Up until now, I’ve never eaten rocky road, let alone made it. Turns out, it’s possibly one of the easiest and most foolproof treats to make. Takes about 5 mins to prepare and just some time to set in the fridge.. a perfect snack-sized treat! Continue reading “Rocky Road Bars”
Does putting fruit in a cake make it any healthier?! Probably not if you’re adding in chocolate.. I came across this recipe for chocolate chip banana bread and decided to give it a go. It seems healthier than most recipes (it came from myfitnesspal!) and uses coconut oil rather than butter/vegetable oil. Continue reading “Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips”
I discovered a new blog this week when I was searching for recipes that used buttermilk. I had some leftover from the doughnuts and didn’t want it to go to waste, after some googling, I came across Averie Cooks – a well written, beautifully photographed blog with some pretty good recipes to boot.
There’s a dedicated post to the best buttermilk recipes and I decided on the ‘blueberry muffin and buttermilk pancakes cake’, which I’ve just called a traybake for short, recipe follows.. Continue reading “Blueberry Muffin Traybake”
Who doesn’t love a good doughnut? These are a healthier version as they’re baked, not fried! (they’re only just slightly healthier.. I mean, it’s still cake). There’s a donutterie in Shoreditch called Dum Dums which specialises in baked doughnuts (and cronuts – worth the hype!), these look and taste amazing so I thought I’d give it a try. I found a recipe in my Peggy Porschen book for baked cinnamon doughnuts, so here they are.. Continue reading “Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts”
A few weeks back, I posted a tutorial on how to make a simple fondant rose. This is another tutorial to make larger and more realistic rose, similar to the ones you see on elaborate wedding cakes. You can achieve quite a realistic rose with not much effort, all you need are the right tools. So, here goes.. Continue reading “Making fondant roses, part 2”
I can’t seem to get enough of salted caramel and chocolate recently, I blame it on my recent trip to Whole Foods and discovering a pot of ready made salted caramel. Then, I went to Cake International and came across the Sugar & Crumbs stand where they sold flavoured icing sugars… any guesses what one of the flavours was? Continue reading “Salted Caramel & Chocolate Cupcakes”
These little cakes wouldn’t look out of a place at a tea party, perfect with some dinky sandwiches and a cuppa tea. They’re a nice alternative to a cupcake if you’re looking for something a little different. Continue reading “Mini Cakes”