It’s really easy to transform your favourite cupcake recipe into a Christmas cupcake, you just need the right cases and toppings. I made some mini vanilla and mini chocolate cupcakes in some festive cases and used some holly green sugarpaste to… Read More ›
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Chocolate Melting Moments – take a break from Christmas shopping
The Christmas season is already in full swing: shops are full of decorations, Christmas music and present ideas, and most people have already received their first Christmas card but not bought theirs yet. Or that might just be me… These little… Read More ›
Banana and Chocolate Muffins
When I bake I tend to follow a basic recipe and adapt it here and there according to what I have or what I like. I have already posted a couple of banana loaf recipes but this time I wanted… Read More ›
Chocolate Birthday Cake with Hearts
When I start decorating a cake I am not always sure how it will look when I have finished. I often have a good idea of what I am trying to achieve and sometimes the finished result bears some resemblance… Read More ›
Chocolate and Pink Flower Birthday Cake
I thought I would share a couple of photos of the chocolate birthday cake that I made to go with the chocolate party cupcakes with pink flower decorations that feature in one of my earlier posts. I used the same theme… Read More ›
Chocolate Party Cupcakes with pink flower decorations
Most little girls love chocolate and they love pink. So for birthday party cupcakes you can’t really go wrong with chocolate cupcakes with pink flower decorations. I found some excellent cerise pink cases which went beautifully with the rich, dark chocolate sponge and made… Read More ›
Chocolate Brownies with beetroot – shh, don’t tell the kids!
I had some beetroot in my vegetable box this week, which always seems like a good thing at the time but I generally spend a week wondering what to do with it. Last time I had beetroot I made a Chocolate and… Read More ›
Chocolate Cake – perfect for Christmas Fairs and Bake Sales
If you need a cake for a school Bake Sale or Christmas Fair, this is a quick and easy chocolate cake that is bound to be a winner. It’s great for a school cake sale as it can either be sold… Read More ›
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yummy chocolate chip cookies – the chewy kind. Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of the fire. Recipe Ingredients 110g butter, room temperature 175g soft brown sugar 1 egg 200g plain flour 1 and a quarter teaspoons bicarbonate… Read More ›
Chocolate Birthday Cakes – bunny delight
I mentioned that I was making chocolate birthday cakes for my friend’s twin girls when I posted their disco party cakes and here they are. Two bunny cakes. The girls had a rabbit each for their birthday. There is one blonde… Read More ›