Now that my baking is getting more regular, the rumours have spread around the offices that I bring cakes to work. So the other week I offered to make something for one of the teams over the road. I gave them my ‘want to bake at some point’ list and they chose Ferrero Rocher Brownies….
Review: Victoria Sponge Cake flavoured Tea – Bluebird Tea Co.
Last weekend my best friend popped in for a cup of tea and a chat and I let her down……I didn’t make any cake. I’m such a bad friend! The thing is, I had been in Bristol on a training course since the Wednesday night and didn’t get home until late on the Friday because…
Strawberry Milkshake flavour Cupcake Recipe
A simple and tasty recipe from the Hummingbird Bakery Home Sweet Home book – A strawberry milkshake flavour frosting swirled on top of a strawberry milkshake flavoured sponge cake. As a child I used to love milkshakes. Every now and then I will have one as an adult and remember how good they are. So…
Train Cupcakes for a childrens birthday party
If you have seen my last post you will already know that last weeks challenge was to make cupcakes for 3 year old twins that love Peppa Pig and Trains. A guide on how to make Peppa Pig can be found *here* So when I had the Peppa Pig idea down, I had to work…
Peppa Pig Cupcake recipe with how to guide
Last week I was given my first paid cupcake challenge…..birthday cupcakes for 3 year old twins that love Peppa Pig and Trains. So I put my thinking cap on and did some searching on the internet. A lot of images came up of cupcakes with flat images but I wanted to do more. And then…
Pigs in mud cake – Mississippi Mud Cake Recipe with kit-kats
Happy Easter! I hope you all managed to eat plenty of chocolate today…I know my family did! I’ve had a busy bank holiday weekend so far – I cooked a Mexican feast for 11 on Friday night, went to the Bournemouth Beer Festival yesterday, headed out to breakfast with friends this morning and then to…
Easter Cupcake Recipe – Devils Food Cake with Cadburys Creme Egg Mini
Well…I have been busy baking this weekend and have just finished these delightful looking creme egg cupcakes after a request for them last week. But it took me longer than expected and are not what I had intended to make due to a few disasters in the kitchen. I made the devils food cake mix…
Best Carrot Cake Recipe – Carrot Cupcakes
Carrot cake is actually my favourite. We had cupcakes for our wedding and some just had to be carrot cake. But, I have never actually made carrot cake myself! So in my week off work I decided to find the best recipe to use up the leftover carrots from my vegbox. This one was titled…
Easter Bunny Cupcakes
I love Easter – there are so many amazing recipes around and decoration ideas that blow my mind. When these cute little bunnies came up in my news feed I knew I had to try them. They are just adorable. They do take a little time but the end results are so cute. The only…
Chocolate Malteser Cake Recipe
I finally bought the new Hummingbird Bakery book – Home Sweet Home and I am upset it took me so long! This book is amazing! I want to bake it all. There is so much choice and it all looks and sounds so good. And I am yet to have a Hummingbird Bakery recipe…