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Giant Cupcake Chocolate Shell
Yes it’s completely chocolate!
How about sitting your Giant Cupcake Cake in this?!
To make a Giant Cupcake base chocolate shell you will need 400g of chocolate, white dark or milk. My photos show a blue chocolate shell as it’s easier to see in the photos – tips of colouring white chocolate are at the end of the post.… Read more…
Chocolate Giant Cupcake Recipe
Lots of you have requested cake recipes for a giant cupcake tin, so I thought I’d put them on the blog for you all to use. You can pretty much use any cake recipe but how much? I have to admit in the past I’ve just made a big old batch of cake mix, filled up the tin and then used the extra for cupcakes, so you don’t have to you’ll be pleased to hear I’ve worked out quantities for you!… Read more…
Triple Chocolate Cookies
Up to my eyes in it! – Managing a gaggle of boys is tricky at the best of times and right now Dylan has broken his foot. It turns out there’s interesting times to be had when one boy is attached to a pair of crutches. … Read more…
Day 12 – Hamper Giveaway – Green & Black’s Direct
Last of the prizes going into this HUGE hamper of goodies and today it’s a whole hamper in it’s own right!
The Green & Black’s Ultimate Christmas Hamper worth a whopping £120!
Provided by the lovely people at Green & Black’s Direct - the perfect place for all your Chocolate Gifts this Christmas
So that’s the last of the prizes in this huge hamper giveaway – someone’s going to have a very lucky Christmas, the Ultimate Christmas Hamper joins the following goodies:
Churros & Chocolate Sauce
I’ve been meaning to make these for what seems like forever. The recipe for them is pretty standard whereever you look so there’s no tom foolery with the basics here. They’re easy to do, and I’ve added in my usual hints and tips (the bits the books leave out!)
Ingredients:
250g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
50g butter
250ml water
20g caster sugar
A little extra caster sugar for dusting.… Read more…
Brownie Baking with Lurpak and a Giveaway
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…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Another of our family favourites to share with you – the recipe that is, unfortunately there’s only crumbs left in the tin here!
These chocolate chip cookies are chewy, oaty and soft in the middle. I can promise you one is never enough.… Read more…
Chocolate Orange Cake
This is a really unassuming cake, looks like nothing but tastes amazing.
It’s not often my boys ask me to make something in particular but the other half will beg for this cake. I see some bribery tactics up my sleeve….… Read more…
How to Make an Easter Chick
How cute is this little chickie?
He’s made from a creme egg! When I saw these made by Helen at Casa Costello I knew I had to have a menace about and see what I could come up with!
(Do bob over and see more of Helen’s fab creations)
It’s also my first ever foray into video tutorials if you need a bit more than just the photos!… Read more…
