My baby cousin LOVES chocolate so I thought I would create a cupcake recipe just for her but try to make it a little bit healthier as it's not good to feed a 4 year old too much chocolate! For this recipe I tried out a couple new vegan products, the Nature's Charm chocolate syrup made by one of my absolute favourite vegan cafes in Bangkok and some new plant-based milks that were on offer at the supermarket, but if you can't find these brands don't worry you can just use any chocolate syrup and milk or instead of the syrup just use cacao powder instead for a less sweet version.
Ingredients
1 cup mashed banana
1/3 cup chocolate syrup
1/3 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 cup chocolate milk
1/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar (optional)
1 tsp baking powder
1 + 1/3 cup of all purpose flour
(Makes 10)
♥ Preheat and oven to 180 & line a cupcake tray with 10 cupcake cases
♥ In large bow mix together the mashed banana, chocolate syrup, chocolate milk, coconut oil and sugar, if you don't want the cupcakes to be too sweet then you can leave out the sugar.
♥ Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix it into a smooth batter.
♥ Divide the batter equally into the cupcake cases and bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes.
♥ Once baked removed the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool on a wire rack.
♥ Eat and enjoy!
Let me know if you try these out and what you think.
Good Luck
Cate
xoxo
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This year I decided to make a bigger effort to support more smaller businesses and instead of buying GOT7 merch from big heartless companies to instead support my fellow Ahgase and their beautiful artistic creations which are 100% made with love. There are honestly so many amazing artists out there making so many beautiful items that really need your support, especially during these tough times, so I thought I would share some of the cute things that I got recently.
As soon as I saw this pin I knew I had to have it for my collection! I love film photography and I love GOT7 so of course this pin was just perfect for me. I love the teal and rose gold colours and also the tiny details like the Ahagse and "I love you GOT7" written on the bottom in pink. The stickers were free gift as I pre-ordered the pin but are now available to buy separately. This pin now has a home on my Love Bird Ita bag and it's so pretty I can't stop staring it. I also really adore the cassette tape pins from the same designer her work is so beautiful detailed and she doesn't just make GOT7 themed goods she also has a store dedicated to other Kpop groups so I definitely recommend you check out her work and give her a follow!
Pineapple tarts are a traditionally served at Chinese New Year and one of my favourite treats so when I saw an Ahgase selling these cutie GOT7 themed ones on Twitter I could not resist! I've actually ordered these about 3 times now (soon to be 4 for my birthday next month) as they are so good! The pastry is soft and buttery and the filling is chewy and not too sweet, they are so good and some of the best pineapple tarts I've eaten, just check out the reviews! In addition to the GOT7 boys she also makes cute little Ahagse tarts (which you can see in my unboxing video below) and also offers strawberry and kiwi fillings to so you can completely customise what you want, if you live in Thailand I totally recommend you order yourself some and if you're not a GOT7 fan she can make some more traditionally shaped tarts for you to.
Eunnise Pins are my best girls are previously gifted me with a bunch of pins which I treasure so much and over the past couple years since opening they have been on a roll creating not just beautiful pins but now branching into clothing and even plushies! I have been waiting forever to get myself their Jackson birthday pins to add to my Jackson Ita pouch and I finally got them and I love them so much, the constellation pin even glows in the dark!! The girls also threw in a bunch of extra goodies for me, some stickers, a Polaroid, a Jackson hair pin and "Broke Ahgase Club" patch which I can TOTALLY relate to and need to sew onto one of my bags soon. I always get excited to see what new designs they come out with and they are the sweetest so go give them some support.
There's so much creative and amazing fan made merch out there and there is literally something for everyone from cookies to clothing to pins to plushies, and these small businesses need your help more than ever right now so please do show them your support and if you have a fave store be sure to link them in the comments for everyone to check out and let's spread some love and support in the fandoms.
What are your favourite K-pop artists?
Love & Ahgabongs
Cate
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Since moving to Thailand 5 years ago I have hardly cooked let alone baked, however we have quite a few banana trees at our home in Bangkok which has blessed us with more bananas than we can comfortably eat so I decided it was finally time to get baking again and join the rest of the world and perfect my banana bread recipe. I've been experimenting with all sorts of different banana themed recipes over the past month and using my family as taste testers so decided to share a few of my most successful recipes for you to try to make yourselves.
Ingredients
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
1tsp baking powder
1 cup of all purpose flour
(Makes 10)
♥ Preheat and oven to 180 & line a cupcake tray with 10 cupcake cases
♥ In large bow mix together the banana, peanut butter, almond milk and sugar
♥ Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix it into a smooth batter.
♥ Divide the batter equally into the cupcake cases and bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes.
♥ Once baked removed the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool on a wire rack.
♥ Eat and enjoy with your favourite cup of tea
Let me know if you try these out and what you think.
Good Luck
Cate
xoxo
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