So a favorite among many of us has to be Halloween! With costumes and sweets and of course, amazing cupcake designs this time of the year is one of my favorite times of year. To be honest, if you search on Google Images 'Halloween Cupcakes' you can get a range of different images showing some of the most intricate designs that I have ever seen but you can also get some designs that look just as good but they super easy to carry out.
Just the thought of little children running around shouting 'Trick or Treat' picking sweets from bowls full to the brim of haribos and chocolate in wrappers. I remember when I was a bit younger our next door neighbours would always have a Halloween party and they we would always bring round marzipan mice with little strawberry lace tails and chocolate chip eyes, though to be totally honest I never actually ate the mice, just the tails and the eyes!
So today I going to give you a Halloween cupcake recipe. The cupcakes are carrot cake as a lot of people in my family prefer carrot cake to pumpkin cake. I am going to decorate them with a cinnamon and cream cheese frosting though if you don't like cinnamon you can always leave it out. The icing will be shaped in a little ascending swirl and decorated with some chocolate chips for eyes to make a little ghost figure on top of your cake! If you aren't so keen on cream cheese you can always do a basic buttercream icing.
Now after all that chatting on here is the recipe. I hope that you enjoy and please tweet me with hashtag #angelichalloween.
Ingredients:
175g of light brown/ muscovado sugar
150 ml of sunflower oil
2 eggs
zest of 1 medium orange
200g of grated carrots
2 tsp of mixed spice
200g of self raising flour
1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
100g of butter
300g of cream cheese
100g of icing sugar
cinnamon, as much as you want
chocolate chips, to decorate
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Pop some cupcake cases into a muffin tin and set aside for later.
2. Mix the oil and the sugar in a bowl and then whisk in the eggs. Then add in the orange zest and grated carrots and mix together until it is well combined. Then add in the dry ingredients (mixed spice, self raising flour and bicarbonate of soda) little by little so that everything is well mixed together.
3. Then fill each cupcake case half full with mixture making sure that each cupcake is filled the same. Put in the over for 20-25 mins so that when you touch the cupcakes lightly they bounce back or when you pop a skewer in it comes out clean.
4. Once the cupcakes are out of the oven you can start on the icing. Whisk the butter for a couple of minutes and then add in the cream cheese and combine. Then gradually add in the icing sugar and cinnamon. The icing should be soft and you should see no lumps of icing sugar that are not combined together.
5. Put the icing in a piping bag with a rounded nozzle and beggin. Once the cupcakes are cool start with the piping by starting on the outside and in circles go to the middle bringing the piping bag up so that the icing starts to tower on top of each other and end in a point. Then pop on two chocolate chips on to the icing for eyes.
Then your cupcakes are done and are ready to be eaten, after they have been photographed, of course.
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Thursday, 29 October 2015
Monday, 26 October 2015
Orange Spice Hot Chocolate
So, with Halloween just around the corner I have been loving all things festive. I particularly like the smell of spices such as cinnamon and clove. I have always loved it when you go into shops and you see the jars of spices that you can buy and use to scent your room. By combining my love of hot drinks and festive spice I have come up with a hot chocolate recipe to warm you up. It has been starting to get a lot cooler recently and I love it when it is raining outside and you can cosy up with a blanket, a hot drink and watch some YouTube or Netflix.
This recipe is a Orange Spice Hot Chocolate. I hope that you enjoy and love this just as much as I do. Xx
Ingredients:
8 cups of semi skimmed milk
7 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup of caster sugar
zest of 1 orange
225g of dark chocolate
marshmallows and whipped cream, to serve
Method:
1. Start by heating the milk in a pan, making sure that it doesn't boil. Add in the cloves and cinnamon sticks along with the sugar and stir. Make sure that you keep on stirring so that the milk doesn't form a skin.
2. Add in the orange zest and simmer for 15 mins. Over a pan of boiling water heat the dark chocolate in a glass bowl. Don't let the water touch the bottom of the glass bowl. Once the chocolate has completely melted, strain the milk and spice mixture so that all the cinnamon stick and cloves are no longer in the mixture. Slowly por the melted chocolate into the milk mixture over a very low heat and stir until well combined.
3. Pour the hot chocolate into mugs or glasses and top with marshmallows and whippy cream. If you want to make this more Instagramable you can add a sprinkle of cocoa powder and a piece of sliced orange to the top.
This recipe is a Orange Spice Hot Chocolate. I hope that you enjoy and love this just as much as I do. Xx
Ingredients:
8 cups of semi skimmed milk
7 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup of caster sugar
zest of 1 orange
225g of dark chocolate
marshmallows and whipped cream, to serve
Method:
1. Start by heating the milk in a pan, making sure that it doesn't boil. Add in the cloves and cinnamon sticks along with the sugar and stir. Make sure that you keep on stirring so that the milk doesn't form a skin.
