Baking Addict!

Hey!

So lately I've not been eating out as much but I've been baking more! Hooray!!

Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes

Sponge: Chocolate

Filling: Ferrero Rocher

Covering: Nutella Buttercream 

Topping: Roasted Hazelnut, Dark chocolate, Ferrero Rocher

Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes 

Okay I ain't too fuss about weight and calories as I feel life is just to short to be counting how much I eat etc. This cupcake contains 2, YES TWO! Ferrero Rocher's and a very tasty Nutella buttercream finished off with a hazelnut border.. dribbles.

Oreo Cupcake

Sponge: Chocolate

Filling: n/a

Covering: Oreo Buttercream 

Topping: Oreo 

Oreo Cupcakes

I'm not a fan of Oreos but this is amazing! The Oreo took away most of the sweetness which made it less sweet. I added an Oreo at the bottom of each cake to give it a bit of a crunch.

Mocha Celebration

Sponge: Mocha 

Filling: n/a

Covering: Nutella Buttercream

Topping: Chocolate Flake, Rainbow Sprinkles

I baked some cupcakes for my sister's friends birthday. She explained that she doesn't have a sweet tooth so I added some instant coffee into the cake mixture to lessen the sweetness.  

TC

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April Munchies

Hiya!

I am so sorry with the late posts but I've been so busy stuffing my face xD

So Welcome to April!

Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Butter Icing decorated with fondant butterflies and flower.

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Chocolate covered Cornflakes with sprinkles and chocolate eggs to decorate

Me and Z baked some cupcakes and made some chocolate Covered Cornflakes for Easter. I had purchased a cake decorating set from Ebay and couldn't wait to use it. I started to play around with the flower and butterfly fondant stampers and Z loved them! He loved how easy it was to use and how beautiful the shapes came out.

Z covering his cornflakes with chocolate cornflakes

Peach Ice Tea 

April in London became strangely warmer than usual and on a random shopping trip I stopped by Dunkin' Donuts in Woolwich to get this delicious and refreshing Ice Tea. 

#DunkinDonut

Kaspa's Catford
S and I took Z to Kaspas again as a treat for doing well on his potty training! He can finally tell me when he needs the toilet! Hooray!!

Banana Split

 We gave Z the menu to pick something as it was his treat and he picked a banana split! I didn't let him eat the whole thing himself so we shared and luckily we did because this had so much cream and Ice-cream!

Strawberry and Chocolate Crepe

S ordered a crepe all for himself and it was so rich in Chocolate that he gave up after 5 bites! lol I had some and found that it was perfectly matched as the strawberries were sour.

#Kaspas

Slug&Lettuce The O2

My sister had a leaving do at Slug and Lettuce at The O2 on a Friday. 

Nachos 

This is from the 'To Share' section and we now know why they don't do a single portion. The Nachos are HUGE (look below)!!! The Nachos wasn't crunchy like the usual ones you get it was very soft like a tortilla wrap which made it okay to eat but it wasn't special. 

 HUGE SIZED NACHOS

 The Feast for Friends

Southern-fried-style chicken fillets, breaded garlic mushrooms, smothered BBQ pork ribs, crispy fried potato wedges, toasted garlic artisan bread and beer battered onion rings. All served with delicious dips.

I didn't try everything on here but what I had was very tasty. The thought of the ribs is making my mouth water and the garlic sticks. I managed to have 3 garlic sticks lol.

 No leaving party is complete without drinks..

#SlugandLettuce

Nandos

How can I not atleast once mention the infamous Nandos (Maybe I'll get a Blackcard from this LOL) and S got so excited about the new menu items that we had to go and try it.

Churrasco Thigh Burger & Sweet Potato Fries

The chicken in the burger was so scrummy! OMG! It was tender and sweet and not dry! Hooray! The Fino Coleslaw was creamy and not bad but I prefer the normal coleslaw.

The sweet potato fries was NOT what I expected. I thought that it'd be cut up into chip size but it was a whole sweet potato cut up into strips. The sauce was too sour and not very nice but that wasn't the worst as the sweet potato was covered with salt which was disgusting! I had to eat the inside of the potato and leave the skin and outside which is my favourite part :(

#NandosUK

Five Guys The O2

I've always wanted to try Five guys even though I ain't a fan of burgers but it was so talked about that it was a must for me.

 Little Cheese Buger and Little Fries

I don't eat alot so I opted for the little burger and fries and tbh it was nothing special. It was over hyped but the most amazing thing is this...

Strawberry Sprite

They had the most amazing Soft Drink machine! You can create what ever flavour drinks you want! I had Strawberry flavoured Sprite and also Peach flavoured Sprite! You can have as many drinks as you want as it was unlimted refill! 

#FiveGuys

TC
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May Bakes 2014

Hello !!

So sorry for not updating as often as I would love but I have been extremely busy; not only am I having to go through the terrible twos but I've just started a college course but still found time to bake ;)

It was my mum's birthday the other day and thus another reason to mess up the kitchen and create alot of cleaning was due for LOL

Fruit Birthday Cake with Chocolate Wafer

Fruit Birthday Cake with Chocolate Wafer:

Sponge: Vanilla

Filling: Fresh Cream and Fruit Cocktail

Covering: Fresh Cream

Topping: Strawberries, Mangos, Kiwi, Peaches and Blueberries

Border: Chocolate Wafer Biscuits 

Extra(s): White Chocolate Plaque (Handmade)

This cake is just as lovely as my amazing mother :) It tasted good and is so pleasing to the eyes but I do think that we should of cut the wafer into the same length as it does look messy *sighs*

Anyways...

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I have recently started to experiment with baking cupcakes and it has been so fun. Below are recent cupcakes I've made for the first time.

I saw a recipe online for Ferror Roche Cupcakes and decided to have a go. I didn't follow the recipe through 100% as I didn't want it to be too sweet nor did I want a chocolate overload!
Summers here so I have to watch my weight lol..

Ferror Roche Cupcake with Nutella Butter Icing

I really liked the taste of the Nutella Butter icing but I was dissappointed in the Ferroro Rocher in the middle.. The wafer bit had become soggy and not as crisp but the nuts gave it a lovely texture and luckily I didn't make it a chocolate sponge as the butter frosting was so sweet.

Here's the recipe I kinda followed http://cookiescupcakesandcardio.com/?p=4742.

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Butter Icing

I'm not a big fan of Oreo cookies (or any type of cookie xD)  but my friend asked me to teach her how to bake Oreo Cupcakes for her boyfriend and so we did.. lol

The recipe I was meant to follow had a cream cheese frosting but I didn't have any so I made it into just butter icing with crushed Oreo biscuits.

I loved the taste of them as the bitterness of the Oreo's made the butter icing less sweet but I had so much trouble piping the icing on as some of the crushed Oreos would get stuck in the nozzle ¬¬ 

Here's the recipe I kinda followed: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/1871966/recipe/oreo-cupcakes