Cupcakes

I’m very aware how long it’s been since my last post! Hopefully you’ve been catching a few of my little updates on Instagram but honestly I’ve been pretty slack with the posting this December. This is mostly due to the mega load of festive biscuits and cupcakes I’ve been making. Oh and a bit of manic shopping. Once I’d finished all my baking orders, I made these. To me it feels like Christmas when …

Yesterday I got up early (to beat the crowds) to go and visit the Poppy installation at the Tower of London. I’d seen various people’s photos popping up on my various feeds but felt it was definitely something to see in person. This year marks the centenary of the First World War with the artist, Paul Cummins, commemorating each life lost with 888,246 ceramic poppies. The installation named ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ was incredibly moving. The scale is breath-taking and with the poppies simulating spilt blood it definitely put my grumbles about getting up at 5am in to perspective. When I got home I wanted to make my own little tribute and …

Hope you are having a spooky day and snacking on zombie brains like me. As you do. These cupcakes are vanilla with a raspberry jam blood filling and topped with …

Um so I’ve been worryingly into pumpkins this year. I watercoloured them on to cupcake toppers, we had a pumpkin painting evening (more on that soon), I’m psyching myself up to carve my pumpkin this afternoon aaaand I made these guys. ALL the pumpkins. These fellas were super simple to make. Using some orange fondant I …