You will need: (makes approx 9 cupcakes) Cakes: 150g unsalted butter 150g caster sugar 3 eggs 150g self raising flour, sifted 1 tsp vanilla essence Topping: 1 pack of jelly – any flavour food colourings e.g. blue, red and yellow 150g unsalted butter 300g icing sugar, sifted 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 tbsp milk Method … [Read more…]
I recently made these for a friend whose birthday I had forgotten (oooops!). So to win myself back in her good books, I thought I would make her a cupcake based on her favourite sweet treat – the millionaire shortbread. Here is how I did it (recipe makes approx 18 cakes) you will need: 125g … [Read more…]
makes 18 You will need: 100g flour 100g sugar, sifted 1/4 tsp baking powder 75g butter 25g cream cheese 1 tbsp strawberry jam 1 egg, 1egg yolk and 1 egg white 6 digestive biscuits made into fine crumbs For the strawberry cream cheese topping: 300g icing sugar 100g cream cheese 50g room temp butter 1 … [Read more…]
We all love Jaffa cakes in my house and I have a recipe for a large homemade style Jaffa cake dessert which I have made several times, but I really wanted a way of making small versions. For ages I have been thinking about how I could perfect a Jaffa cake cupcake, and then suddenly … [Read more…]
You will need: 200g caster sugar 200g unsalted butter 4 eggs 200g self raising flour 25g cocoa powder 3 mars bars roughly chopped and 2 more for decorative purposes 3 tbsp milk Then you need to:Per heat your oven to 180oC/160oCSlowly melt the mars bars and the milk on a low heat until melted, although … [Read more…]