I finally got my hands on some matcha powder (that wasn’t extortionately priced!) so I made some cupcakes that I’ve been meaning to try out for quite some time. These are chocolate cupcakes with a raspberry filling, topped with a generous swirl of matcha swiss meringue buttercream. Recipe follows. Continue reading “Chocolate, Matcha & Raspberry Cupcakes”
A light chocolate orange sponge, topped with an orange swiss meringue buttercream, inspired by Jaffa cakes.
A cupcake recipe perfect for Autumn nights – a vanilla and cinnamon sponge, with an apple filling reminiscent of apple crumble, topped with speculoos swiss meringue buttercream.
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A birthday treat in the form of a Gin & Tonic cupcake – vanilla and lime sponge soaked in gin and topped off with a zesty lime swiss meringue buttercream.
Just before Christmas, I made sticky toffee pudding for the first time from scratch and it’s easily one of the simplest puddings to make and tastes much nicer than the shop bought variety. As I had a few leftover dates to use up, I thought I’d try it out as a cupcake by adjusting the pudding recipe slightly and adding frosting. The end result? Super yummy (if I do say so myself), super sticky and just perfect for a sugar fix. Recipe follows..
It’s December, so it means I no longer have to feel guilty posting about Christmas baking! I’ll be sharing some Christmas recipes over the next few weeks, so first up, we’ve got chocolate and cherry cupcakes, infused with chocolate brandy mousse. Continue reading “Chocolate, Cherry & Brandy Cupcakes”
Just a quick post this week, I made some peach cupcakes for a birthday last week – I was attempting to recreate the Peach Melba cupcakes I made recently, but didn’t have the peach melba icing sugar from last time. I ended up making a vanilla cupcake, with a peach filling, topped with a vanilla frosting. I decorated using some new tools I got at Cake International earlier in the year… read on to see the pretty pictures! Continue reading “Peach Birthday Cupcakes”