A few weeks back I started my dream job as a Barista in Y Shed, a local independent coffee shop. It’s been quite a journey to get here….. My love of coffee started 10 years ago, after the birth of my eldest Son. It was the social aspect of ‘meeting for a coffee’ with other
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I love to champion local food businesses and I can’t recommend this one enough! Mrs Olives is the delivery branch of ‘Olive Bar Wales’ (who can be found at many of the local produce markets). They sell a range of authentic olives, as well as other bits and bobs. Two of my great passions are
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A few weeks back I made Malteser Bunny Cupcakes and they were delicious! So I decided to scale the recipe up to create a three tier Malteser cake for my birthday! I have used one of my favourite blogs (janespatisserie.com) as inspiration for this. I have used Jane’s malted chocolate sponge recipe with my own
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Easter is my favourite time of year, mainly because of chocolate eggs! Hence I have many Easter baking recipes! Here’s another one… Ingredients: 185g unsalted butter 185g good quality dark chocolate (I used Tesco Finest Dark Cooking Chocolate with 85% Cocoa Solids) 3 large eggs 275g golden caster sugar 85g plain flour 40g cocoa powder
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These cupcakes are a perfect treat for Easter time! They incorporate a chocolatey cupcake with vanilla frosting and a hidden surprise! Ingredients (for 12 cupcakes) 150g Stork margarine 150g light brown sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 120g self raising flour 30g cocoa powder 12 mini Cadbury Creme Eggs (place
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Everywhere I look on my social media channels I am seeing Easter Egg Cheesecakes! It seems that they are the current trend, and that any cake maker worth their salt is making them as part of their Easter menu. So here I have a recipe for a basic, no bake, Easter Egg Cheesecake. Ingredients (to
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Easter is almost upon us, which means one thing, it is time to brew up the ‘Eggspresso’! I’ve been inspired by the folks up at Brod (The Danish Bakery) in Cardiff to give this a go! They serve it at this time of year. To make an Eggspresso, simply place a Cadbury’s Creme Egg into
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Malteasers are my favourite childhood chocolate. This recipe incorporates a malted chocolate cupcake with malted flavoured frosting. These are perfect topped with Malteasers, or as it’s nearly Easter….. Malteaser Bunnies! I’m already on my second batch this week! Ingredients (for 12 cupcakes) 175g Stork margarine 175g light brown sugar 3 eggs 140g self raising flour
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It was inevitable! A gin addict like myself is always looking of ways to utilise gin! So what better way today, than in pancakes! This recipe is adapted from ‘thegintomytonic.com’. It adds a gin twist to traditional pancakes and the recipe is super easy to follow. Ingredients for the pancake batter: 200g self raising flour
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Today we celebrate St. David’s Day in Wales. St. David is our patron saint, and on March 1st we celebrate Welsh culture. What better way to mark the day than with a welsh cake, or even better, a welsh cake cupcake? This recipe is adapted from The Primrose Bakery’s recipe for Christmas Pudding Cupcakes! I
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