These cupcake are delicious you can eat them on its own without the frosting .Turned out fluffy,moist and buttery red velvet cupcake.I use the red grain rice,grind to a powder form for the colouring.I use 2 tbsp of this red rice grain powder and 1/4 tsp red colouring powder mix together.These red rice grain ,the chinese use it for making the homemade rice wine .can get it at the chinese herb shop.

RED VELVET CUPCAKE
source;bisous a toi

Ingredients;
 1 1/4 cup  flour
1/2 tsp baking power
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp red colouring
1/4 cup unsalted butter
3/4 sugar castor sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk or/1/2 cup whole milk plus 1/2 tbsp vinegar (I used low fat yogurt)
1/2 tsp vinegar /lemon juice
1/2 tsp b.soda

Method.
1.preheat oven to 175 c.
2.In a big bowl,add in flour,baking powder,salt,cocoa powder and red colouring sieve together and kept aside.
3.using a stand mixer,beat butter with sugar Until light and fluffy.add the egg,beat until well blended.
add the vanilla extractbeat till well blended.add in the sifted flour alternately,begining and ending with flour
4.In a small bowl combine vinegar,baking soda and add it to your batter.stir well with a spatula and
pour into the paper cup and bake it for 20-30minutes or until cooked.

The original recipe use mix dry nut, I don't have ,so i substituted with some mixed fruites soaked in fresh orange juice for an hour.After an hour hour drain off the juice, .using simple ingredients and steamed it.

FRUIT MUFFIN

Ingredients;
self raising flour 120g
baking powder 1 tsp
egg 1nos
castor sugar 60 g
salt a pinch
fresh milk 80 ml
corn oil 3 tbsp
mixed nut or mixed fruit 50 g.
some muffin cup

method;
1.In a bowl add in egg,castor sugar use a hand whisk till light and fluffy
2.Add in fresh milk,corn oil and mix till well combine.
3.put in flour spoon by spoon mix until well  combined.
4.spoon some batter into the muffin cup and put in some mixed fruit and spoon the batter 3/4 full.top some mixed fruit on top.
5.when water is boiling ,lower to medium heat to steamed for 15 min or until cook.
6.can be steamed again the next day,

My hubby brother use to gave him quite many bunches of pisang emas bananas and I gave some to my sister and neighbours.I search in internet for the muffin banana ,I found this recipe easy to make.

BANANA MUFFIN
source;home kreation

Ingredients:
170g mashed ripe banana
120 g castor sugar
80g melted butter
1 egg slightly beaten
1 tsp baking powder*
1 tsp bicarbonate soda*
1/2 tsp salt*
180g flour* ( * all sifted together )

Method;
1. place mashed bananas and sugar in a mixing bowl ,mix until combined
2.Add in egg and melted butter gradually while mixing.
3.Fold in dry ingredients gradually until well mixed.
4.spoon into muffin cup
5.bake for 20 min or golden brown in color at 180deg.c

ALMOND CUPCAKE

Ingredients;
Butter 60 g
Eggs 65 g
castor sugar 40 g
orange juice or milk 20g
cake flour 60g
Ground almond 15 g
Some almond nibs

method;
1.Melted the butter and put aside to cool.
2.In a mixing bowl,orange juice,castor sugar and eggs,beat till well combine,add in melted butter
 stir in to mix well combine.
3.Add in cake flour,ground almonds and mix well combine.
4. Put the ready batter in the fridge for 1 hours
5.Spoon on the paper cup till 3/4 full,sprinkle some almond nibs on top
6.Put into the oven to bake for 20-25 mins.

Bubble rice cupcakes

Ingredients;
90 g. butter
1/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp honey
4 cups bubble rice

Method;
1. Melted the butter, sugar and honey in a wok until sugar is dissolved and mixture is frothy.
2. Pour the bubble rice into the syrup mixture and stir until the bubble rice are coated.
3. Spoon the bubble rice mixture into a small paper cup.Put into a tray and bake for 12 mins or until
    slightly golden.
4. Once out of the oven leave the cups on the tray to cool a little and harden. keep in an air tight
    container.