Strawberry cupcakes
Today I had a baking disaster. Want to see? These were meant to be delicious strawberry cupcakes. Instead, they were a bit of a collapsey mess. I threw a small tantrum. Then I remembered a strawberry...
View ArticleGraduation cupcakes – banoffee and tiramisu
Did I mention my sister graduated last month? With a 2:1? She’s very smart. And here is another reason she’s smart: to celebrate, she requested Tiramisu and Banoffee cupcakes. Yum yum yum. Though...
View ArticleRose cupcake icing
Yesterday I had a lesson in icing cupcakes to look like roses from my sister-in-law (near enough :)), Claire (who runs her own cupcake business, Sweet Sugar Sixpence. Have a look!). You can tell from...
View ArticleCookies and cream cupcakes
Are they still cookies and cream if I left out the cream? I did have some in the fridge but it was a week out of date and I didn’t really want to poison Chris’s colleagues. Not when they say such nice...
View ArticleMars bar cupcakes
Are Mars bars the finest chocolate bar ever created? Yes. Yes they are. Mars bars have got me through many an afternoon at work and I would eat several every day if I could. They are possibly my...
View ArticleSticky toffee cupcakes
These cakes just say autumn to me (not literally, that would be mental. And would I still have the heart to eat them if they could talk? I’m so glad they can’t talk.). I think it’s the warm, fudgey...
View ArticleHalloween cupcakes
Happy Halloween! Did you go to a halloween party? Did you dress up? Did you make halloween-themed baked goods? Did you, did you, did you? Where was it? What did you wear? What did you make? Hmmmmm? I...
View ArticleChristmassy chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream icing
Christmas! Christmas Christmas Christmas! Did you have a good one? Did you get lovely presents? More importantly, have you eaten bloody loads? We had a slow build up to Christmas (a few biscuits,...
View ArticleChocolate caramel cupcakes
At the beginning of February, I went to London to visit my lovely friend, Jessica. Jess and I have known each other since we were teeny tiny children at nursery. I won’t lie, there’s been some rocky...
View ArticleGalaxy chocolate and Galaxy caramel cupcakes
Where I used to work, when someone decided to leave for a new job/career break/miscellaneous life change, my lovely friend Emma would make themed cupcakes for their last day. (Incidentally, Emma has...
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