Another weekend, and another batch of cupcakes, dreamed up by Abby, based on some concoction that did well in Cupcake Wars. So this week we made citrus almond cupcakes. The cake recipe was based on my honey almond cake recipe (see here) that I’ve always had great success with. We added in some orange zest, thanks […]
‘Let there be light’ cupcakes
It’s been a few weeks since my last ‘cooking with kids’ post, but rest assured we’ve been doing lots in the kitchen. I just haven’t had the time to post either the blog, or the photos! Abby is still really keen on making cupcakes. Basically turning most of my cake recipes into cupcakes. And obviously […]
Chocolate cherry pistachio cupcakes
The end of September is always a busy one for our family. Grant and Henry’s birthdays are 8 days apart. This year, I asked each of them what sort of birthday cake they’d like … and this year they both came up with rather elaborate ideas (which will be the subject of a post next […]
Chocolate chip cookie dough brownies
This is a recipe that Abby’s been wanting to do for ages. And I’ve been wanting her to do it for ages to use up a tin of condensed milk I’ve had in the pantry for ages. We had a great opportunity to make it this weekend – full of gluten, dairy and ‘normal’ sugar […]
Strawberry cupcakes
Can I just start this post by saying how awesome Abby is? She had a friend over for a sleepover last night and when I went down to see them this morning, I found that Abby had done all the ironing for the week WHILE her friend was here. How cool is she? Anyway, this […]
Marble cupcakes
Yep, it’s cupcake time again. Still. Abby had a vision of what she wanted to make … and this is the result! I had made a raspberry marble cake once, I think. It was for my mother-in-law’s birthday many years ago (and I think I gave a slice to one of my friends who had […]
Polenta cupcakes
Apologies for those of you who have signed up to get updates and haven’t received anything from me for a while. Be assured that I’ve been busy in the kitchen, there was just a glitch in the add-in that sent out the automatic e-mails. As always, please feel free to comment whenever and wherever you […]
S’mores mini cheesecakes
Abby and I have been creating in the kitchen again. Well, this time mainly Abby dreaming up the recipe and wanting to try it. You may recall we tried to make a gluten-free dairy-free mini caramel cheesecake a while ago (see here) and while the cheesecake worked ok, the caramel topping was definitely not worth […]
The Brownie experiment
Last weekend it was all about zucchinis. This weekend it’s all about brownies. 4 different recipes to be exact … According to Wikipedia (the expert on all topics!), a brownie is ‘a flat, baked dessert square’ that is ‘a cross between a cake and a soft cookie in texture’. I was given a few recipes […]
Flourless ‘molten’ cupcakes
It’s been a while since Abby and I have spent much time in the kitchen together. Our Mummy-Abby time has been more about going for walks, watching movies etc, but she really wanted to make these cupcakes after she was inspired from watching a number of episodes of Cupcake Wars on Netflix. The original recipe […]