These bite size pieces of indulgence are my own recipe. I’ve baked so many other cakes now I know the deal.
Eat them with a strong cup of tea. Happy birthday Aly!
Makes 20.
You need:
For the mixture:
60g unsalted softened butter
60g caster sugar
60g self raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg (medium)
2 tablespoons milk
For the topping:
80g white chocolate
chocolate vermicelli
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a mini cupcake tin with mini cases. If you don’t have a mini cupcake tin, double up the cases on a flat baking tray.
2. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and beat until shiny.
3. Place teaspoons of mixture in the cases.
4. Bake for 10 minutes remembering to turn the tins halfway through.
5. Once cool, spoon the melted chocolate on to the cakes and sprinkle with milk chocolate shavings or vermicelli. Leave to set.
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the tuesday just gone was my mum’s birthday and sadly I couldn’t make it down to south to see her. I thought it only fair that I push the boat out and make amends with a proper afternoon tea.
so out came the tea set and the brand new pink teapot and we ate a floral inspired spread all washed down with black earl grey tea.
rosemary scones topped with cream cheese, white grapes and parma ham
take an ordinary scone recipe, replace the sugar with flour, add 2 tsps of chopped fresh rosemary and a pinch of fresh ground black pepper.
violet petal shortbread
a basic vanilla shortbread recipe with a small piece of crystallised violet pressed in to the top whilst they are cooling.
lemon and rose drizzle cake
taking this recipe as a starting point, use 2 tbsp of rosewater for the cake mixture instead of lemon juice. For the drizzle, use a mixture of 2 tbsp rosewater/1 tbsp lemon juice to prevent too strong a perfumey taste and add a little pink food colouring. decorate with rose petals instead of lemon zest. It needs baking for 50 – 60 mins max though – not 1hr 15 like the recipe suggests.
Perfect for a beautiful sunny day. Happy birthday mum!
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i love baking cakes. clearly. but one thing I love more than baking cakes for friends is baking birthday cakes for friends. and this is one.
it is a carrot cake but with pistachios instead of walnuts, orange zest and freshly ground nutmeg. it’s frosting is lemon cream cheese and I’ve decorated with crystallised violets and pistachios.
It’s all about to get demolished – just how it should be. Happy Birthday Chloe!
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