Happy Birthday!

Yo! Let's sing along with these kittens, shall we? Ready.... one, two, three.

"Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to CATHY,

Happy Birthday to you " 

For a change I baked muffins for my birthday this year *^_^*
 

Corn & Bacon Muffins
(Recipe adapted & modify from 'The complete magnolia bakery cookbook')
  
Ingredients    
1 1/4 cups corn meal

1 1/4 cups flour

1/3 cup sugar

1 Tbsp baking powder

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1 1/2  sticks melted butter 
1 cup frozen butter corn
6 strips bacon (fried until crispy)

Method
1. Mix eggs, milk & butter together in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, corn meal, sugar & baking powder together.
3. Add (1) into (2) & mix until combined. 
4. Stir in corn & bacon. 
5. Bake in a preheated oven of 350F for 20mins.

Parmesan Yorkshire Pudding

Parmesan Yorkshire Pudding
(Recipe adapted & modify from here, Video here ) 

Ingredients  
2 Eggs

1.5 cups milk 

1 cup flour
3 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese powder 
Butter

Method
1. Whisk flour, eggs & milk in a medium bowl. Add in cheese powder. Let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400F. Placed a 1cm cube of butter into each muffin tins, then place in oven for 1min. Carefully pour batter into cups, filling each 1/3 full.
3. Bake until puffed & golden brown, about 30mins.

Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding
(Recipe adapted & modify from here)
  
Ingredients    
6 pieces of bread

1 cup brown sugar

4 Eggs

2 cups milk 

1 big banana- sliced

Sauce

1 stick butter
1/4 cup brown sugar

Method
1. Mix together sugar, eggs & milk in a bowl. Pour over cubed bread & let sit for 10mins.
2. Pour bread mixture into prepared 11x7inch pan. Add sliced bananas on top of the mixture.
3. Sauce: mix together the sugar & butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is melted. Pour over bread pudding.
4. Bake @ 350F for 50mins.

Pumpkin Poppy Seeds Muffins

Pumpkin Poppy Seeds Muffins
(Recipe adapted & modify from here)
  
Ingredients 
3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 cups brown sugar

4 eggs 
1/2 tsp salt 
1 can Libby's Pure Pumpkin
1/2 cup corn Oil
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup poppy seeds 

Method
1. Mix eggs, orange juice & oil & pumpkin puree together in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt & baking powder together.
3. Add (1) into (2) & mix until combined. Stir in poppy seeds.
4. Bake in a preheated oven of 350F for 20mins.

Corn Muffins

Corn Muffins
(Recipe adapted from flour package)
  
Ingredients  

1 cup Corn Meal

1 cup Flour

1/2 cup sugar

3 tsp Baking Powder

2 Eggs

2/3 cup milk

1/2 cup Corn Oil  
1 cup frozen butter corn (optional)

Method
1. Mix egg, milk & oil together in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, corn meal, sugar & baking powder together.
3. Add (1) into (2) & mix until combined. Bake in a preheated oven of 350F for 15mins.

Annapolis

We drove 1.5hrs to Annapolis & visited the US Naval Academy

I love this! Isn't it cute? We saw this while browsing at the gift store in the Academy

Our tour around the Academy begins

Church inside the Academy

Students' Hostel

US Naval Academy Museum

After the tour, we had a very full lunch & walked around the harbour & along the streets.

We came across these yummy but yet super sweet & sinful dessert ;)

Colourful apples ;)

Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Peanut Butter Cupcakes
(Recipe adapted from 1001 cupcakes, cookies & other tempting treats)
  
Ingredients  

2 cup Flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp Baking Powder

pinch of salt

2 Eggs

3/4 cup milk

6 Tbsp Oil  
3/4 cup peanut butter

Method
1. Mix egg, milk, peanut butter & oil together in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt & baking powder together.
3. Add (1) into (2) & mix until combined. 
4. Spoon batter into muffin pan & top with a slice of banana.
5. Bake in a preheated oven of 400F for 20mins.

Corn Bread

Corn Bread
(Recipe adapted from flour package)
  
Ingredients  

1 cup Corn Meal

1 cup Flour

1/4 cup sugar

3 tsp Baking Powder

1 Egg

1 cup milk

1/4 cup Corn Oil  

Method
1. Mix egg, milk & oil together in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, corn mean, sugar & baking powder together.
3. Add (1) into (2) & mix until combined. Bake in a preheated oven of 425F for 30mins.