Turning Japanese, I think I’m turning Japanese..

5 Jun

I was playing around with some ideas of how to make Japanese-flavored cupcakes. Yes, of course the usually Matcha (green tea) comes to mind but then what else is there to it? Just green tea powder dumped in a vanilla based cupcake batter? No, there must be something more.

Azuki beans. Azuki paste.

Yess, now we’re getting somewhere. Now, how about if I add these yummy sweet paste to the cupcake? Ok..how about balling them up and dump ‘em in the batter? Great!

Matcha & Vanilla Cupcakes

So yes, here you are, Matcha Cupcake with azuki balls. Oh, the frosting was White Chocolate Buttercream. I thought they matched each other well. Another thing, I thought it would be fun to have the ying-yang thing going on, so I made Vanilla Cupcake with azuki balls and frosted them with Matcha Buttercream instead. They looked and tasted pretty good.


Matcha & Vanilla Cupcake

Love the contrast.

6 Responses to “Turning Japanese, I think I’m turning Japanese..”

  1. Green Tea Powder 06. Jun, 2009 at 1:42 pm #

    Those look fantastic!

  2. NoktahHitam 15. Jun, 2009 at 6:11 am #

    Azuki is my fav. Zack bile nak balik msia? Buat la cupcake utk wedding aku!

  3. ayin 17. Jun, 2009 at 11:51 pm #

    so simply pretty.

  4. fizzy 23. Jun, 2009 at 7:37 pm #

    zack, daku sangat mahu rasa.
    cheisss, perut aku dah berkeroncong,dangdut semua..

    on a *shocking* note, eddie’s getting married?!!
    hehehehe.

  5. pilocarpine 24. Jun, 2009 at 4:00 am #

    great cupcakes…

  6. littlebowl 22. Aug, 2009 at 7:40 am #

    Thanks Ayin! I love reading your blog..so creative and filled with really GORGEOUS (food & non-food) pictures!

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