If chocolate isn’t your thing at Easter time, a delicious alternative is the lemon cupcake.  Here I’ve tweaked my basic cupcake recipe to include lemon zest, lemon juice and lemon curd! Ingredients (to make 12 cupcakes) 110g self raising flour 110g caster sugar 110g soft margarine 1tsp baking powder 2 medium eggs 1tsp freshly squeezed
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For me, Easter Cupcakes are all about chocolate!  I love Easter time and Easter eggs (and cupcakes)!  This recipe combines my basic chocolate cupcake recipe with various treats available at this time of year!  As my chocolate cupcake recipe uses cocoa powder rather than melted chocolate, the cupcakes are not to sickly.  Perfect for the
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It’s always a treat when my monthly copy of ‘Olive’ magazine drops through the letterbox!  Olive is a publication that combines my loves of food, recipes and travel.  This month’s Easter edition included a recipe for ‘Easter Rocky Road’ that I just had to share!  I have tweaked the recipe slightly from the original.  It’s
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My latest obsession is…. Gin!  So much so, that I have created a ‘Gin Bar’ in my house, I now collect bottles of Gin and I’ve joined the ‘Craft Gin Club’! Craft Gin Club is an online gin lovers subscription service.  Each month a box of goodies is prepared for members.  This includes a full
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Happy St Patrick’s Day!  What better way to celebrate than with Guinness Cupcakes? I’ve taken the cake recipe from Nigella Lawson’s ‘Feast – Food That Celebrates Life’ cook book.  She uses the quantities stated to make a 12 slice cake whereas I use the recipe to make a batch of cupcakes.  I used to make
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As the weather has taken yet another wintery turn this week I have indulged in a spot of Hygge (pronounced Hooga)!  Hygge is a Danish word and although there’s no direct translation, it basically means ‘cosiness’ or as us welsh would say, ‘cwtching in’!  It’s about creating a soothing atmosphere and experiencing the simple pleasures,
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I first came across Uncommon Ground when I started working my way through the South West and South Wales Independent Coffee Guide last year.  The Coffee Shop is situated at 10-12 Royal Arcade, Cardiff (CF10 1AE).  Initially the owners, brothers Ian & Paul Hayman, planned on roasting their own coffee in-store, but this now actually
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Mother’s Day is fast approaching and with a few simple tweaks of my basic vanilla or chocolate cupcakes you can easily create a showstopping centrepiece or a batch of luxurious cupcakes to treat your Mam’s. A batch of vanilla cupcakes can very easily be turned into a bouquet of roses.  Simply prepare a batch of
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