Cake Ideas and Top Tips
A host of ideas from flavours to decorations Cake is perfect for a celebration. And every day can be a celebration especially if this list of food based high days and holidays is anything to go by. Cake flavours When baking a cake a world of flavour opportunities is available to you. From classic vanilla to crowd pleasing Biscoff to something a little different like bubblegum. There are lots of delicious options, and ways, to flavour both sponge and buttercream. Classic and Caramel flavours Chocolate Flavours Fruity Flavours If you are truly stuck for ideas Sugar and Crumbs make an amazing range of icing sugars such as pineapple perfect for flavouring icings and…
Is a Velvetiser worth it?
Velvetiser Hot Chocolate promises the best in velvety hot chocolate, but is it worth the hype? One minute it’s summer and the next hot chocolate season creeps in. You may of seen the adverts for a Velvetiser and thought about purchasing one. Instant cafe style hot chocolate on tap sounds perfect to cheer up cold days. Before you stir the pot here are our thoughts. First, What is a Velvetiser? A Velvetiser is a hot chocolate making device created by Hotel Chocolat. Similar to a milk heater but it contains a magnetised stirring system to whisk and heat milk (of your choice) with chocolate. Any chocolate can be used…
How to make redcurrant syrup
What to do with redcurrants if you don’t want to make jelly Redcurrant syrup is the perfect Autumn/Winter treat. A glut of fruit Redcurrants-those oddly delicious sour little berries that look so pretty and inviting yet you can’t think of anything to do with them. Perhaps you have been lured into buying some or perhaps you grow them in the garden. Those of you who have redcurrant plants in your garden will know just how many berries you can get off one plant! Redcurrant ideas What to make with redcurrants After searching and searching for recipes with things to do with redcurrants, little actually came to fruit! (terrible pun!)…
How to make a white chocolate and strawberry cake
A delicious summer cake idea Cake is the perfect treat all year round but nothing is nicer than sitting outside in good old British weather with a cup of tea and a slice of light, fresh summer cake. Now we are in June hopefully the weather will be getting warmer as we head into UK strawberry season so what better flavour to celebrate, or celebrate with, then strawberry and it’s best friend white chocolate! Take inspiration from our summer daisy design for a pretty in pink cake this strawberry season! We created this daisy flower cake for a client’s summer celebration. A round vanilla sponge cake with pink strawberry…
How to make a Biscoff Sandcastle Cake
Sandcastle cakes are a great way to make a shaped summer cake. Nothing says summer like the seaside. Nothing says seaside like a sandcastle. Using a moulded tin rather than carving this leaves all the decoration time for fun themed decorations. Sandy sandcastle cake Here are photos of a sandcastle cake we created for a birthday celebration. We used a sandcastle silicone mould and covered in golden icing buttercream and Biscoff crumbs to represent the sand. The shells are created from white fondant and yellow marzipan. Biscoff biscuits and biscuit spread a great cake addition no matter the season for a classic, delicious but not overwhelming flavour. The sandcastle…
How to make Ice Cream Cone Cake Pops!
Sweet Summer Treats Ice cream cake pops are the perfect treat to make as we head into summer months but it hasn’t warmed up too much! We all scream for ice cream and ice cream cone cake pops scream summer. Cake pops, otherwise known as cake truffles, are crumbled cake mixed with buttercream and reformed into shapes. Normally then covered in chocolate or icing. They are not cakes baked into shapes but these cake lollies do exist as doppelgangers of the good stuff. How to make ice cream cake pops These treats are super simple, super summery and super delicious! All you need to make them is… Ice cream…
How to throw the perfect Afternoon Tea
Tips and Tricks for the perfect Afternoon Tea An Afternoon Tea, not to be confused with a High Tea, is an elegant snack taken in the afternoon. Originally consisting of something savoury like sandwiches and something sweet like a cake. In modern times it has become a full blown meal. The month of May brings with it spring and two bank holidays. A bank holiday weekend in the UK gives us plenty of time to celebrate the classic British way with an Afternoon Tea! If you are wondering how to create this layered meal at home in a decadent style then look no further! We have compiled a list…
Recipe for Maple Whoopie Pies
The humble Whoopie Pie is a mighty treat. Whoopie Pies enjoyed some popularity in England back in the 2010’s but I always feel like they are due a resurgence. An almost cross between a sandwich cookie and a cake these soft treats were said to make the Amish men who found them in their lunchbox shout “Whoopie!” If you wanted to have a go at making some they are a great treat for Valentines, the weekend or even Maple Syrup Day (17th of December!) Whoopie Pie Ingredients 115g butter200g light brown sugar1 tbsp of maple syrup, plus more for buttercream1 large egg300g white plain flour2 1/2 tsps baking powderPinch…
How to make Mickey and Minnie Rice Krispie Treats!
Recreating a Disney Park Classic To celebrate the treats and sweets available at Disney Parks we recreated these Rice Krispie Treats covered in chocolate. In the Disney parks in America Rice Krispie treats are a common sight either covered in chocolate or with a fondant transfer. Unlike traditional English Rice Krispie Cakes these are made with marshmallows instead of chocolate leading to a more chewy eating experience. How to make rice krispie treats! What you need to create Rice Krispie Treats We created ours using a classic recipe from the Rice Krispies website . We even sourced American marshmallows in ASDA! Personally, we found the recipe to create quite a…
Tate and Lyle Chocolate Filo Rolls
Sweet treats using filo pastry-recipe ideas Looking for a sweet treat for the weekend or as a loving gift? Chocolate filo rolls just hit that spot for the perfect balance of sweet, salty and crunchy! We created these Chocolate spread rolls from the Tate and Lyle website. Check out the original recipe here We personally thought they looked more attractive rolled the opposite way so they were chunkier and shorter. We also used Lindt chocolate spread which was delicious. The filo forms the perfect crunch especially when paired with the soft insides. These rolls lasted in an air tight box for about a week and were a delicious chocolate hit! What…
