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 »
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(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 »
So, I was hunting through my food supplies looking for all the ingredients used in Raisin, Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies and I found the perfect combination of products. I never usually go about finding ingredients after having an idea, I usually look in my store cupboard and then decide what I’ll make. I just… More »
When travelling around South America, you cannot go past a bakery or a ‘Panaderia’ (bakery in Spanish), without coming across these little bites of heaven. The name Alfajore actually comes from an Arabic term meaning ‘Stuffed’ which is exactly what these biscuits are. Alforjores are two shortbread biscuits or cookies, effectively held together with ‘Dulce… 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 »
I love a good cherry cupcake! Cup of tea – check- comfortable and warm seat – check – favourite TV programme – check – cherry cupcake – double check! Here is how you make my famous cherry cupcakes: Ingredients: 115g Caster Sugar 115g Butter 2 Free Range Eggs 15g Ground Almonds 115g Plain Flour 1… More »
Do you want to make the perfect meringues every time? Well follow this fool proof recipe for the perfect meringues and it will never let you down. The ingredients are simple. All you need is: 4 Organic Free Range Egg Whites (at room temperature) 115g Caster Sugar 115g Icing Sugar
Autumn is officially here and as some mums and dads, like to get prepared I thought we would have a look at by far, one of my favourite flavours of cupcake. As we near the end of October, all children (and their parents) get excited about Halloween. Halloween is a Celtic holiday, which marks the… More »