2. Add in the orange zest and simmer for 15 mins. Over a pan of boiling water heat the dark chocolate in a glass bowl. Don't let the water touch the bottom of the glass bowl. Once the chocolate has completely melted, strain the milk and spice mixture so that all the cinnamon stick and cloves are no longer in the mixture. Slowly por the melted chocolate into the milk mixture over a very low heat and stir until well combined.
3. Pour the hot chocolate into mugs or glasses and top with marshmallows and whippy cream. If you want to make this more Instagramable you can add a sprinkle of cocoa powder and a piece of sliced orange to the top.
Thursday, 15 October 2015
School Snacks- Healthy but Fun
Hey guys,
So as school or work has begun for basically all of us, I thought that it were about time that I write a blog post with ideas for yummy but healthy snacks. Some of these are shop bought and others will of course be homemade.
1. Nakd Bars
These healthy and nutritious bars are the perfect snack to bring with you on the go and with a variety of flavours, for berries to chocolate, they should have a taste to satisfy everyone. My personal favorite is Cocoa Crunch,which may sound unhealthy but is packed with 18% protein which is very important for your diet. These bars are also have another bonus, they are wheat, dairy and gluten free and they only have natural sugars.
2. Carrots and Hummus
By simply chopping up some carrots and popping them into a tub with a spoon of hummus you could have an amazing snack. Carrots are full of healthy minerals and vitamin A. Carrots are also full of antioxidants in ample amounts. Hummus is a great way to get extra protein into the body. It made from chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and salt. It is also full of flavour and I love it. Chickpeas help to lower cholesterol!
3. Pitta bread
Another snack to have is pitta bread, in particular, whole wheat ones. They are a good way to get more fibre into your system and help to fill you up as they have a high carbohydrate content. I often put something like ham in them for lunch or you can add marmite or any filling of you choice.
4. Chocolate
Once a week or something like that I like to have something a little bit sweeter and richer. You can have a chocolate bar or a chocolate covered rice cake (my favorite). Having dark chocolate is better for you but there is no problem in having a treat ever so often.
5. Smoothies
Smoothies are something you can make on a daily basis and take into school. They can be filled with whatever you want from something super healthy like goji berries and kale to yoghurt and banana but either one is good. To boost the energy that a smoothie gives you should add oats. They are full of fibre, they give you energy and they also help to lower cholesterol. You can have these throughout the day to keep you going.
6. Granola bars
Granola bars are one of the best snacks to go to school with. They can be packed with all sorts of different oats and berries which will slowly release energy throughout the day. You can make you own ( recipe down below) or you can simply by them in packs from the shops as they sell them pretty much anywhere.
Hope that this gave you some ideas into what kind of snacks to bring to school
Xx.
Granola bar recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7001/cinnamon-berry-granola-bars
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So as school or work has begun for basically all of us, I thought that it were about time that I write a blog post with ideas for yummy but healthy snacks. Some of these are shop bought and others will of course be homemade.
1. Nakd Bars
These healthy and nutritious bars are the perfect snack to bring with you on the go and with a variety of flavours, for berries to chocolate, they should have a taste to satisfy everyone. My personal favorite is Cocoa Crunch,which may sound unhealthy but is packed with 18% protein which is very important for your diet. These bars are also have another bonus, they are wheat, dairy and gluten free and they only have natural sugars.
2. Carrots and Hummus
By simply chopping up some carrots and popping them into a tub with a spoon of hummus you could have an amazing snack. Carrots are full of healthy minerals and vitamin A. Carrots are also full of antioxidants in ample amounts. Hummus is a great way to get extra protein into the body. It made from chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and salt. It is also full of flavour and I love it. Chickpeas help to lower cholesterol!
3. Pitta bread
Another snack to have is pitta bread, in particular, whole wheat ones. They are a good way to get more fibre into your system and help to fill you up as they have a high carbohydrate content. I often put something like ham in them for lunch or you can add marmite or any filling of you choice.
4. Chocolate
Once a week or something like that I like to have something a little bit sweeter and richer. You can have a chocolate bar or a chocolate covered rice cake (my favorite). Having dark chocolate is better for you but there is no problem in having a treat ever so often.
5. Smoothies
Smoothies are something you can make on a daily basis and take into school. They can be filled with whatever you want from something super healthy like goji berries and kale to yoghurt and banana but either one is good. To boost the energy that a smoothie gives you should add oats. They are full of fibre, they give you energy and they also help to lower cholesterol. You can have these throughout the day to keep you going.
6. Granola bars
Granola bars are one of the best snacks to go to school with. They can be packed with all sorts of different oats and berries which will slowly release energy throughout the day. You can make you own ( recipe down below) or you can simply by them in packs from the shops as they sell them pretty much anywhere.
