Monday 25 June 2012

A cake for the birthday princess


The piping bag burst about four times so it's looking a little messy but here is a raspberry sponge cake with chocolate buttercream and nutella swirls.
Happy birthday Sylvie!



Sunday 17 June 2012

Little chunky apple and cinnamon cakes


I decorated these with chocolate and apple but if you leave them plain they'd taste so good warm for a dessert with custard/cream/ice cream or something else that will probably result in a big fat heart attack.

Little Chunky Apple and Cinnamon Cakes:
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon 
  • A pinch of clove
  • A pinch of salt
  • 200g sugar
  • 70ml of vegetable/sunflower oil
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • Splash of milk
  • 2 medium apples, peeled and cut into little chunks
Pre-heat the oven to 170c. Mix the flour, cinnamon, clove and salt in one bowl then add the sugar, oil and the egg and mix really well. Add the milk to loosen the mixture a little and throw in the apple chunks and mix it all up. Spoon into cases (will probably get about 10 cupcakes out of this mixture) and bake for around half an hour. Melt some plain chocolate to spread on top and finish with a piece of sliced apple. Deeeeeelicious.