Tea cupcakes seem to be all the rage at the moment, with people asking me to make them left, right and centre. So, as they are hugely popular, I thought I would let you into some of my baking secrets for green tea cupcakes with vanilla butter cream… Ingredients for the cakes; 4 Green Tea… More »
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So, I just discovered Wensleydale cheese with cranberries, and I was not expecting how delicious the creaminess of the cheese is when mixed with the sharp taste of the cranberries (look at me, I’m turning into a ‘foodie’ – I have always been a ‘cakie’ but never a ‘foodie’). Getting back to the cheese, I… More »
Whether you are looking for something chocolatey or something tropical these delicious tangy and tasty treats should be the perfect combination for your taste buds. Here is how you make my deliciously easy ‘Chocolate Cupcakes with Tropical Butter Cream’; Ingredients for the Cake; 200g Butter (at room temperature) 200g Caster Sugar 140g Plain Flour 1… More »
I know it sounds crazy, but the delicious combination of chocolate, beetroot and Guinness, really works. It’s strange, but I believe that trying new things adds a bit of spice to your life. Here is how you make my strange but delicious ‘Guinness Cupcakes with Chocolate and Cream Cheese Icing’; Ingredients for the Cakes; 225g… More »
These deliciously simple blueberry muffins are a delight for a breakfast ‘on-the-go’ or can be a delicious treat for when you get back from work. These delectable muffins are a great addition with a cup of tea. Ingredients; 200g Butter (at room temperature) 200g Plain Flour 200g Golden Caster Sugar 3 Large Free Range Organic… More »
Remember, every Christmas the food shops bring out those little chocolates with a cherry in the middle surrounded by cherry liqueur? I love those chocolates so much that I have been thinking of a way to incorporate them into a cupcake, which you can enjoy all year round. Ingredients for the cherry chocolate cupcakes;… More »
These traditional flavours of Italian coffee and cream work perfectly in a cupcake. They work well as individual desserts as well as a show stopper party piece. Here is how you make these delicious cupcakes this recipe make 18 cupcakes (12 cupcakes with 6 cupcakes extra for crumbling); Ingredients for the Cupcakes; 200g Butter (at room… More »
Excuse the name – I just couldn’t help my self – i’ve been watching too much ‘Moulin Rouge’. Ok so these cupcakes are a mixture of the delicious chocolat e and coffee flavours. The chocolate and coffee cupcake mixed with the chocolate and coffee butter cream is a delicious combination which goes perfectly with an after… More »
There is something fundamental about baking chocolate cupcakes with a Madagascan vanilla butter cream. It is the most delicious combination and a standard for any house hold baker. The creamy Madagascan vanilla butter cream is the perfect addition to the rick chocolate cake base. Here is how to make these delicious cupcakes: For the Cupcakes; 60g… More »
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, a day where we take some time out from our busy schedules and celebrate the person who (with our fathers) brought us into the world. I spent the day with my mother, father, grandmother and cousins who only recently lost their mother. I thought it would be a great idea to… More »