Chocolate M&M Slices

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Welcome back to my blog, thanks for bearing with me. I wanted this post to be bright, simple and delicious; which led me to Chocolate M&M Slices! (P.S sorry for some dodgy lighting in the photos)
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Five Layer Rainbow Cake

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This week's post is for a rainbow cake. It seems like everyone has already perfected and posted their own version of this cake; however this was only my first time making this cake. Therefore I thought I'd give it a try and share my take on the cake :-)

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Mini Iced Sponges

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This week's post is for mini iced sponges, which are pretty much fondant fancies minus the fondant. They take a lot of intricate work and time, but they're definitely worth it. And they make the perfect treat for some afternoon tea :)
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Untraditional Mini Christmas Cakes

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I have another Christmas post *surprise surprise ;)* This one is for two different Christmas themed sponge cakes, as I know many people are not fans of traditional Christmas cake! You can do what I did and make both of them in mini form or choose one design and make it in normal cake size.
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Dinosaur Cake

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I'm back this week with yet another cake blog post :) This one is for a super cute dinosaur cake which is inspired by an idea from Betty Crocker. This cake is great as a birthday cake because you can customise it and make it the birthday girl/boy's favourite colour.
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Mini Red Velvet Birthday Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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This week's blog post is another birthday cake but this time it's a mini one. This red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting is great for any occasion and I chose it to make a cake for a newly three year old.
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Cartoon Strawberry Cake

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This week's blog post is another birthday cake as October/ November is birthday season for my family. This cake was inspired by Coco Cake Land aka Lyndsay Sung (who has the most adorable Instagram btw). This cartoon strawberry cake turned out adorably and it will definitely delight the recipient.
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Garden Worm Cake

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I hope you all had a nice Halloween :) This week's blog post is for a garden worm cake that I made for a cousin's birthday. This cake wasn't to complicated to make and the kids loved it!
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My Go-To Cupcake Recipe

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This week's blog post is the second in my series of 'Go-To' posts. Whenever I need a batch of cupcakes this is the recipe that I always go for. I find these cupcakes to be soft and fluffy on the inside but have a nice firm outside, which is perfect for some piping. I hope you enjoy these cupcakes as much as I do and let's get started...

Chocolate Cake Box Mix Review

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This week's blog post is a little different as it's a review! The product I was reviewing is a chocolate cake box mix and it's by the brand 'Renata'. The main language on the packet is Portuguese but fortunately for me there is also English ( and Spanish!). 

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Lemonly Lemon Muffins

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This week's blog post is another step-by-step tutorial and it's for these 'Lemonly Lemon Muffins'. I was inspired to make these as I had a jar of lemon curd in the fridge that was coming up to its best before date. I was also given these coffee shop like brown paper cases and I was dying to use them!

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M&M Illusion Chocolate Cake

Hello and welcome everybody to my first step-by-step blog post!

This post is for an M&M illusion cake inspired by Amerikanisch Kochen. I made this cake for my sister's birthday and as her favourite sweets are M&Ms, I omitted the Malteasers from the cake. This cake was a bit tricky to decorate at times but I think the end result was worth all of the time and effort.

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Red Velvet Mini Heart Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Today's blog post is for these adorable red velvet mini heart cakes with cream cheese frosting in the middle.
I used a recipe for red velvet cupcakes from 'The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook' but instead of making traditional cupcakes I used a silicone heart-shaped mould to make twelve hearts. I then levelled these hearts to make six red velvet heart  sandwiches. This is a great recipe to make any time you fancy but I also think that it would be particularly nice around Valentine's Day.

These cakes were the result of some trial and error as the first time I made them they were quite disastrous.
First attempt: I overfilled the mould which resulted in extremely lumpy-topped hearts (tasted good but weren't too visually pleasing). They also didn't pop out of the mould as easily as I would have expected. This was probably due to the fact that I didn't grease/ line the mould. The reason for this was that I never normally grease any of my silicone bakeware but the baked goods always manage to pop right out. Therefore I was a bit disappointed as half of my cakes ended up stuck to the bottom of the mould :( If you decide to purchase this mould I recommend that you grease it with some butter or nonstick spray to try and save your cakes.
Second attempt: I didn't overfill the mould and remembered to grease it, which resulted in the cakes you will see below.

To Begin...

Banana & Chocolate Cupcakes

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Welcome to my first ever blog post! I decided to bake these delicious banana & chocolate cupcakes as I had a handful of bananas sitting in the fruit bowl that were in need of some loving. I was flipping through some recipe books when I spotted this recipe and I knew that it was ideal for my 'mature' bananas.
The recipe that I used is from "The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook". (you can click here if you're interested in purchasing this book)