tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84276601363465098922024-03-05T19:59:44.815-08:00Braids & BakingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427660136346509892.post-8648690686692888082016-04-08T09:42:00.001-07:002016-04-08T09:42:43.180-07:00Mint Marble<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So first lets address the elephant in the room, I've been neglecting you. It's been a while since I posted, but I'm creating a schedule for myself which means that hopefully posts on here will be a lot more regular.<br />
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Today's offering is a creation of my own, a lovely mint chocolate cake, covered in mint flavoured buttercream and a chocolate ganache, topped with crumbled and quartered Oreos and mint buttercream covered toffee popcorn.<br />
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The popcorn was a late but ultimately welcome addition as I was walking through Tescos deciding what to bake and wanting to put a twist on things. I was unsure whether to play it safe with sweet popcorn or it push the boat out a little and combine to seemingly unrelated flavours. The verdict? Perfection...<br />
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This little flavour jaunt has inspired me to be a little more adventurous when creating and adapting recipes, so I'm excited (and nervous) for what else I can come up with.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427660136346509892.post-90172389783144841082015-12-06T14:27:00.002-08:002015-12-06T14:27:38.218-08:00Cocoa Cuts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometimes, you just need to get straight to the point, and gawk at pictures of this beautifully rustic-looking carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and thousands of hand grated white chocolate shavings to elegantly decorate.</div>
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This was slightly trying to make, due to the humid conditions and very viscose cream cheese frosting. As a result, the rustic-looking icing (which the perfectionist in me has embraced) was merely the product of a hurried attempt to get it iced and in the fridge to set before it all melted away!<br />
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However, the heat was good for one thing, the chocolate shavings. Top tip: in order to get fuller longer chocolate shavings, leave the chocolate out of the fridge for 30-45 minutes before use so it can soften, then grate. This gives them more of a curl that looks perfect as a garnish or decoration on any cake!<br />
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Everybody loves Oreos. Or at least, all the people that I've ever discussed this delicious, crunchy, dreamy, can-do-no-wrong delight with, have loved it.<br />
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NB - Oreo buttercream frosting is certifiably the greatest thing I have ever tasted; and yes, I have tasted pizza, but this frosting is better. It's the creamy centre of the Oreo mixed with the crushed biscuit, sprinkled with extra biscuit - oh, and there's a lil' slice of Oreo tucked in too.<br />
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Musically, I've been all over the shop, with Adele's glorious return to our ears, and Bieber's epic comeback, there's been a lot of great new music - but there's one song out there, that perfectly described how I feel about these cupcakes, that has to be shared...<br />
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When things are organised, tidy, aesthetically pleasing - that kind of thing. Which is why I <i>love</i> a perfectly smooth buttercream finish on a cake. It just looks delicious, and when you cut that slice, and it's faultlessly creamy and...you get my drift. A buttercream finish is everything.<br />
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So when my Dad requested a full sized classic chocolate cake (he thought the 6-inch was cute, but politely said he wanted a bigger one) I figured I had the time to get that perfect finish on it, and add a little fun with some sprinkles. Cause who doesn't love sprinkles?<br />
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Happy belated Father's Day to all the Dads, Grandads, Father figures, single Mum's, Single Dads, big Brothers and Mentors - and to those without Fathers, stand tall, you possess strength we could only dream of, and we admire you so much.<br />
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There are a lot of things that are my favourite. Like my favourite shoes, or my favourite dinner recipe, or my favourite poem, or my favourite book, or my favourite cupcakes.<br />
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They are perfect. All the beautiful banana flavour inside, and then a nice healthy dose of peanut butter on top - and even if you truly believe you don't like peanut butter, try the icing, I've had a few converts.<br />
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I love cheese. If you are lactose intolerant, I am legitimately sorry. Cheese is love, cheese is life. Its beautiful, its reasonably priced, its great grated on baked potatoes, it melts on other delicious things...essentially, cheese is perfect. All the mean things that Doctors say about cheese are lies. They just want to stop you from eating cheese so they can have it all for themselves. That is a joke, I just really like cheese.<br />
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My Dad really likes my chocolate cake. No but really, he really <i>really</i> likes it. Everytime I visit home its one of the first things he asks me, "where's my cake?". He's joking, but he's also not. So of course, after not making a chocolate cake for christmas, I was obliged to make one for him just before I left.<br />
