Class Dates

Sunday, 24 June 2012

Chocolate Overload!


Recently every time I go into our local Budgens, there is a "special-offers" pile of Cadburys Chocolate Fingers for £1 box. 

It made me think of a cake in this style, similar to sponge fingers around a cake or trifle.

So this afternoon, with help from my 12 year old, which you can imagine he was quite happy to volunteer, we put this cake together.

Using a delicious chocolate cake recipe baked in an 8" cake tin, we coated the baked cake in melted dairy milk chocolate.

We had to just chop 1cm-2cm from the bottom of each biscuit, stuck them around the edge and then piled the maltesers on top. 

Recipe:
100g self raising flour
2 tbsp Bournville cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
100g unsalted butter
100g caster sugar
25g maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 free range large egg
4 tsp milk

Large Bar of Cadburys Dairy Milk

3 boxes of Cadburys Chocolate Fingers (you use 2.5)

2 big pouch bags of maltesers

Method:

Cream together the butter, sugar, syrup and extract until light and fluffy.

Add an egg and large spoonful of flour/cocoa powder mix

Mix together

Add the other egg and flour/cocoa.

Fold in the remaining flour and milk.

Bake in a moderate oven (180c/350f/Gas4) for 35 minutes.

Let cool slightly and then turn out to rest on a wire rack.

Enjoy decorating!

Friday, 15 June 2012

Mini Marshmallow Cupcakes


I made these this morning, I find early baking very therapeutic. 

Everything smells even more delicious.

The cupcake was a vanilla choc chip and the buttercream was vanilla with mini marshallows and dark chocolate.

Very Yum!


Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Little Bunny Cupcakes


I LOVED making these cuties this morning.

Little Bunnies for a birthday celebration.

I used back to front chocolate drops for the eyes, a jelly heart sweet for the nose, rice paper cut into whiskers and pink fondant cheeks with fondant ears.


They looked so funny in their box ready to go.

They were joined by 16 sprinkled Vanilla Cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Beth
(a.k.a Bunny Rabbit!)


Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Coach Trip to The Cake & Bake Show


We are going ahead with our Colourful Cupcakes Coach Trip to The Cake and Bake Show in September, as I mentioned a few postings ago.

I got a great response, with many of you bringing Mums and teenage baking-mad daughters which is brilliant.

There are a few spaces left on the coach if you would like to join us?

Sunday 23 September 2012

Leaving Newbury Wharf at approximately 8am, delivered to Earls Court for the 10am opening time and leaving there at 4.30pm.

The price for entrance ticket and coach is £32.75 per person.

There are further details regarding the show here:


(Mary Berry is due to be there on the Sunday!)

Please contact me if you would like to book a place.
01635 44850

Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Queen and Corgi Cupcakes!


More Jubilee Cupcakes, the corgi ones are very cute!




Friday, 1 June 2012

Have a great Jubilee Weekend


I hope you all have a lovely long weekend, I know many of you are baking for parties and events.

Remember to email me any of your cupcake photos!