Cake, kids & exercise
This is my ultimate Chocolate Buttercream. Great on cupcakes and cakes. It contains dark chocolate but it's not bitter, it's like a magical combination. Kids and adults adore this icing. Ingredients: 200g softened unsalted butter 400g icing sugar 2 tablespoons of cooled boiled water 75 g dark chocolate melted Method: Melt the dark chocolate –… Continue reading Chocolate Buttercream
Not 1 buttercream recipe but 4! I use them all regularly. The white chocolate one works really well on carrot cake cupcakes. Option 1: Traditional Buttercream, the classic recipe that we used in school! Option 2: Lemon Buttercream Option 3: White Chocolate Buttercream Option 4: Alternative Buttercream recipe - uses less butter so handy to… Continue reading 4 Buttercream Recipes
Oreo Truffles? Oreo Cookie Balls? These bad boys have so many different names but they are so easy. My 6 year old daughter wanted to do some baking today (Valentine's Day) and I remembered how easy these are to make. I made these years ago and went to look for the recipe that I used,… Continue reading Oreo Cake Balls
Stick a butterfly or a heart on a home-made Vanilla cupcake and you have your Valentine's gift sorted. I have got brave and made a few video tutorials. This is only my second one but hopefully it's clear that these decorations are easy. I'll invest in a better tripod eventually but in the meantime, side… Continue reading Valentine’s Cupcake Decorations
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