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Red Velvet cupcakes! My own special variation with a wonderfully fluffy frosting!

I was intrigued to discover that red velvet cupcakes in some recipes are topped with a rather unusual frosting. There are plenty of recipes for a cream cheese frosting out there as an alternative but I stumbled across one that required flour as an ingredient in the frosting and not just in the cake itself, flour in the frosting? I thought how unusual, but it has given me some ideas and has been wonderful to discover this... Read more

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Made with love! Chocolate with a hint of hazelnut cupcakes with little love box toppers!

I was really going for the wow factor this week and came up with these beautiful little treats. They are really pretty, have a light fluffy sponge and a little fondant or not so little fondant love box topper which looked really pretty and so inviting! The decoration is made using the floral side stencil as received in issue 11 and a little edible dusting powder, which gave them a real luxurious look. These were gone in seconds when I put them out for the guests and they were thoroughly enjoyed by all. I enquired how the guests found the eating of them as they are not your normal kind of cupcake topper, the response was one that I had pleasure in receiving. ... Read more

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The Olympics are finally here! Olympic themed cupcakes this week with an unusual mix of flavours fit for a champion!

The Olympics are finally here! Olympic themed cupcakes this week with an unusual mix of flavours fit for a champion!

The Olympics are finally here and fully under way. If you are a fan, I am sure you will love to bake and make these for friends and family if perhaps visiting the Olympic stadium or on an afternoon or weekend with guests watching the Olympics events at home.
I chose to be adventurous on the flavours this week and chose apricot, ginger and cardamom. The apricot is really well accompanied by these 2 spices and adds an interesting flavour combination that makes for a nice change. These are soft, crumbly, rich and full of flavour.
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