Happy Valentine’s Day!
Whilst I do think February the 14th has become quite the over-commercialised Hallmark holiday, I do adore the sweet little treats that pop up.
Valentine’s Day is about love and for me, love is baking and then sharing it with others.
Gosh, what a mouthful!
So the other day I realised that it was my ‘blogiversary’ and I thought to myself, “You know what this calls for? A double layer white chocolate mud cake with blackberry buttercream frosting.” Only it was more like “Mud cake!” because I was much too excited to get that entire sentence out.
If there is one thing I have been lately, it is a busy bee.
As we get closer to Christmas, everything in life seems to get just that little more chaotic. And by little, I mean a lot.
I could bore you with the details, but I think I will spare you for tonight. Although I may just let you in on a little something further down the track, it is suuuuuuper exciting.
Just like this post.
As you can see, this cake is not a lie. Although, for all you know, to the left is just a plate of delicious white chocolate frosting that just so happens to look like cake… but there is cake underneath it all, I promise. Two layers, even!
I was so eager / nervous to dish the cake out to my lovely new colleagues that I forgot to take a picture of the beautiful red inside. Whoops! But that just means I get to make another one tomorrow, right?
The other day I had decided upon baking some nectarine and brown sugar cupcakes however, upon closer examination, one nectarine had decided that he did not want to come to the party and so he spoiled it for the rest. In other words, it had gone off, started growing mould, and had shared its germs with the rest… and we all know that mouldy fruit does not make for good cupcakes.
When I went back to the fruit store a day or so later, I could not find any nectarines and so I settled for peaches instead. Continue reading
Since little ol’ New Zealand began daylight saving at the end of September, it has become increasingly apparent that summer is definitely on its way. After walking to deliver some of these cupcakes to a girlfriend, I was blown away by how warm the weather had become already. If I had been any less tired, I definitely would have pulled out my bikini and headed straight to the nearest beach, that is how awesome the day was. Instead, all I could think about as I made my way home, was how perfect a berry cupcake would be.
Oreos – ‘America’s favorite cookie’… more like my favourite cookie. I have been meaning to bake something with Oreos since forever ago, and since I promised cupcakes to my wifey for helping me set up this site, I thought what better chance than now?
If there was ever a cupcake to die for, this could well be it. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration, but it really was quite fantastic. I fell in love with this recipe immediately as it called for Oreos in both the cupcake and the frosting… how could you simply say no to that?