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 »
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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 »
(Chocolate cupcakes with Rose butter cream) Whenever I am given a box of chocolates, I always seem to gravitate to the Turkish delight flavoured chocolate. They are certainly my favourite and I often have to fight for it as they are my husband’s favourite as well. When I created these Turkish delight flavour cupcakes, they went before… More »
As we all know, mint and chocolate go so well together and instead of using a simple mint extract, I was thinking of a way to jazz it up a little by using Crème de Menthe, adding a little bit of alcohol to the mix. This is how you make my delicious Chocolate Cupcakes with… More »
There is nothing better than having a glass of pink champagne with a pink champagne cupcake. These deliciously pink cupcakes are a delightful addition to a tea party or even as a present to your partner this Valentine’s Day. This is what you will need for my scrumptious Pink Champagne Cupcakes; Ingredients for the Cupcakes:… More »
Cannot believe that I have been baking for over 6 years and I haven’t yet written up a recipe using Baileys! This recipe has been dedicated to my Wonderful Auntie who passed away recently at the age of 49. She finally lost her battle with Cancer and one of her dying wish was to enjoy… More »