (我用65克的)
1/2茶匙 发粉/泡打粉


Guess which is my favourite? (Hint: artistic) 


Method 方法:
1. Whisk the egg, sugar and melted butter until well combined.
1。鸡蛋,糖和融化牛油拌匀。 





2. Mix the flour, ground almond and baking powder well. 
2。面粉,杏仁粉和发粉拌匀。 




3. Mix in the flour mixture until well combined. 
3。面粉倒入蛋糊拌匀。 





4. Pour the cake batter into the Deco-Pocket. Fill the baking cups with the batter. 
4。蛋糕糊倒入套装配戴的奶油袋。




5. Cover with the lid and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celcius top/bottom heat for 15 minutes. (Grease the lid when using for the first time.) 
5。盖上盖子,放入烤箱烘烤15分钟。(第一次用要在盖子抹一层油) 




6. Allow to cool completely before unmoulding. 
6。冷却后才脱模。 





7. Decorate as desire. 
7。随心装饰。

The mould itself serves as a cake pop holder as well, how genius! 

Tips 小提示:
If you are worried that the stick will fall off easily, you can dip one end of the stick into melted chocolate before inserting into the cakepop. Then put the cakepops into the fridge to let the melted chocolate harden, this will help to prevent the sticks from falling off.  
如果担心棒子会容易掉下来,可以在棒子顶部沾一些溶化巧克力后再插进蛋糕里, 放入冰箱让巧克力凝固,棒子就会比较牢固,不会轻易掉下来了。




All Mastrad products are strictly comply with European Food Testing directive, TUV test and German LFGB safety certified. Mastrad silicone bakewares use 100% premium silicone, have shiny surface to enhance de-moulding. The moulds are designed to have a balance between rigidity and flexibility which means that handling will be safe, not filmsy and have good flexibility for easy release of the cake. Mastrad is also the only bakeware brand that has a patent for its "Rigid handle", thanks to reinforced handles that makes handling safer. 

You can get Mastrad products at the following online stores:

www.lazada.sg (Singapore)
www.lazada.my (Malaysia)
http://mastrd.tmall.com (China/Hong Kong)

Retail stores in Hong Kong: 
- ilovecake store: WanChai and Yau Ma Tai outlet. http://www.ilovecake.hk
- Kam Fatt Hong: ShangHai Street and Tai Kok Chui. http://www.kamfatmetal.com/
- Cakeaway cooking studio: Kwun Tong. http://www.cakeaway.com.hk 
- Flavors stores: Jordan Street. http://www.flavors.com.hk/main.php
- ilovekitchen: K11 and Mega Box.




Baking Taitai's Giveaway
烘焙太太赠品活动 
(starting 24 April 2015 and ending on 14 May 2015)

I have asked Mastrad Asia Pacific for a set of Cupcake Pops kit and a set of Macaron Kit (which I will try out and share in another post) for my loyal readers and followers to try. They are so nice to sponsor it and there will be one winner for each item. 


Mastrad F44960 Cupcake Pops Kit
棒棒糖蛋糕模具

Retail price SIN$ 63.39

Make a variety of homemade treats with this versatile Cupcake Pops kit from Mastrad
Use for cupcake pops,sweet and savoury mini tarts, cheese shells, chocolates, etc
Use the mould with the lid to get sweet or savoury muffins or cupcakes with perfectly rounded tops.
Mould measures 29.5cm wide overall, 24cm long. Each cup measures approximately 3cm diameter, 1.5cm deep
Oven and dishwasher safe
Presented in an attractive box, this set would make an ideal gift for a keen cook




Mastrad F45360 Macaron Kit
法式马卡龙制作工具

Retail price SIN$ 58.53

11-Piece Macaron Kit by Mastrad
Set includes everything essential for making perfect Macarons
Includes 1 pastry bag, 7 pastry tips, 1 pastry clip, 1 Macaron Baking Sheet and 1 recipe book
Silicone baking sheet for non-stick, perfectly-sized Macarons; decorate like a professional using included pastry bag/tips
Recipe books features step-by-step instructions for using the pastry bag and creating delicious Macarons



Terms and Conditions:
请符合以下条件:
1. This Giveaway is open to Baking Taitai's readers and followers residing in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
1。这项赠品活动公开于在香港,马来西亚和新加坡的读者。 

2. There will be one winner for each item. 
2。每项奖品将有一位获奖者。
 
3. Enter the giveaway forms below for the item you would like to win, you may enter both. 
3。请选择您想赢取的产品并填写相关的表格。

4. Click here to Like & Share Baking Taitai's Facebook Giveaway post dated 24 April 2015 or 29 April 2015. 
4。按到Baking Taitai的Facebook,在 24 April 2015 或 29 April 2015的帖子,按赞与分享。

5. Giveaway Tools will generate a random winner for each item when the giveaway closed. 
5。赠品活动结束后,Giveaway应用程序将会随机选出获奖者。

6. Winner will be notified by email. If there is no response within 48 hours, another winner will be randomly generated. 
6。获奖者会收到电邮通知,如果在48小时内没回应,将会随机选出另外获奖者。

7. Prize will be courier to the winners.
7。奖品将会快递给获奖者。

Fill up this form to win the Cupcake Pops Kit Set
赢取棒棒糖蛋糕模具的表格





Fill up this form to win the Macarons Kit Set
赢取法式马卡龙制作工具的表格




Help yourself...which will you pick? 


I am submitting this to Best Recipes For Everyone event,
"Fun with Almond' April 2015,
hosted by Fion of XuanHom's Mom Kitchen Dairy and co-host byDoreen of my little favourite DIY.


Disclaimer: This is not a paid post. 

Thanks for dropping by. See you again! 
谢谢您的拜访,下次再见!

 The cooking temperature as suggested in all my recipes serve as a guideline. Every oven has different thermostat, you may have to adjust the temperature and timing to suit your oven. Different brand of ingredients have different composites, thus there may be a slight difference in the end result.  食谱里的烘烤温度和时间只是供参考,每一架烤炉的恒温器都不同,请自己调适。不同品牌的材料有不同的复合材料,所以最终成品有可能稍有不同。

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3 comments :

MiMi Bakery House said...

Cheryl, yes these are indeed, absolutely mess-free!!! Love your pretty cake pops...and may I have some too ;)?

mui mui said...

Hi Cheryl,
These cake pops are so cute! Oh yes, with the cake pop Kit set it is really fuss free in making cake pops.
Too bad I'm not in Singapore. I'm am drooling looking at the give way ... LoL
mui

Zoe said...

Hi Cheryl,

Great demonstration!!! I can see that these kits are making baking looking so easy!

Can I guess that your fav cake pop is the one with red and black? :D

Zoe