Monthly Archives: May 2012

Red Velvet Swiss Roll

Posted on May 25, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

In keeping with all the Jubilee baking that’s about at the moment I bring you the Red Velvet Swiss Roll! … Read more…

Posted in Cake, Treats | 19 Comments

Blueberry & Vanilla Battenberg

Posted on May 18, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

A Battenberg with a subtle nod to the Jubilee – Battenberg goes red, white and blue!

Ingredients:

200g butter, softened

200g caster sugar

4 eggs

200g self-raising flour

90g blueberries

1 tsp vanilla bean paste or the seeds scraped from one vanilla bean pod.… Read more…

Posted in Afternoon Tea, Blueberry, Cake, Decorating, Treats, Vanilla | 31 Comments

Carrot Cake

Posted on May 11, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

A traditional cake but still one of my favourites, it’s good for feeding the masses too!

Ingredients:

225ml sunflower oil

3 eggs, large

120g golden syrup

150g soft light brown sugar

240g self-raising flour

1½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp allspice (if you don’t have allspice you can just leave it out!)

½tsp ground ginger

1tsp bicarbonate of soda

300g grated carrots

Posted in Afternoon Tea, Cake, Cinnamon, Decorating, Ginger, Syrup, Treats | 29 Comments

Perfect Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on May 11, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

This is the perfect recipe for cream cheese frosting. It’s pipeable, spreadable and will set just nicely for you without running all over the place, but there are a few things to remember.

Posted in Cheese, Frosting, Treats | 26 Comments

Brownie Baking with Lurpak and a Giveaway

Posted on May 10, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

To celebrate baking with Lurpak I’m doing a spot of Brownie Baking

Black Forest Berry Brownies – care to join me??

These are my Nanna’s favourite and I often make her some up and trip round with them – she slices it up and then bobs it in the freezer. … Read more…

Posted in Blackberry, Blueberry, Chocolate, Giveaway, Raspberry, Treats | 155 Comments

Pineapple and Raspberry Cupcakes

Posted on May 3, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

Zingy fruity cupcakes packing a taste of sunshine and perfect for adorning with your own Pineapple Flowers.

Makes 12.

Ingredients:

200g butter, softened

100g soft brown sugar

75g caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 eggs

200g self raising flour

140g fresh chopped pineapple

80g raspberries, frozen

1 x batch of Cream Cheese frosting recipe here

12 x Pineapple Flowers to decorate – instructions here

Preheat oven to 160c (fan)/180c/Gas Mark 4.… Read more…

Posted in Cake, Cupcakes, Raspberry, Treats | 17 Comments

How to Make Pineapple Flowers

Posted on May 3, 2012 by The Pink Whisk

How beautiful do these look? They taste great too!

I won’t lie they’re a bit of a faff – okay quite a lot of a faff but they certainly have the wow factor and if you fancy spending an afternoon messing with a pineapple then these are just up your street!… Read more…