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Normally, when I make a chocolate cake I make chocolate buttercream to go with it. Why? Because its just the done thing. Decadent chocolate cake just demands to be covered with equally decadent chocolate buttercream. However this time, it being a new year and all, I decided to break away from the mould and have a little fun with the caramel sauce I had in the house.<br />
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I don't think I've ever had a bad Christmas. Even as I've gotten older and the whole presents thing has lost its appeal I've still loved Christmas. The food is obviously one of the best parts of it, but the best part for me (queue rolling eyes and/or 'aww's) is being with my family. They are by far the most hilarious, intriguing and incredibly diverse group of people I know, and they are just as weird as I am, and I love it.<br />
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This year, I did the unthinkable - I used a recipe I'd never made before and made it on Christmas Eve with very little time for cake resurrecting or re-making. It was a risky move; but hey, what can I say? I'm an adrenaline junkie. Or some toned down baking version of that. </div>
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Making last year's cake was a breeeeeeeze. This year, not so much. I pretty much had to do the recipe twice because it turned out I used the wrong type of flour and that was a big no-no. READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY PEOPLE. Do naaaaaht follow my awful example and just assume you can interchange certain ingredients as you please - you definitely cannot. </div>
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I won't lie - its not my best work. It could have been a <i>lot</i> better - but hey, at least I had a cake that was edible and that my family enjoyed!<br />
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I know. Its been a while. Theres a very good reason - university. Over the last eleven weeks I have baked four times. Thats right, <i>four</i> times in <i>eleven</i> weeks. I know - its unacceptable, I can't apologise enough; but hey - I've been living life, which is the most important thing...right?<br />
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Anyway, apologies! Hopefully when I get back in January I'll be a little better...I hope.<br />
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I love classic recipes. Simple easy recipes that are delicious and hassle-free to make, as well as catering to the super-refined palettes of those picky eaters we all know. One of my favourites is the Victoria Sandwich Cake. Its so easy, sweet and perfect for any occasion, as well as being super easy to decorate. So when my mum asked me to make some cupcakes for herself and a friend, who was coming over for a coffee, I thought about what would be quick to make but at the same time truly delicious.<br />
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So I found a really easy and super fast vanilla cupcake recipe from <a href="http://natashaskitchen.com/2012/06/29/perfect-vanilla-cupcake-recipe/" target="_blank">Natasha's Kitchen</a>, and added a little something extra...<br />
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After the cupcakes had fully cooled, (which by the way takes so much less time than regular cakes and is one of the reasons I love cupcakes so much) I used a teaspoon (not the measuring kind, but the normal one), to make a teaspoon sized hole in the middle of the cake, just less than an inch deep and filled it with my favourite, strawberry jam. Then I whipped up a little whipped cream (pun <i>totally</i> intended) and piped it on top. The result, absolutely divine...<br />
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I give you, the Victoria Sandwich Cupcake!<br />
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Just look at all that delicious strawberry filling!<br />
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I should also confess that after making these cupcakes, I proceeded to pipe the remaining whipped cream into my mouth. Now I'm not proud of it, but I definitely don't regret it. That cream was <i>goooooood</i>.<br />
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So here it is, finally, my first ever recipe! Its adapted from the famous chocolate cake recipe that you can find <a href="http://bakedbree.com/chocolate-cake-with-chocolate-buttercream-frosting" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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This recipe is for one 6-inch cake baked in one pan 3 inches tall.<br />
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3/4 cup & 1 tablespoon Flour (I use self-raising)<br />
2/3 + 1/4 cup Sugar<br />
3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda<br />
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon Salt<br />
1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon Cocoa Powder<br />
1/6 cup Egg (whisk one egg in a cup then measure it into a 1/6th cup)<br />
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1/4 + 1/8 cup Buttermilk<br />
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract<br />
1/4 + 1/8 cup freshly made Coffee<br />
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With this cake, you can pretty much do whatever you like when it comes to serving and decorating. It is absolute perfection when served hot, with some whipped cream or some sour cream warmed with some granulated sugar. The other day however, I decided to give it a little more and make some light chocolate buttercream to ice my cake. Take your pick, and enjoy!<br />
