Little Owl Cakes

I had so so soooo much fun doing these! I got the idea online and, as my sister is a little obsessed with owls at the moment, couldn't wait to give these a go. They took me absolutely ages though. Once again they are marble cakes and I am still struggling to get the amount right in the case, how is this possible? I started with cutting circles in roll-on icing and then proceeded to cut out an array of shapes for the owls etc. The owls themselves were hard to cut and I ended up using the bottom of a snowman cutter which was perfect for size! Once again I didn't really leave myself enough time and ended up going waaaay into the night doing these but it was so worth it! They're awesome!
Lesson number 20: Get some more cutters (for when you're back at uni!)

Bike Cupcakes!

So Friday was my Dad and my sister's birthday - so excited to make cakes!! I'd been concentrating so much on what to make for Georgie that I didn't really think about Dad's. So I decided to go simple and use my new piping bags to do some bikes. Now I thought this would be easy but I had to practise on a duff cake and find a picture on the internet to copy. I got carried away and ended up doing them quite fast as it was difficult to stop. They aren't amazing but they ended up being quite cute and he liked them so mission accomplished! Plus the cakes were marble cakes which were fun to make.
Lesson number 19: Pracctise with the piping bags more and slow down!! CONCENTRATE!!!

British Cupcakes!

My friends and I decided to get into the Biritsh spirit today by decorating some very patriotic cupcakes. Now, because it was a team effort I will admit that they are not how I'd pictured them - me being all perfectionist and what not! However, they were fun to make and it doesn't really matter what they look like because they were delicious! One of the cakes not in the photo was Ed's 'multicultural' cupcake which was created when he forgot that the theme was red, white and blue!
Lesson number 18: Bake more with your friends - but they do not like it if you're too controlling!

Summer Birthday Cupcakes

I made these for my friend Amy's birthday (which was in fact yesterday, but she doesn't need to know that). I went into Lakeland to find some cake decorations and ended up buying half the shop! But anyway, I bought these daisies, which I thought were gorgeous. Only they ended up being difficult to stick onto the cakes, falling all over the place, and are somewhat wonky. This makes them look as though they were made by 5 year olds! Never mind. Hopefully they will taste nice!
Lesson number 17: Think more about your decorations!

Apple and Cinnamon Flapjack

So I've made a few things that technically aren't cupcakes. But flapjack has got to be my most favourite food on Earth so I'd rather make these than cakes any day! I decided to push the boat out and make some different flapjack though by adding cinnamon and some chopped up apple. For some reason the apple made the flapjack extra gooey and we had huge amount of problems getting it out of an already greased tin! Perhaps I needed to have added more oats to make up for extra ingredients. Who knows! But I will most definately be making them again as they were DELICIOUS! I even got my flatmate, who doesn't like flapjack, to try and she was asking for more.
Lesson number 16: Add more dry ingredients, else you can't get it out the tin!

Jubilee Scones

This post is a little late, seeing as the jubilee was a couple of weeks ago now! But I thought I'd upload a picture of the scones I made as a contribution to our house tea party. We had rolls, cupcakes, biscuits, tea and even sandwiches without the crusts! My scones went down a treat and were gobbled up quickly. However, an argument quickly ensued over whether the jam or the cream comes first! They are so easy to make that I will have to make them more!
Lesson number 15: Jam first, then cream!

Lovely Summer Cupcakes

Tonight our house is having a BBQ and although I won't be eating any of the food I wanted to contribute something! So I made some cute little summer cupcakes. They are your normal mix with chocolate chips in and buttercream on top. Again, I didn't really have the energy to use a piping bag so I used a fork to create a pattern in the icing. They are topped with raspberries (which make them look somewhat like nipples) and various butterflies and hearts. Trying to get the silver balls to stay was fun as the icing had dried up and they were rolling all over the place!

Lesson number 14: Don't let the icing dry, or decorate them quicker!