tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40860370233066951272013-05-15T14:07:37.764+02:00Cupcakes Cookies CakesCandicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14473022220256109563noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086037023306695127.post-80252176587796720852013-05-15T14:06:00.000+02:002013-05-15T14:07:37.776+02:00

This post is not about cupcakes, but bear with me.... Those of you that follow me on Facebook will have seen me raving about my lunch today. When Himself is home we tend to eat badly. Since Baby Cupcake started eating solids we agreed that we need to be a good example to her. I recently came across EATrite foods and immediately ordered meals. Delivery was 7 days after ordering and the guys at

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I'm sure you have read a recipe and thought to yourself, "but that's not important" or "I don't have time to...". I have! I've done some research over the years and thought I'd save you the time. This may be totally boring, but let's talk about eggs. One of the basics is using room temperature eggs. Why would that make a difference? Well, when baking cakes and cupcakes it does matter!

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There is a certain brand of raw, organic chocolate that I love. So much so that I pay the exorbitant price and then divide it up into little portions that I keep in the fridge and savor one tiny piece at a time (which takes a lot of discipline!). At the Taste of Christmas last year I noticed that there are quite a few people out their making raw and organic chocolate. All charge insane prices!

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Share a smile. Fill the world with cheer. Spread Valentine spirit far and near. Happy Valentines day all! To celebrate I made these little chocolate and ganache treats. They are the perfect comfort food since I am feeling sorry for myself (Himself is out of the country for work).   Gananche is super simple yet really impressive. All you need is 500g good quality chocolate and 250ml

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I recently splurged on a black velvet jacket for winter. I've always loved black velvet but the new jacket has triggered an obsession. So I turned my attention to black velvet cake. Urban Comfort I went a little bit crazy and created a Pinterest board. You can check it out here. It seems to be interpreted as a Halloween cake, but it's just so beautiful and rich looking that I don't

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Let me state up front that I am all for the use of cake mixes (yes, you read that right), as long as..... here comes the 'but'..... you do something creative with it. Fortunately Pillsbury makes this super easy by telling you how on the side of the box. Towards the end of last year I received a stunning box of goodies from Pillsbury. I've been itching to try out the products but just hadn't had

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Anyone is Joburg will attest to the fact that last week was HOT! And I had a very serious craving for ice-cream. By Friday I was desperate. The trouble is, I'm not a huge fan of ice-cream (or anything milky / creamy). After browsing the internet for inspiration I decided to just kinda wing-it and came up with a variation of a Hawaiian Crush flavour ice-cream. In my haste, I decided to forego the

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It's National Cookie Day in the US! I discovered this because I was looking for  Christmas recipes and found this fabulous peppermint candy cookie on a favorite site of mine, Bakerella. Bakerella Since we don't celebrate such fun days here in South Africa I thought we could share in the fun of the Americans :) What's your favorite Christmas cookie? Happy baking!

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I've always been a huge fan of online shopping, particularly since Baby Cupcake joined our family. TAKEALOT.com is a favorite shopping site of mine. I was really excited when they recently contacted me letting me know about the launch of their Home &Kitchen category. They were kind enough to include a voucher that I couldn't wait to use. While I was shopping at TAKEALOT.com I found a book that

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Dear Secret Santa Here is a list of a few of the things I love..... Cupcakes  Baking Coffee (the stronger the better) Dark chocolate (the kind with a high cocoa content) Reading Journaling / blogging Crocheting (I'm still learning) Shoes Love

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The Blogger Secret Santa is in it's second yearand is being run by Stiletto Mum this year. I love the concept of buying a gift for someone you don't know and couldn't wait to sign up. The rules are: • All names must be entered by 16 November 2012. • Charlotte (aka Stiletto Mum) will email you your person by 21 November 2012. • It’s a secret, the person you’re buying for

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Baby Cupcake has been  SPOILT! My sister is visiting from Taiwan and brought MORE cute cupcake themed clothes for Baby Cupcake. Thank you Esti!

