Cupcakes

When I was asked to make some cupcakes for our friend Tom’s birthday, I knew I wanted to incorporate aeroplanes in some way. He is a Cabin Service Director for BA, so I knew that tiny aeroplane biscuits as toppers on cupcakes would be perfect. Not owning the exact tiny cutter wasn’t going to be a problem, as I’ve learnt that you can make a biscuit in any shape and size you want just by …

Aside from the occasional Race For Life and a frantic dash for the train I never run. Therefore, anyone that runs any marathon is a superhero to me. It’s an incredible achievement that supports so many charities and I wish I could give everyone that ran a cupcake. However, this batch is reserved for my amazing friend that ran it this year. She did so well and I can only imagine all the kinds of strength it takes to get round the 26 miles. I apparently think all running should end in cupcakes (evident here), so to celebrate her achievement I made …

Oh. My. Gosh. I’m Excited. Tomorrow morning I’m heading to LA for a two week holiday. We are going to Coachella which I’ve been talking about/wanting to go to for aaages and this year we finally decided to go. We’ve planned lots of other fun things to do and explore too. So, while …

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 …