When the ladies from my Hairdressers requested Baileys Cupcakes I was more than happy to oblige! This was one of my range of festive flavours when I used to run my own cupcake business. The recipe is basically my standard chocolate cupcake with a couple of glugs of Baileys added to both the sponge and
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These simple Candy Cane Cupcakes are a real showstopper. Once again I have used my ‘Very Vanilla Cupcakes’ recipe (posted 25.05.17) for the sponge cakes and I’ve topped them with peppermint frosting. To make enough frosting to decorate 12 cupcakes, combine 50g unsalted butter, 100g full fat cream cheese, 300g icing sugar and 1 tsp
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Yet again my vanilla cupcakes prove very versatile! To make a simple ‘Grinch’ cupcake, add green food gel (I used ‘AmeriColor Electric Green’) to the frosting and use a Wilton 1A piping nozzle to give a swirly effect. Top with the Grinch’s tiny (sugar paste) heart! Perfect for any fans of the Grinch 🙂 ***Recipe
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With some green food colouring gel, sparkly sugar paste stars and edible metallic pearls you can transform basic vanilla cupcakes into mini Christmas trees! Firstly make a batch of my ‘Very Vanilla Cupcakes’ (recipe posted 25/05/17). Colour the frosting with green food gel (I use Wilton ‘Leaf Green’). Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes,
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These adorable cupcakes are always a hit during the festive season! To make a herd of reindeer cupcakes, start off by making a batch of my chocolate cupcakes (recipe posted 19/10/17). To decorate the cupcakes you will need edible sugar eyeballs, red smarties and pretzels! Alternatively you could make the eyeballs and noses from sugar
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October is a time for pumpkins and therefore pumpkin cupcakes! This recipe uses tinned pumpkin puree (available in supermarkets) and pumpkin pie spice, which can be bought ready mixed online, or you can mix your own. For 2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice, mix 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp allspice and 1/4
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Another apple recipe! This is a cupcake that I always make in the Autumn. It’s ideal for Halloween or Bonfire Night, and with the weather taking a rather Autumnal turn this week (and the fact that I am still working my way through the garden apples!) I thought I would make them! The sponge recipe
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I do love a theme! And as the tennis reaches its climax, I’ve decided to make some Wimbledon inspired cupcakes, the inspiration being….. Pimms! Ingredients for 12 cupcakes: 165g caster sugar 165g self raising flour 165g soft margarine 3 medium eggs 1.5 tsp baking powder zest of half a lemon & half an orange Ingredients
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As World Cup fever is currently sweeping the country, I thought I’d share an idea for football cupcakes. I first made these cakes a few years ago for a birthday party, and with just a little effort my ‘Very Vanilla Cupcakes’ can be transformed into World Cup showstoppers! Simply follow the instructions for ‘Very Vanilla
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These are my favourite cupcakes! And not just because they contain coffee! They are a cupcake version of a traditional teatime favourite – Coffee and Walnut Cake. These were one of my most popular bakes when I sold cupcakes at produce markets and the Scarlets Rugby supporters village. I use freshly brewed espresso as the
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