Peggy Porschen’s cake parlour is possibly, by far, London’s prettiest cupcake cafe located on a corner in lovely Belgravia. If I ever opened up a cafe, it’d be exactly what Peggy’s parlour looks like – the pinks, browns, elegant decorations… beautiful! Right, now onto more pressing matters, so the shop looks nice, but what are the cakes like?
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I picked up a bottle of Pistachio flavouring at the Cake International show last year in Birmingham but completely forgot about it until I found it when packing for the move to London. It’s a recipe based on a standard cupcake recipe, just substituting in the pistachio flavouring for vanilla. I wasn’t quite sure how much to use as I didn’t know how strong the flavouring would be.. turns out not enough! Continue reading “Pistachio Cupcakes”
My first foray into a classic drink-turned-cupcake recipe comes from the new Hummingbird Bakery, Home Sweet Home Cookbook. I got it for an absolute bargain of £7.49 in Sainsbury’s if you’re interested. I think this cupcake is one they sold in one of their specials – might have been the carnival range? In any case, if you like the fake strawberry flavour this is the cupcake for you! Continue reading “Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes”
I’m by no means an expert, but I thought it might interesting to try out something new on the blog – piping techniques. First up – how to pipe roses onto cupcakes. This was always something I wanted to learn how to do and as it turns out, it’s a lot easier than you’d think, so you’ll be creating masterpieces in no time! Continue reading “Piping Roses”
Since I started working and more recently, living in London, there’s a lot more chances to try new bakeries and dessert-type places. So, I thought I’d introduce something a little different to the blog – reviews! I’m not a food critic, as much as I’d enjoy all that food, so these are just my opinions and nothing to be taken too seriously. Continue reading “Review: Primrose Bakery”
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day makes for a great theme for cupcakes; we had a bake sale at work for UNICEF, so I decided to fully embrace the love theme. Perhaps a little too much.. I decided on red velvet cupcakes; what other cupcake could be more appropriate for V-Day cheesiness? Continue reading “Roses are red..”
Yep, I did it. I put bacon in a cupcake. What is this madness you say? Well my friends, prepare yourselves, this is not one for the calorie conscious!
Bacon cupcakes have been done before, but I thought I’d give them a go as they’d be something different to try. I figured a sweet and salty mix would make sense, I mean, you get bacon, pancakes and maple syrup on all American breakfasts right? (Exhibit A – The Breakfast Club – a myriad of American style breakfasts).