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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What better way to celebrate Easter than enjoying chocolate cake alongside some more chocolate.. .and a bit more chocolate? A chocolate and vanilla marble cake, filled with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream and covered in a chocolate ganache drip.
This is the cake that dreams are made of (my dreams at least) – chocolate, nutella and Ferrero Rochers (my absolute favourite chocolates, take note!). I’ve been seeing drip cakes all over Instagram recently and decided it was about time I gave it a try, so what better place to start than with Ferrero Rochers? Continue reading “Ferrero Rocher drip cake”
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..
Anyone who has lived in Hong Kong will be familiar with these egg waffles or ้่ไป (this literally means “little eggs” in Chinese). These were my favourite snack when I was younger and even now to be honest. They remind me so much of Hong Kong and were always a tasty treat. I always wished that we had them here in the UK and fast forward a few years, a stall popped up in London’s Chinatown, selling these egg waffles for ยฃ2.50 a piece (a rip-off compared to HK prices!) Even better though, I got one of the waffle makers for Christmas so thought I’d better try out a recipe I found.. Continue reading “Hong Kong Egg Waffles”
You can never go wrong with some tasty shortbread, especially one with a layer of chocolate and a salted caramel filling. The trick is to get the ratio of shortbread to caramel to chocolate just right.. Continue reading “Salted Caramel Shortbread”