Birthday Panda Bear Cupcakes with Russian Buttercream. As you know I’m always looking for fun new cake ideas. Especially when you have your youngest daughter’s birthday to prepare for. She was in charge of picking the design so Panda cupcakes it was. There are a couple of caveats. Although I was a full-time chef for…
Cooking with Chocolate
My Bûche de Noël or Chocolate Yule Log
My Bûche de Noël or Chocolate Yule Log. One of the first things I can remember making every Christmas with my mum was a chocolate Yule log. Or to give it its rather grander name Bûche de Noël. Bûche de Noël is very popular in France, where it probably originated. The first recipes appeared in…
Happy Easter ( Creature ) Cupcakes
Happy Easter ( Creature ) Cupcakes. By now you will know as a family we love a great cupcake. Baking with my daughters they are both easy and fun to make. The rich chocolate sponge is a great base to be creative on and this bake we really went to town.
Festive Christmas Tree Chocolate Cupcakes
So today was a Sunday off and the girls wanted to bake Christmas cupcakes. If you follow the blog you know I have a great, go to chocolate cupcake recipe ( see my Scary Halloween Double Chocolate Cupcakes ). So, it was just a matter of finding some fun way to decorate them. Flicking through magazines and online in the run to the festive season is a great way to find inspiration and I had already seen an idea for Christmas Tree light cakes I wanted to put a spin on.