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Its not healthy, its never been healthy, it will never be healthy, but who doesn't love a little chocolate cake now and then?<br />
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I don't really know why, but small, personal cakes, for just two or three people, served warm, with a little whipped or warmed sour cream on top, are simply, perfection.<br />
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I've been working on adapting my favourite recipe for the ultimate chocolate cake for a smaller, more personal 6-inch tin. Its coming along nicely, but I thought that whilst you all wait with baited breath for the recipe (its on its way don't worry), I thought I'd share with you some of the progress that's been made...<br />
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I've never really been one for sprinkles in or one cakes.<br />
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Its not that they don't look cute, but I just feel like the crunch of the sprinkles ruins the fluffy goodness of the cake. However, I've recently been converted. I found a great <a href="http://thekitchenmccabe.com/2014/04/11/funfetti-birthday-cake-cupcakes-ditch-that-boxed-mix/" target="_blank">recipe</a> for Vanilla Funfetti cupcakes that are as delicious as they are pleasing to the eye.<br />
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I love icing.<br />
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I love the way it dresses the cake, the different colours, and shapes you can create with it, and I <i>really</i> love the way a piping tip can make it look.<br />
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However, icing is not good for you and I. Neither is cake, but not in the same way. If I was to explain how many cups of icing sugar were in each kind of cake I have posted on this blog you would probably throw up, and rightly so, but, fear not, for two reasons: one, its okay to indulge in a little bit of icing now and then, and two, there is a way to have your cake and eat it too - but with a little less icing.<br />
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I give to you, "Naked Cake".<br />
Or "Rustic Cake"<br />
Or "Naked-Rustic Cake"<br />
Or "Rustic-Naked Cake".<br />
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They are just as beautiful as fully iced cakes, if not moreso. With this kind of cake, you can get straight to the source of all that fluffy, cakey, goodness without having to swallow the icing followed by a guilty feeling.<br />
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This was also the first "naked cake" I had ever made, and the first cake I had decorated with fruit. It was also very tense because this cake wasn't just for fun, or an experiment, it was a request, from a young lady very very dear to me, who had just graduated from University, and was also turning 21.<br />
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We had a barbeque for the occassion and I ultimately I was extremely happy with the way the cake turned out. I had a slight nightmare the day before but I'm almost glad I did because it meant that I had to think on my feet, and make do, and not panic (which was a miracle believe me) and just make the best of what I had. Thank God it turned out beautifully, and was gone within minutes. This was just a classic carrot cake recipe with delicious cream cheese frosting in between the layers.<br />
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I might even go as far as to say that I'm starting to love my carrot cake even more than I love my signature chocolate cake. Is that wrong?<br />
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The beautiful birthday girl with her cake!<br />
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There's just something about the look of this cake, the carefree beauty of the icing spilling out of the layers and the mouthwatering fruit glazed with jam sitting pretty on top. I think I'll be making "naked cakes" more often!<br />
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The water in the Thames, mmm maybe not so much - but the rest of it, stunning. </div>
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Last weekend one of my favourite people on planet earth came down to London to visit for the weekend, and we essentially just wandered around London, starting at Spitalfields Market and working our way around to Shoreditch, Southbank, Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden. All in all it was a beautiful (although excruciatingly hot) day and I had a lot of fun with my friends from University. </div>
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My friend Rosie and I also reaaaaally wanted to try out the Boris Bikes, and they were so much fun! We went on a little adventure around Hyde Park and it was great! I always forget what good exercise cycling is until you cycle for more than 10 minutes. </div>
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I don't think I've always liked travelling. I used to hate sitting on a plane for hours, the takeoff used to give me an earache, waiting for my luggage seemed to take a millennium, and time changes used to confuse and tire my young mind.<br />
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However, as time has gone on, and instagram has arrived in my life, as well as blogs, I've become a lot more interested in travelling, and seeing more of the world. So far, in my twenty short (I feel old who am I kidding) years of living, I've been to France, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Nigeria, America, and Sweden. Most of those can be easily explained, regular tourist spots, going to visit family etc etc...but Sweden?<br />