Hope that this gave you some ideas into what kind of snacks to bring to school
Xx.
Granola bar recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7001/cinnamon-berry-granola-bars
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Monday, 12 October 2015
Autumn Blog Post and Butternut Squash Soup
With Autumn now in full swing, though it has been rather sunny recently, I thought I would do an Autumn post with ideas and thoughts and of course a recipe.
Autumn is one of my favorite times of year. I love layering up and snuggling in front of the tv with a mug of homemade soup or some sort of warming concoction. I just love waking up on a clean crisp morning with the bleak sun in the sky and see the ground littered with red and orange leaves.
But I have to say that my ultimate autumn/winter favourite has to be homemade butternut squash soup. I made this for the first time last year and it was literally the best soup that I have ever had. It was thick and silky but I added no cream or creme fraiche so it was still super healthy. It was a hit with most of my family (all except those who don't like soup). Soup is also something amazing to have around at this time of year and if you make it in a big batch you can reheat it multiple times for different dinners. you could even put it in a flask and reheat it at work.
So with much digging I seem to have found the recipe that I use last year to make this soup.
Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients:
3 small butternut
squash, about 1.6kg (3 ½ lb) total weight
about 2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
freshly grated nutmeg ( you can add as much or as little as you would like)
25g (1oz) butter
1 large onion, roughly chopped
2 large carrots, roughly chopped
2 large sticks celery, sliced
1.1-1.3 litres vegetable stock
sprig of fresh rosemary
about 2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
freshly grated nutmeg ( you can add as much or as little as you would like)
25g (1oz) butter
1 large onion, roughly chopped
2 large carrots, roughly chopped
2 large sticks celery, sliced
1.1-1.3 litres vegetable stock
sprig of fresh rosemary
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200C.
2. First peel the butternut squashes. This can be quite hard due to the shape, you can use a knife or a potato peeler. Then chop into large chunks and pop on a well oiled tray. Cook for about 30 mins.
3. One the butternut squash has been cooked through you can begin to start the main part of the soup. Melt the butter in a pan and add in the roughly chopped onion, celery and carrot. Cook them for 5-10 mins so that they begin to soften a little. Then add in the stock, rosemary and any seasoning (salt and pepper) that you want. Bring up to the boil and partly cover and simmer for 20 mins.
4. After 20 mins add in the butternut squash. Use a liquidiser or a hand held food blender and whizz until it is as processed as you want. Stir and then it is ready to serve.
Just remember that you can serve this straight away or you can reheat whenever you want. I love having this with crusty rosemary bread with it.
Rosemary Bread.
Just take a slice of bread and rub it with a few stalk of rosemary. You can also do this with garlic.
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4. After 20 mins add in the butternut squash. Use a liquidiser or a hand held food blender and whizz until it is as processed as you want. Stir and then it is ready to serve.
Just remember that you can serve this straight away or you can reheat whenever you want. I love having this with crusty rosemary bread with it.
Rosemary Bread.
Just take a slice of bread and rub it with a few stalk of rosemary. You can also do this with garlic.
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Thursday, 1 October 2015
General Favorites
Hey all,
I am absolutely loving autumn at the moment. All the winter soups and woolly jumpers and bonfires and lets not forget my birthday! Autumn is one of my favorite times of year and I love it so much, so don't be surprised if my Instagram (which is currently broken) and Twitter.
With my favorite time of year approaching I thought that I would write a favorites post. As per usual this will range for baking bits to clothes favorites to anything else I can think of that I have been enjoying. So I hope that you enjoy....
My first favorite this month has to be The Great British Bake Off. I absolutely love the GBBO and I have been watching it all the time recently. I am not up to date at the moment but I find that it goes so quickly and I feel like it started not that long ago. I always miss it when it isn't on.
A second favorite is a recipe book that I have come across. Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Notebook. It is such a beautiful and well put together book. The drawings and photos have been put together so well and it is such a beautiful book. It is full of some amazing recipes packed with colour and flavour.
Another favorite has been nakd bars. They are probably the best and tasty snacks that I have had. They come in a variety of flavours from berries to chocolate to orange and have around 18% protein per bar. My personal favorite is Cocoa Crunch. These bars are also have another bonus, they are wheat, dairy and gluten free and they only have natural sugars.
My final favorite has been Fentimans Rose Lemonade. I first had it when I went to a Roast Lunch with family and I have been in love with it ever since. I tried it a while ago but I haven't had it in ages. It is basically the most amazing lemonade I have in a long time and I really recommend it.
This month I am going to try my hardest to try and upload on time every dead line. I want to try and work on the content that is in each post and the photos too. I hope that you enjoy this blog post and if you want to see more please subscribe.Thank you for all your support xx
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