Cake, kids & exercise
In short, my favourite brownies with caramel. These are gooey and decadent. Delicious served with a cuppa or heated with ice-cream. Ingredients: 325 g dark chocolate125 g butter150 g castor sugar90 g soft brown sugar3 large eggs, at room temperature100 g plain flourHalf a tin of caramel (I used carnation brand) Method: Preheat oven to… Continue reading Caramel Swirl Brownies
This sounds like a magical combination to me. Personally, I prefer not to use chocolate flavoured batter with orange, I like a madeira style cake with either chocolate chips or chocolate frosting, so this ticks the boxes. This recipe is from 'Fast Cakes' by Mary Berry, which is a book that I highly recommend. We've… Continue reading Chocolate and Orange Loaf
This recipe is actually called 'Rainbow buns' in the cookery book 'Baking with Tiny Tots', but the rainbow name comes from the sprinkles, so we've renamed them! The cupcake and icing have orange zest or juice in them, so it makes sense to use our name instead. April (9) flicked through the cookery book during… Continue reading Iced Orange Cupcakes
Shortbread, I've eaten it many times but I don't recall ever baking it before lockdown. This recipe has cornflour on it - I don't think that's the norm, it adds a lovely texture to the biscuit. It's light and kind of melts in your mouth. I made them in the warm weather and will admit… Continue reading Shortbread
I adore lemon and love a good lemon hit in a biscuit or cake. I have been meaning to try lemon cupcakes for yonks and finally got around to it during lockdown. We actually tried two recipes and this was the big winner. The first recipe used plain flour and I felt the cupcakes were… Continue reading Iced Lemon Cupcakes
Easter baking is very popular and kids love these cupcakes. Just make some cupcakes from my website , I recommend Vanilla Cupcakes or Heavenly Chocolate Cupcakes When you pipe the buttercream, just do a circle around the outer rim of the cupcake and place a few mini eggs in the centre, so that they look like… Continue reading Easter Cupcakes
This frosting recipe is from The Hummingbird Bakery book called 'Cake Days', it's also been shared numerous times in magazines. They use it for their Red Velvet Cupcakes and it’s so good. I’ll be honest making Red Velvet Cupcakes, is a bit of a chore - so many bowls and ingredients, but some people really… Continue reading Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a very handy recipe to have in your collection. You just beat it altogether in a bowl, with a wooden spoon. Yay no mixer required. Less washing up! It works well on a traybake, cupcakes or cake. The recipe is from Mary Berry’s ‘Fast Cakes’ and is from another recipe, which I… Continue reading Easy Chocolate Icing
They sound fun and tasty, so I gave them a try. I used a book from the library called 'Wicked Cupcakes!' by Luisa Zissman. She was on The Apprentice years ago, apparently, and has a cupcake shop....sure it had to be a success eh... Well they were, but her recipe makes way more than 12… Continue reading Cola Cupcakes
🎄I've been asked a few times for a really good gingerbread recipe. It's a hard one to answer for me, as I am not a ginger fan🙈. Anyway, this year, I decided to try making gingerbread dough and enlisted a few taste testers to give their verdict. They liked it, so I'll take a leap… Continue reading Gingerbread
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