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Let me explain...<br />
So when my sister and I were younger, we had an au-pair (google it) named Emma, who was Swedish and just generally awesome, as was her boyfriend at the time Johan. We grew up knowing them and seeing them as part of our family. So when Emma and Johan got married, my sister and I flew to Sweden and were Emma's bridesmaids. Since then we've visited each other back and forth and Emma and Johan now have four beautiful (and painfully adorable) children, and now that my sister has moved there, I have even more of a reason to visit!<br />
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I haven't really had a summer holiday since I started University two years ago, and this summer was about time. So naturally, I went to Sweden.<br />
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It. Was. Amazing. It always is, but I never really experienced a Swedish summer in all its hot glory, so it was nice to be able to enjoy the heat for once. When I was younger I pretty much hated any other activity that wasn't sunbathing or shopping whilst on holiday. However as I've grown up, and matured (obviously, duh), I discovered that sunbathing can be incredibly mind-numbing after a while, and shopping is only so much fun. Nowadays, I am a culture kinda kid, I love to visit historical sites, stand by the rivers and watch boats pass, discover old parts of the city, or just sit on a bench and watch the people rush around you. Its a lot more fulfilling than doing something I could do on a hot day at home.<br />
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So in that spirit, here are a few (of about 300+) pictures I took whilst in Stockholm; and yes, I'd definitely recommend that you visit. Its worth it.<br />
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As you can see, I got up to quite a bit, and Stockholm is a <i>very</i> picturesque city.<br />
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Here's a song that I've been listening to recently, its not new but its definitely a favourite. Enjoy!<br />
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I thought that attending university in a city would mean that I'd miss out on spending time amongst trees, grass, and the general awesomness of what is often called, "the great outdoors". Sufficed to say, I was wrong.<br />
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These are just a few pictures from the vast expanse that is the Common. An absolutely beautiful area of greenery stretching for a few miles, full of beautiful views and places to just sit and enjoy nature in all its glory.<br />
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Seriously though, get outdoors, and explore. Sitting inside glued to Netflix is fun, but once your favourite series is over and you have square eyes, you'll be wishing you'd looked at something a little more pleasing to the eye than your laptop screen!<br />
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After watching the Mindy Project (yes I know I just told you all to go outside not sit indoors and watch things), which by the way is hilarious and awesome and brilliant, I discovered a band called 'The National'. They are incredible! I love how chilled out their music is, perfect for summer, and chilled out days lying in the sun on the green grass! Below is one of my favourite songs by them so far, enjoy!<br />
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Can I just say it, sound cheesy and be okay with it...life is <u style="font-weight: bold;">GREAT!</u><br />
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No really, for the first time in a while, everything is just, well great! I have incredible friends and family, just completed a fantastic second year of university and now have a great summer of fun with some of my favourite people (plus a holiday for the first time in about 3 years) to look forward to! What more could I want?!<br />
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Thats why I've been MIA as of late! I've been busy living life (although I've been documenting it a lot, if you follow me on instagram you'll have noticed) rather than writing about it all the time! Now though, I am back home for the summer and I've got time to catch you up on what's been going on in my life.<br />
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Essentially, I've just been having way too much fun for one person, and I've been loving it. I've been eating out more than Charles Saatchi, lying in the sun longer than any sane black person should, partying (but not like 1999 because I would have been four and thats weird) a very little a moderate amount, which is so much better, I've been making new friends left and right, saving money (yeah you read that right, a student who is <i>saving</i> money) and just enjoying everything and everyone around me!<br />
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One of the things I've been enjoying most though? Celebrating <i>other</i> people! This past term at university had three birthdays. My friends Joel, Holly and Grace. Of course, I made each of them a cake! One of my favourite things about baking birthday cakes, especially for people who you know well and love, is that it is a labour of love. Its not just sugar and flour that you put into the cake, its pure love! It makes me happier than anything to see the look on someone's face when you bring out their favourite cake with their name written on it, and see the look of pure euphoria on their faces. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my friends happy, and whilst that is by far one of the cheesiest and thus grossest things I have ever said, its very much true.<br />
