I strongly recommend making truffles so easy and so delicious :)
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Home made chocolates
For Valentines day I made milk chocolate truffles rolled in pistachio and coco. I also made white and dark chocolates.
I strongly recommend making truffles so easy and so delicious :)
I strongly recommend making truffles so easy and so delicious :)
Ms Cupcake interview
A few weeks ago I had a interview with Ms Cupcake, Ms Cupcake is based in Brixton it's a entirely Vegan bakery. Over 300 hundred people applied for the job of "bakery assistant " I got down to one of 12 and then finally the top 3 , unfortunately I didn't get the job but this experience has definitely raised my confidence and pushed me to continue to make my passion a career!
The night before the interview I tried some Vegan baking for myself! Not being vegan myself it was certainly different and challenging.
I made Coconut and Raspberry cupcakes, I found a recipe online after getting very confused.
They didn't turn out too bad but next time I will be extremely careful about how much bicarbonate of soda I used as there was a slight after taste!
The night before the interview I tried some Vegan baking for myself! Not being vegan myself it was certainly different and challenging.
I made Coconut and Raspberry cupcakes, I found a recipe online after getting very confused.
They didn't turn out too bad but next time I will be extremely careful about how much bicarbonate of soda I used as there was a slight after taste!
Monday, 4 February 2013
Fondant cupcakes
It's been a while since I used fondant to decorate cakes so I thought I'd get some practice in!
All pretty basic but fun none the less.
All pretty basic but fun none the less.
Vanilla cupcakes filled with fluff and finished with a chocolate ganache
I wanted to see if I could put the fluff into cakes - so here it is.
1. Use a simple vanilla sponge recipe (any one will do as long as its for 12 cupcakes) and cook the cupcakes as normal.
2. Take them out of the oven and let them cool completely.
3. Put some fluff into a piping bag, each cupcake needs to have a small hole in the centre for the fluff to go, pipe the fluff into each cake only a small amount should over flow.
4. Once this is complete put the cupcakes to one side and start the ganache...
A ganache is a rich chocolate covering made with double cream.
250g of milk or dark chocolate
250ml double cream
1 tsp of coffee granules
5. Melt all the ganache ingredients together over a Bain Marie ( a glass bowl over a saucepan filled with boiling water)
6. Once all mixed together smoothly leave to cool slightly.
7. Once cooled, cover each cupcake. I personally find it easier to dip the cupcake into the mixture as it makes for a better coverage!
8. Decorate as you wish
1. Use a simple vanilla sponge recipe (any one will do as long as its for 12 cupcakes) and cook the cupcakes as normal.
2. Take them out of the oven and let them cool completely.
3. Put some fluff into a piping bag, each cupcake needs to have a small hole in the centre for the fluff to go, pipe the fluff into each cake only a small amount should over flow.
4. Once this is complete put the cupcakes to one side and start the ganache...
A ganache is a rich chocolate covering made with double cream.
250g of milk or dark chocolate
250ml double cream
1 tsp of coffee granules
5. Melt all the ganache ingredients together over a Bain Marie ( a glass bowl over a saucepan filled with boiling water)
6. Once all mixed together smoothly leave to cool slightly.
7. Once cooled, cover each cupcake. I personally find it easier to dip the cupcake into the mixture as it makes for a better coverage!
8. Decorate as you wish
Lady Muck's marshmallow fluff
Looking through whoppie pie recipes, I saw that a lot of them were filled with marshmallow fluff. The problem being that the fluff is American and even though I live in London I couldn't seem to find it anywhere so I found a recipe instead - So ridiculously simple!
3 egg whites
250 ml of Corn syrup which us English tend to call Golden syrup
1/2 tsp of salt
260g icing sugar
Whisk the whites with the syrup on full speed until the mixture is stiff and holds its own. Add the salt and the icing sugar until completely mixed through.
Done, so easy!
The mixture makes enough to fill about 3 or 4 jam jars.
3 egg whites
250 ml of Corn syrup which us English tend to call Golden syrup
1/2 tsp of salt
260g icing sugar
Whisk the whites with the syrup on full speed until the mixture is stiff and holds its own. Add the salt and the icing sugar until completely mixed through.
Done, so easy!
The mixture makes enough to fill about 3 or 4 jam jars.
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Banna milkshake cupcakes
This Sundays bake was banana milkshake cupcakes, shock horror I used a Humming bird recipe again, however I changed it slightly as I decided to use slightly bigger cases. The recipe was for 12 cupcakes but I added a third of the recipe on top to make them a bit bigger.
I also wanted to see if I could use a butter substitute ,butter can be extremely fattening and pricey at times! I opted for Stork in the margarine form!
I also changed the recipe from strawberry milkshake to banana - by using banana Nesquik powder.
To find this recipe search for "The Humming Bird strawberry milkshake cupcakes" please remember to add a third to the recipe if your using muffin cases, if not stick to the regular recipe and of course Stork is used where butter is meant to be.
I also wanted to see if I could use a butter substitute ,butter can be extremely fattening and pricey at times! I opted for Stork in the margarine form!
I also changed the recipe from strawberry milkshake to banana - by using banana Nesquik powder.
To find this recipe search for "The Humming Bird strawberry milkshake cupcakes" please remember to add a third to the recipe if your using muffin cases, if not stick to the regular recipe and of course Stork is used where butter is meant to be.
Monday, 7 January 2013
Flower pot cupcakes
I received this kit as a Christmas present, possibly one of the best presents to date!
The kit comes with a chocolate mix and an icing mix, the kit also contains 6 terra cotta pots.
I'm not one for packet mixes but I decided to use it!
I stupidly forgot to grease the pots lesson learnt for the next time!
Check out their website, they have loads of lovely products I haven't seen anything like Rabbit Creek before!
http://www.rabbitcreekgourmet.com/
I'll be honest you could tell the cupcakes were from a packet and not homemade but as far as packet mixes go this wasn't too bad!
Below is a photo of how the gift pack looked and below that is my version!
The kit comes with a chocolate mix and an icing mix, the kit also contains 6 terra cotta pots.
I'm not one for packet mixes but I decided to use it!
I stupidly forgot to grease the pots lesson learnt for the next time!
Check out their website, they have loads of lovely products I haven't seen anything like Rabbit Creek before!
http://www.rabbitcreekgourmet.com/
I'll be honest you could tell the cupcakes were from a packet and not homemade but as far as packet mixes go this wasn't too bad!
Below is a photo of how the gift pack looked and below that is my version!
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