Healthy, low-cost dishes to make you smile
Having a naturally sweet energy ball at the ready in your fridge is brilliant if you are trying to cut down on your chocolate and candy intake – by filling up on the good stuff you won’t crave the rubbish! And the great thing about […]
This chocolate bark is so quick and easy to make but looks stunning. And with its firework like sprinkles and fire-side treat toppings is perfect for Bonfire Night. It costs a fraction of the price of upmarket bark and makes a quick and simple present […]
When I found out a dear friend of mine was leaving the office I work I knew exactly what her leaving cake needed to involve. Aside from a chilled prosecco there is only one drink you will find her with in her hand – an Espresso Martini. And so was born the Espresso Martini cupcake.
Obviously after a cheeky one to make sure I was familiar with all the flavours, I decided to make the topping a cream cheese frosting to get that softness and the cupcake needed a little, but not too much, cocoa powder to make the rich and the correct colour. They also had to have the roasted beans, which I have also explained how to make. If you want to you could also coat the beans in chocolate, but I like them as crunchy and bitter as they are.
I have also made sure that the vodka element isn’t ignored and each cake has been brushed with neat vodka – feel free to leave this out if it’s a bit too boozy for you or kids will be eating the cupcakes too.
This makes 24 English cupcake or bun size cakes and about 12 of the deeper more muffin sized cases. The deeper ones will also take a little longer to cook so give them another five minutes.