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Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
I do often say that I have more of a savoury tooth rather than a sweet but I do have one sweet weakness. Lemon curd. My absolute all time favourite preserve. On toast, in tarts, cakes – you name it, if...
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Bananas about Banoffee
Yes, it was that time again, it was the second Sunday of the month which can only mean 1 thing…Ironcupcake Leeds! I missed out on May’s competition but was eager to get baking and back into the swing...
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Courgette Cupcakes
I said this before and I’ll say it again. I love incorporating vegetables into sweet things. I love the way they manage to bring a squidgy moistness to cakes yet imparts a nice earthy note to them. A...
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Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes
I’ve always thought that I wasn’t a massive fan of coconut, until recently. For Martini Man’s 30th birthday I made some special cupcakes (recipe still top secret at this point as they may make an...
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A year in cupcakes
Whilst having a bit of a clear out of photos on my iPhone, I actually came across a number of my old cupcakes that I have made over the past year and I thought it might be fun to do a bit of a...
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Cherry Cola Cupcakes
This was a cake I was originally going to enter into Ironcupcake:Leeds Fizzy Drinks competition back in May this year. Unfortunately I could make the competition that month, but I was keen to try our...
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Cake Makes Me Stout!
Excuses excuses excuses!! I haven’t blogged in a long while. Why? I’ve been a busy bee organising our supper club, Dinner at the Manor – please visit the site to find out more! I’ve been busy with my...
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Ginger Spice
No, not a homage to girl power and all that jazz, these cute little ginger and cinnamon beauties were created for the November Dinner at the Manor event. Coinciding with Bonfire Night, I wanted to make...
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Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
This is one of my standby cupcakes that I make time and time again. Chocolate and orange, in a cupcake. Winner! Unless you don’t like either – which is just weird? Sometimes I feel that plain old...
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Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes
Never mind the Ambassador, with these cupcakes I am definitely spoiling you! Soft chocolate sponge, filled with Nutella and chopped hazelnuts and then topped with Nutella frosting and more chopped...
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Carrot and Pistachio Cupcakes
Frequent readers of the blog will know I am a fan of root veg in cakes. From my courgette and lime cupcakes to my butternut squash cake, there’s something about the hearty earthiness of the vegetables...
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Want s’more cupcakes?
Its my birthday today, so like the loser (control freak) I am I just had to make my own birthday cakes. As is tradition at my work, when its your birthday you bring in some kind of sweet treats. (Why...
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Crumbs…How do you like them apples?
Alongside the GBBO on our screens at the moment we’re also having a mini bake off at work. Four group stages, moving onto semi finals, etc. I’d been procrastinating for weeks as to make for the work...
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