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I'm at a point in my life when I feel like I've surrounded myself with the best possible people I know, who build me up and make me want to be the best version of myself, and sometimes I don't get how I'm friends with such incredible people, but I am nonetheless and I'm grateful for them everyday! Here are just a few of the birthday cakes I've made during my second year of University.<br />
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Note: I'd like to be applauded for the lack of editing that has been done to the following pictures because normally I rely a lot on filters, contrast and brightness etc to make my baking creations look particularly delicious...just sayin!<br />
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A beautiful Batman bake for one my best friends and one of the funniest people I know, Jack, for his 20th birthday, also in February.<br />
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A sweet but simple slice for my beautiful Mum's birthday in March. (try to ignore the fact that the cake is cracked in the middle. When I flipped it out of the pan it decided not to cooperate and there is no such thing as cake glue sooooo...don't judge me yeah?)<br />
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A multicoloured masculine masterpiece for my good friend Joel's birthday in May. Also that gif thing...blogger created it for me, I don't know how, but thanks!<br />
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This was a real labour of love in both senses of the word! A very complex recipe was required for to make this perfectly pink piece for one of my best friends Holly for her 20th birthday in May. Ombre inside and out was a whole new territory for me, but I was very happy with the result, and so was she!<br />
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This last cake that I've made most recently for a birthday was one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had baking a cake for a long time. Don't get me wrong, I <i style="font-weight: bold;">love</i> baking, but sometimes it can get hot and frustrating and time consuming in ways that seem quite ridiculous! This cake was particularly enjoyable to make, for two reasons: one, because it was the recipe of the very first cake I baked on my own. A tried, trusted and tested (multiple times) recipe that I can bake with ease and now its just a case of making sure its perfect everytime. Two, because it was for someone who I treasure like a sister. My friend Grace is more than just a kind person. She is selfless, humble, caring, appreciative, supportive and patient in ways that I often fail to understand. She is more talented than she cares to admit, and she's a beautiful person both inside and out. Making this cake for her was so much fun because with every whisk and twist of my piping bag, I felt like I was giving her something that was truly from my heart. Something that whilst it doesn't even begin to match what she deserves, is something that I could give to her full of love. Her birthday was only last week and we had so much fun at her birthday BBQ just laughing and being ridiculous as we always do.<br />
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Anyway, soppiness aside, I loved the way the cake came out, and I'm so glad I was able to share it with her. Oh and I've included a few pictures of the icing process for those of you interested! For more detail though go to HerCampus.com and check out my posts on decorating cakes! (hint hint wink wink nudge nudge)<br />
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Sooooo yeah, that last cake was made approximately one week ago today! Madness! Anyway I'm back home for summer so hopefully I'll be able to experiment with new recipes and I'll post a little more regularly! I hope todays post was able to make up for the lack of posting recently!<br />
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In terms of music I've be listening to all sorts recently, particularly Coldplay's latest release (come on you must've known I was going to talk about it eventually!). However since its not on Spotify yet, you'll have to youtube my favourite song from the album 'Ink'. I'm a little obsessed with it. Whilst I've been writing this post I've been listening to Kasabian's latest album and I love me some violin in a song so of course I'm a bit obsessed with the song 'stevie'. Listen below and enjoy!<br />
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There are a lot of things I don't like, lemons are one of them, but I think that's the case for most people, unless you are 50 shades of cray.<br />
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On Saturday, I was feeling blue, and then I was feeling yellow. If you follow me on twitter you saw that over the Easter holidays I wanted to bake lemon cupcakes, however I was so poor it wasn't even funny, like at all. So I decided that when I came back, after all my assignments were in, I would make them! Sufficed to say, I was feeling a little down on Saturday and you know what I do when I'm sad...BAKE. Not the healthiest cure but its the best one I know! That and friends! So my friend Dan came round and we baked!<br />
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Turns out guys (my friend Josh was the same) really like using mixers and literally get entranced by them...<br />
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Wanna make em too? Check out <a href="http://www.glutenfreecanteen.com/2014/04/03/lemon-rose-cupcakes/" target="_blank">this</a> very easy gluten-free recipe that I adapted for full fat and completely unhealthy purposes and enjoy!<br />
