Decorating Cupcakes

To decorate cupcakes make a butter icing by using a fork to break about 4 oz butter into 8oz icing sugar. Once the butter is broken up start to gradually add milk until the mixture comes together and gradually add another 8oz of icing sugar and small amounts of milk until you have a smooth firm icing. Use a large pumping bag and nozzle and...
Simple Cupcake Recipe

8ox self raising flour 8oz sugar 80z butter 4 medium eggs This will make approximately 18 cupcakes. Whisk the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy then beat in the eggs adding a little flour if the mixture starts to curdle, then fold the flour in gently. Add a little fresh orange juice so that the mixture is of dropping...
Christmas as We Know It

I read a great article in the Mail about just how recent our Christmas traditions are. Early 1800s - there was no present or card giving 1840 - Victoria adopted the germanic tradition of having a tree , holly and a big meal as Prince Albert was German 1843 Sir Henry Cole created the Christmas card 1847 Christmas crackers were invented...
Easy All-in-one Chocolate Fudge Cake

1.5 English mugs SR Flour 3 tbsp cocao powder pinch of salt 1 mug sugar 3 large eggs 1 tbsp soft butter 3 tbsp oil Sieve the flour, cocao powder and salt together into a blowl. Beat the eggs in a mug, add the soft butter then pour into the flour with the oil and mix vigorously until smooth. Add small amounts of milk or orange juice...




