6 February 2011

Birthday Cake

We made a chocolate birthday layer cake...
With a chocolate buttercream filling, honey&espresso&dark choc icing and chocolate curls...











Just a few things

Star shaped shortbread packaged in boxes for Christmas





BREAKFAST YUMS

Shortbread, vanilla ice-cream, rum-soaked cherries and raspberry couli. Perfect dessert.

My brother made a festive Chocolate Roulade. Delicious.

Home-made chips &  double cheese vege burger = perfect New Years Day munch





29 November 2010

In Kent

Well I never...




A wee bit WI....

and on the menu were:



  • Gingerbread heart biscuits with chocolate & vanilla incing
  • Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
  • Chocolate muffins with an extra chocolatey center
  • Lemon drizzle loaf cake
Yumness.

7 October 2010

Cupcake splurge

Upon discovering this wonderful website we decided nothing would do it justice more than making FOUR cupcakes from her list.
So ladies and gentlemen i introduce to you:
  • Sour cream raspberry with cream cheese frosting
  • Lemon with cream cheese frosting & lemon curd
  • Peanut butter with peanut butter frosting & chocolate ganache
  • Espresso fudge with chocolate cream cheese frosting

We changed a few things, added half self raising and half plain flour...added lemon peel to the lemon cupcakes (cos that makes sense non?), changed the topping for that completely and decorated that raspberry one with blueberries...why not aye.
Anyway...have a gander....








Time to get pretty...










 Christ. I'm exhausted now.

Seasonal Crumbs

Apple crumble for a mid-week dinner party...



 Cox's apples, cinnamon, ground cloves and as Delia says.....ground almonds for the topping.
Nice n crunchy yo

4 October 2010

Home bakes

Vanilla layer cake with pink icing - a nice spot of Saturday afternoon baking


Chocolate cupcakes with a chopped walnut and coconut topping


Pre-decorated beauts

 Now, as i discovered, whisking the egg yolks and the egg whites (the latter added last) makes for a very light springy sponge which is just so tasty indeed

Now, i know this looks like a kidney or something...BUT let me tell you, it tasted delicious!
Me & Natasha conquered the Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Twas moist & fruity & rich & light all at the same time, it that is even possible.