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 »
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I know it’s a crazy idea to have a flavour like Red Bull in a cupcake, but it really works. Red bull is commonly known as a stimulant drink, which young adults get obsessed with when they have a late night and an early morning. University students also like to drink red bull to keep them going on… More »
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 »
As a child, I was regularly taken on camping trips with my family, and you guessed it… where there is camping, there is a camp fire and where there is a camp fire, there are marshmallows! One of my fondest memories of camping, took place around the camp fire. So, I was asked recently by… More »
Whenever I think of peanuts, I then immediately think of chocolate! Following that thought process, I think … Reeses Peanut Butter Cups! Hmmm I wanted to try and incorporate the flavours of chocolate and peanuts into a cupcake and this is how it is done… This is what you will need for the chocolate cupcakes;… More »
WOW! What a mouthful! As Jennifer’s Cakes is currently based in Spain for numerous fabulous beach weddings coming up, on my ‘one’ day off, I ventured into the quaint Spanish town of Estepona where I found the most amazing inspiration for some beautiful cupcakes which I thought I would share with all my blog readers…. More »
When working with chocolate, bakers like to think of all the different flavour combinations that work well with chocolate. Chocolate and sea-salt happens to be a fundamental combination which ‘works’ every time. The salt mixed together with the chocolate, not only provides a crunchy texture but also enhances the flavour of the chocolate. This is why I… More »
Since travelling in South America, my love for avocados has grown and grown. I have always liked avocado but never imagined having them in anything other than salads and guacamole. How wrong was I!!! In Peru, they use avocado in nearly EVERYTHING. From smoothies to cakes and this is the theme for my next blog… More »
When making a birthday cake or a special occasion cake, you do not only have to think about the outside. Of course the flavour of the cake is one of the most important aspects of the cake however… what if you could make the inside of the cake as amazing looking as the outside of… More »
Sometimes all you want to do is take a step back and move away from the sheer variety and concoction of flavours that you will normally find in a cupcakery. Sometimes all you need is a basic old fashioned mix of flavours to make the perfect cupcakes! I am ashamed that I have not put… More »