BAVINA SOOKDEO
Abaomi Mc Leod pours her heart and soul into her beloved online business, Femi’s Sweet Treatz Creations.
Mc Leod said, “I have been baking for as long as I can remember with an easy-bake oven being one of my favourite ‘toys’ as a child.”
Later, at Johnson & Wales University, she pursued a degree in baking and pastry arts. Professionally, Mc Leod has been baking since 2017.
“My first taste of working in a commercial kitchen was at Kapok, where I worked as a pastry/kitchen assistant before moving over to the pastry team at Jaffa at the Oval.”
Mc Leod then ventured into her own business.
For her, cooking is more than just a skill.
“It just brings me joy to watch simple ingredients come together to bring forth something delicious. Seeing the reaction from various people when they taste my products and it instantly brings a smile to their face is truly rewarding.”
Run as an online business from Lower Santa Cruz, Femi’s Sweet Treatz Creations offers a wide array of baked goods, including cakes, cookies, pies, pastries, cheesecakes, and more. Mc Leod’s repertoire also extends to catering for various events.
[caption id="attachment_1072279" align="aligncenter" width="408"] Abaomi Mc Leod own the onlinebusiness, Femi’s Sweet TreatzCreations.[/caption]
She shared her thoughts on Easter cooking, envisioning “something light, tasty, and warm, such as fresh muffins or hot cross buns.”
To share a taste of her expertise, Mc Leod offered her recipe for chocolate chip muffins, perfect for Easter gatherings.
Chocolate chip muffins:
1 8oz stick butter
2 cups sugar
2 tsp (½-oz) salt
2 cups milk
2 tbsp (1 oz) baking powder
5 ½ cups flour
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375F.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Using a mixer, cream softened butter and sugar until light in color (approximately five minutes). Add eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go. Add vanilla.
Add ⅓ of dry ingredients to creamed mixture and stream in ½ of the milk until just combined. Repeat the fifth step, using the remaining milk.
Add the balance of the dry ingredients and chocolate chips. (Mix until just combined. A few small lumps of flour are fine).
Scoop into prepared muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
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