Zara's Happy Biscuits

Wowowow! I love these biscuits! Doesn't looking at them just cheer you up during this stupid fake English summer? 19 degrees yet no sunshine, it's just not right.

Tuck into these and dream of being somewhere scorching.

Thanks to Tomayto Tomaaahto for these. What a great blog name!

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Green Tea Doughnuts!

I'm all for experimenting, so give this a go...Green Tea Doughnuts!

Looks interesting to say the least! I love doughnuts and green tea, so perhaps the two together will be spectacular!

Enjoy!

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Vanilla and Dulce de Leche (Cajeta) Macarons

I have previously said how much I am in love with caramel...so when I saw these very tempting looking macaroons with Dulce de leche in I had to post them on here.

I scanned the list of ingredients to see if I could make them right away, but unfortunately blanched almond flour isn't a staple in my cupboards. I think this calls for a special trip to the shops.

To have a go at making these yourself, pop over to Teenie Cakes.








Happy baking!

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Easter cupcakes

Today, I am not alone in my baking. I have been joined by my dearest friend Kez.

We spent the whole day baking Easter cupcakes at her house. We used a recipe from the book she bought me for Christmas which I featured on here on my Christmas present post.

The cupcakes are a basic vanilla flavour with buttercream icing. And of course, they tasted wonderful!

We both had never used piping nozels before, so please don't judge our attempts too harshly :)

- Cooked 'til they're springy








A lesson to be learned. Never cook cupcakes on a wire wrack. It doesn't work.



Kaz & Kez

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St. Patrick's Day

These adorable shamrock cookies are by Brown Eyed Baker.
Makes me green with envy that I'm not Irish...(come on, there had to be a pun here somewhere...)

Cakeadoodle

Cakeadoodle are a North-West London based cupcakery who make cupcakes to order for any occassion as well as holding decorating parties, for kids and grown ups alike.

Pick your favourite from their website. Mine is the chocolate Labrador :)

Mothering Sunday

It's Mother's Day soon, for British readers anyway, and who else is more worthy of some delicious cupcakes than the special lady who fed you Calpol when you were poorly and kissed all those grazed knees better?!

Here are some ideas:

This reminds me of the, perhaps slightly over-used, I ♥ NY t-shirts, but New York is cool, and the only thing I know which is cooler than NY is my mum (and yours)...so these are pretty apt! From Cupcake Decorating Ideas

If your mum is the classic Brie-from-Desperate-Housewives-Martha-Stewart-without-the-imprisonment type, these are perfection! I love the idea of having the design running over several cupcakes instead of being confined to just one tiny canvas. By Cupcakekasih

Bakerella just never gets it wrong! Serve this cupcake to a delighted young-at-heart mum on mother's day.

These are very pretty and very Cath Kidston. Sometimes a lot of decoration can take away from cupcakes looking edible, let alone delicious, but that icing looks very tempting!

More ideas coming soon!

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