Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts

Friday, November 11, 2011

The gift that keeps on giving

 Rock and roll chef in the making baking?

Or mad swiss chef from the Muppets cuzzie?

Messy play is nom!

The lavender hedge here is in full bloom so we made Hummingbird Bakery Lavender Cupcakes, recipe taken from the card accompanying a recent Elf gift, and posted here especially for Jem.
Made yesterday, but only eaten today as Claud and I made ourselves sugar-sick on the icing yesterday!


Lavender icing. Truly heavenly.


Those parchement bun cases (on the card) have the look of a cupcake wet t-shirt contest, cheaping the wonderful recipe. Our classy shiny silver cupcake dresses do it justice. Shame about the icing. I'm not the only one about with icing problems. Tips anyone?!

Best cupcakes ever to date, and I've eaten and baked a few. And dead easy. Recommended. Highly.


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Put out the flags and polish the silver!



One feather headress ta-da! Still not 100% happy re the proportions but the white rik-rak is a winner. Next; a cornflower blue/peacock feather version for Claudine's best friend Olivia's 2nd birthday.
Plotting fun and food for THE upcoming wedding celebrations. A friend from England also living here in NZ is planning a wedding-watching-garden-party type "do". I have fossicked out red, white and blue bits and bobs to inspire, and my British Isles cookie cutter arrived- Hurray! www.re-foundobjects.com/shop
Put out the flags and polish the silver!