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Nutella Cupcakes

Part 2 of my baking afternoon with Sophie was spent making Nutella cupcakes. Also known as Hazelnut and Chocolate cupcakes, if you use the generic term for Nutella!

The cupcake is just a standard chocolate base, with a small hollowed out centre section where a dollop of Nutella (or any hazelnut and chocolate spread) was inserted. We decided to place the hollowed out ‘top’ of the cupcake back over the spread, so that it didn’t get too mixed in with the buttercream. Continue reading “Nutella Cupcakes” →

February 28, 2011January 4, 2014 by Sami Categories: CupcakesTags: Buttercream Icing, chocolate, chocolate cupcakes, cocoa powder, Nutella, nutella buttercreamLeave a comment

Hummingbird Chocolate Brownies

I spent an afternoon baking with my cousin Sophie (Hi Soph!) and we made some chocolate brownies from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. I’ve made these brownies before, but this was probably the best they have ever turned out – for once, it wasn’t too gooey in the centre and we could actually slice it up instead of eating it straight out of the baking tray. Continue reading “Hummingbird Chocolate Brownies” →

February 25, 2011January 18, 2013 by Sami Categories: CookiesTags: Brownies, chocolate, chocolate brownies, gooey, Hummingbird Bakery, icing sugarLeave a comment

Chocolate Shortbread

It’s been a while! Baking had been put on hold due to a trip to Hong Kong for Chinese New Year.. I’ve still not properly gotten back into it, but I forgot to post this before I left, so here it is… Continue reading “Chocolate Shortbread” →

February 22, 2011January 18, 2013 by Sami Categories: CookiesTags: chocolate, chocolate shortbread, cocoa powder, crumbly, shortbread, sugar dustingLeave a comment

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red velvet cupcakes and chocolate buttercream = yum!

I decided to have a bit of a baking day today as I recently got a new baking book – The Great British Book of Baking – and thought I would try out some of the recipes (more to come later..) but I hadn’t made red velvet cupcakes for a while and had a bit of a craving! Continue reading “Red Velvet Cupcakes” →

January 14, 2011January 18, 2013 by Sami Categories: CupcakesTags: Buttercream Icing, chocolate, chocolate buttercream icing, Cupcake, red food colouring, red velvet cupcakes, sprinkles1 Comment

Devil’s Food Cake

I made this Devil’s Food Cake (i.e. v.v. rich and chocolately cake) for Christmas after seeing Nigella Lawson make it on TV a few days before. It was a fiddly recipe to follow, but I can see why – the sponge was still really light and fluffy a few days after it was made. The recipe is easy enough to follow and it was interesting making it – chocolate ganache is something I’ve not tried making before, but I think I’ll most likely be making it again in the future, it tasted too good! Continue reading “Devil’s Food Cake” →

December 24, 2010January 18, 2013 by Sami Categories: HolidaysTags: chocolate, chocolate cake, Devil's food cake, Ganache1 Comment

Z’s Birthday Cake

This is probably my most ambitious cake to date! It was a New York themed chocolate birthday cake for my dear friend Zoe 🙂 Continue reading “Z’s Birthday Cake” →

October 2, 2010January 26, 2014 by Sami Categories: Cakes, CelebrationsTags: Buttercream Icing, chocolate, chocolate buttercream, chocolate cake, Fondant, piping, wilton candy meltsLeave a comment

Miriam’s Birthday Cake

This was the first “proper” cake I made, for my friend Miriam’s 21st birthday. I had recently tried out a red velvet cupcake recipe and they tasted yummy, so I decided to bake her a red velvet cake! Continue reading “Miriam’s Birthday Cake” →

August 25, 2010January 26, 2014 by Sami Categories: Cakes, CelebrationsTags: Buttercream Icing, chocolate, Red VelvetLeave a comment