March 2014

Mother’s Day Macarons

It’s always good to stop and appreciate the amazing people in your life. That’s why I love days like today. My Mother is one of the most amazing people I will ever know. She is always there to guide me, teach me new things and give an honest opinion about which sprinkles to use. Having said that, these macarons are not for her. Ha. They are for another wonderful mother. My friend Emily asked me

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Persian New Year Cake

When I was asked to make a Persian New Year cake I wasn’t really sure what to do as I had never seen or heard of one before. There isn’t a traditional dessert as such so my task was to create a cake to celebrate by combining traditional Middle Eastern flavours. I chose to make a pistachio cake layered with honey buttercream and raspberry and pomegranate jam. I tripled the recipe I used for this cake as I knew it would be delicious and be able to hold the treats on top. I coated the whole cake in the honey buttercream and covered the sides with crushed pistachios. For the top of the cake

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Happy St.Patrick’s Day

I’m not Irish. I am however a fan of the colour green and an even bigger fan of alcoholic cupcakes. I spotted these beer flavoured gummy sweets about a month ago and have been saving them to top these cupcakes. I found them locally but you can buy them here. The cake itself is a chocolate Guinness and I used this recipe, minus half the amount of salt. The buttercream

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Pick ‘N’ Mix Cupcakes

This week was my best friend Becki’s birthday. The plan was to have nibbles and drinks at hers before going out so I thought I would make her some birthday cupcakes to share with everyone. They were inspired by

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