Red Velvet Holiday

I have been very tardy with these posts, I will use the excuse of being too busy over the holidays! I made this cake back in December, for a festive gathering. Red Velvet, so good, so red! With cream cheese frosting, obviously. It was a hit!

xo

the day is almost here!

we leave on friday for our international wedding extravaganza! last weekend i had my final test bake, of the hummingbird cupcakes, and they turned out great! i decorated some of them with pineapple flowers, and the others with sugar pearls. the pineapple flowers were really pretty, but ben pointed out that they are difficult to bite through which is a fair point as we'll be standing in a pub without forks and knives. more importantly, i think i am well prepared for everything that i may face by baking in a new unfamiliar kitchen, but the proof will be in the frosting! i will be posting the recipes on here after we return. wish me luck! xo

a flock of hummingbirds

finally! i have been wanting to make hummingbird cupcakes for ages but something always came up! hummingbird cupcakes, based on hummingbird cake, are a unique flavor made up of banana, pineapple, cinnamon and pecans topped off with cream cheese frosting. yum! i think of them as an alternative for carrot cake. very dense and moist, and naturally a vehicle for cream cheese frosting :) these are a serious contender for september due to their uniqueness and deliciousness! xo

cupcakes for a cause

mmm rainbow velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting :) i baked these this weekend to be sold at a bake sale for a good cause. i hope they've raised a lot of money! i had some issues with the frosting, it didn't come together as well as it has in the past, i will have to investigate this further. they still taste great! three colours of 'red' velvet cake, all the same flavor. i will definitely try this again in the future! xo

shamrock cakes

happy st. patrick's day week! i went all out this weekend with these green (red) velvet cupcakes. different recipe for the cake as it didn't contain any butter, same cream cheese frosting though with a bit of green for good measure, and the shamrock sprinkles! the real st. patrick's day recipe is coming up this week, i can hardly wait! xo

happy birthday kk!

happy birthday kk! these are banana cupcakes with cream cheese butter cream frosting for tomorrow's post birthday lunch dessert :) i hope you had a fab birthday day off, see you back at work tomorrow! xo

THE valentine's cake

this is my red velvet cake, the baking went well but my layer cake construction leaves much to be desired. this was my first three layer cake though. the recipe actually called for vanilla frosting but i think cream cheese frosting is the way to go with red velvet. one week early for valentines, but there will be some more valentines treats coming up this week!