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As mentioned in my  Halloween post I had a beautiful baby girl earlier this month. I was looking around me and was struck by just how many cupcake themed gifts Baby Cupcake was spoilt with. Aren't the tiny hands and feet ADORABLE?! Thank you to all our  friends and family who have spoilt Baby Cupcake. We heart you!

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This time of the year I am tormented by the  YUMMY pumpkin recipes on Pinterest etc. Unfortunately almost all of them call for  canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice neither of which are available in South Africa I did a little research and found the following two alternatives.... Pumpkin Pie Spice 4 Tbsp ground cinnamon 4 tsp ground ginger 4 tsp ground nutmeg 3 teaspoons

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This year's Taste of Joburg was a really great night out with some phenomenal food. From top left: banana split (dw eleven - thirteen); chicken souvlaki wrap (Prosopa); dark chocolate delice with orange confit (Taste Pop-up / Mosaic at the Orient); Springbok (Roots at Forum Homini); San Pellegrino / Acqua Panna; camembert phyllo with wild berry coulis (Rocket); beef dumplings and pad thai

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Lily Rose Matthew Corby Kira McDonald Trish Govender Nicholas Gaseemeloe Amohelang Potloane Keletso Selokela Bafana Sibiya Sindiswe Qwabe Claire McKay Your double tickets to the Taste of Joburg 2012 will be emailed to you Thank you again to  * Please note - winners were randomly drawn using random.org

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My cousin Matthew turned 17 earlier this year What kinda cake does one make for a 17 year old guy that isn't cheesy? I reckon I'm a bit of a smartie pants (ok, that was cheesy!) and hit the nail on the head (and clichéd) With a cup of really good coffee (decaf for preggers over here) it was pretty yummy :) AND it looked fantastic! Happy baking!

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YAY! It's that time of the year again! Taste of Joburg is one of the events I really look forward to every year. This amazing food festival brings together some of Joburg's best restaurants, award winning wineries and premium drink brands.  My favorite is  the Taste pop-up restaurant where a handful of guest chefs will pop in to cook their signature dishes during a tasting session.

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One of the questions I've been asked most often during my pregnancy is "What is your craving?" And I can say, without hesitation PEANUT BUTTER And so the OTT peanut butter packed, power cupcake came into being.... plain vanilla cake batter and buttercream with lots of peanut butter added  I so badly wanted to top it off with a gorgeous piece of golden peanut brittle but,

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WOW! There's been a lot going on in the last few months and I have lots of exciting news to share! If, like me, you have serious FOMO*, you can now follow my blog with Bloglovin * fear of missing out Happy baking!

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I enjoyed experimenting with the red cupcakes so much I got stuck into the other food colorings and made some pink and green ones with good old vanilla buttercream Loving the wafer roses! Happy baking!

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Remember the peach cupcakes I made  at the beginning of Spring? They were such a huge hit... .......... so I made them again I added more peach for lots more yumminess And skipped the sugar in the cream (I've had far too much sugar lately) This one is definitely a winner :) Happy baking!

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I've been experimenting with red velvet recipes..... ..... and I discovered why it's important to add a bit of cocoa but not too much! Very red red velvet That brings me to the type of food coloring to use. I've tried crimson red (the Moyers one), gel and FINALLY powdered colors. Powdered is undoubtedly the best (in my opinion). I'll share the recipe with you once I have

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I had a super BUSY weekend, including a whole lot of birthday cakes :) Chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling Red velvet with cream cheese filling Some of the highlights of my weekend: 1.  My dad's birthday celebratory lunch 2.  Delivering two gorgeous cakes.... and nothing went wrong! 3.  Cousin Margo arriving from SLC 4.  The birth of my first little niece :)  

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It was my Dad's birthday on Saturday. We had lunch...... and cake :) The whole cake in fact!  There wasn't a morsel left. Vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream, wrapped in kit kat and topped with smarties Happy baking!

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