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Also I love my housemates, every time I make a batch of cupcakes they say they're the best cupcakes they've ever had and that I've ever made...I see a pattern emerging here!<br />
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These cupcakes were sweet and perfectly fluffy, with beautifully creamy icing. Essentially, my housemates were right, these are the best cupcakes I have ever made.<br />
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I've been listening to quite a lot of new music but there's one track that I keep playing that just puts a smile on my face when I listen to it. There are no words but its fun and I'll definitely be listening to it throughout the summer! I hope you like it too:<br />
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Matlida taught me how to spell 'difficulty', Gwen Stefani taught me how to spell 'bananas', and who said watching TV wasn't educational?<br />
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As you may have already guessed, this blog post is banana based. If you read my last blog post, you know I've been on a bit of a health kick recently and giving up delicious food has sucked BIG TIME. However, I get by with a little help from my friends (yup, I went there) and the internet (Instagram, I mean Foodstagram more specifically). As a result, I've found some delicious recipes to satisfy my desire for my bad food that tastes very very good. </div>
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Today, it was ice cream made of banana, with quite literally a drop of lactose free milk and a spoonful of peanut butter. I got my recipe from here: <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/stepbystep-instructions-for-on-97170?img_idx=7" target="_blank">The Kitchn</a></div>
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The result - delicious! My mum can't stop going on about it, "no sugar, how much milk? That's sugar free ice cream?" Yes Mum, yes it is, and its like heaven in your mouth too!</div>
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Its coming around to summer, and whilst I'm not usually one for making summer playlists, there's a lot of new (to me) music I've been enjoying recently that I've put into a playlist. Here's one of them, enjoy.</div>
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Years of experience have taught me that if I have no real motivation, I don't end up sticking to doing something. I'm really trying to make plans and stick to them, and that includes not sitting around at home on my laptop 24-7 during summer.<br />
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As a result, I've made a list of things I want to do this summer, and they include visiting my sister in Sweden, ride Boris bikes (although technically they're Barclay's Bikes) and see a ballet. As well as trying to change what I do outside the house, I'm also trying to make active changes to my health. So recently I've started doing a 25 minute workout each morning that includes fives minutes of jogging, push ups, squats, sit ups, and skipping or a cool down. Since I'm going to visit my sister in Sweden in the summer, I'd like to be able to wear a bikini on the beach and feel comfortable in it! I'm also trying to control my portion sizes, and make sure that I do at least some walking during the day.<br />
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If you follow me on Instagram, you'll see that I've been trying to eat healthy, which is expensive, but worth it! I feel a lot better and I find getting up early in the morning easier and easier. Getting a good nights sleep and drinking plenty of water helps too. I also made a cheeky video of me making my chilli.<br />
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There's a lot of music I've been discovering lately, mostly thanks to Shazam and adverts with very cool music. However the one some I can't get out of my head and that I've pretty much been playing non-stop is Ed Sheeran's new song 'Sing'. Its so catchy, and has a JT vibe to it that I love. Sufficed to say I'm definitely obsessed with it and I'll be playing it until I'm tired of it! Enjoy!<br />
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So...I've been slacking, I know, but I have my reasons. Rehearsals, miscommunications with the website I write for, more rehearsals, assigments. Blah blah blah.<br />
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You know what, no. Truth is, I've been a sucky blogger recently (for almost three months but numbers are irrelevant) and there's actually no legitimate excuse. I kinda suck :(<br />
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I'm sorrrrrryyyyyy! So lets catch up...<br />
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Since we last spoke, I've made an Ombre chocolate cake, some very vanilla cupcakes, and a beautiful Batman Victoria Sandwich cake. Thats right, a Batman cake, and an Ombre cake. Like the hairstyle. Uh huh. </div>
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Okay so apart from baking I've also been interacting with other humans...wanna see?</div>
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So according to my instagram, my life has recently consisted of, rehearsals, a lot of the colour red that I've only just noticed as I'm writing this, healthy cereal, a picture where I actually look normal whilst smiling and strawberry daquiri cocktails at Turtle Bay! </div>
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Since I've been away for so long (I'm really sorry guys), rather than giving you just one song, I've made a playlist of all the music I've been listening to recently! Enjoy! (And don't judge me for my mainstreamness mmkai?)</div>
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