So I eat a lot of Cake...

Nothing else needs to be said other than...

I love the pretty spotty cases

This Yummy Cupcake was bought from Leaf on Bold Street in Liverpool, if you're in the area give it a look :)

Happy Eating!

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More Glee Cake

So as you can see from a couple of my other posts, I love Glee, so was thrilled when I saw this in Morrisons today.


It's not as good as the three tier cake, I posted a few weeks ago, but really what can compare to that?!
I still love it :)

Happy Baking!

X

Things I Love: Hello Kitty Cupcakes

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love Hello Kitty, and boy do I love these...




Found at House of Kitty Blog check it out!

Might just try and make some myself one day...

Happy Baking :)

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Come Dine With Me

So last week I hosted a Dinner Party and in my eagerness to be the perfect hostess, forgot to take pictures of almost all of the food, so I don't have too much to show you...
However I do have pictures of my table setting, and Cupcake selection, complete with red sparkles and Cath Kidston Strawberry napkins :)

So here are the cupcakes, which were Vanilla with Pink Sugar Sprinkle Icing, Chocolate and 99 Flake varieties... What do you think? I'm kinda proud of my efforts, even if the icing on the bottom pink cake went a bit dodgy!



And here are bits and pieces from the place settings...

Sparkles and Polka Dot Plates

Sweets and Cath Kidston Napkins

In the absence of my starters and mains, here are some pictures of the food from my dinner party last year, which was very similar to what I made this year (only this year's was even better!)

Chicken in a white wine sauce...


Greek Salad...


So until next time,

Happy Baking!

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All the Pretty Things

I just saw these on the Cupcakes take the Cake blog and felt inspired, I cannot believe how pretty they are, and I love the photography - Perfect... Check out the original source here!

On other notes... sorry for the lack of posts recently - I've been super busy and then came down with a bug, so have been out of action for a week or so. I'm well again now though and look forward to blogging again soon.

But until then...

Happy Baking :)

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The Perfect Pizza (Well sort of)

Soo this week it was time for me to tackle bread again, as I attempted to make Pizza. I'm not gonna lie to you, it didn't turn out exactly how I expected it to, but what ever does?!
It was a little larger than expected and bordered more on the side of deep pan than traditional Italian, but nonetheless I gave it my best effort.


As you can see (above), this is what it looked like just before putting it in the oven - fairly flat and even... If I'm honest I think that my main problem came as a result of leaving the dough to rise a bit before putting all of the toppings on, which was my fatal error, because it meant that I had to punch all of the air out of the base before putting it onto the baking tray... I mustn't have been thorough enough and the Pizza ended up raising...


As you can see it went a little puffy, but not bad enough to ruin the whole meal.

Here's the recipe for those who want it!

Ingredients

225g (8oz) Plain Flour
Half a Packet of Dried Yeast
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Sugar
150ml (1/4 Pint) Warm Water

Method

1. Sprinkle sugar, yeast and salt onto the flour.

2. Add warm water gradually and mix

3. Kneed for three minutes

4. Roll or flatten dough into desired shape.

5. Cover with toppings of your choice

6. Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 200C/ Gas 6 until base is firm.

Okay so that's all. If you give it a go, let me know how it turns out!

Until next time,

Happy Baking!

X

Things I Love: Oh Crumbs Cupcakes

Another one of my favourite things is 'Oh Crumbs Cupcakes' in Manchester...

Okay, so I've never actually had a cupcake from here, but I live in hope that with my 21st Birthday around the corner, the possibility of finally tasting one of their beautiful cupcakes may just become a reality!
I love the way they decorate their cakes, especially their perfect icing which makes me very envious :)
Just have a look at their pics...

They're so good I steal their ideas, Ahem!

Love this!

Fabulous Sugar Craft Horses!

Check out their pretty website here for more information about the company, and if anyone's ever tried their cakes let me know what they're like.
I can't wait to try them for myself some day!

Happy Baking :)

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