The Easter Cupcake

The Recipe:

8oz Caster Sugar 

8oz Unsalted Butter

4 Eggs

2oz Coco Powder 

6oz Self Raising Flour 

2tsp Vinilla Extract 

For the butter icing;

1tbsp Pink Food Colouring 

250g Butter (Room Temp)

600g Icing Sugar

2 tbsp Whole Milk 

1tsp Vinilla Extract  

Decoration;

Bag of mini eggs 

Small bar of chocolate 

Homemade teats for Easter. 

So I got a bit bored on the weekend and I produced these beautiful treats :) This is the recipe I used for them, and it couldn't be easier! The cake recipe is a basic cake recipe that you can use to make plain cupcakes (Replace the coco powder for self raising) and also make a victoria sandwich. Here are your five simple steps to yummy yummy yummyness.

1: Set over to 180 degrees then beat the butter and sugar until it it light in colour and you can hold the bowl over you head and it not fall on your head.

2: Chuck in the rest if the ingredient and beat. fast.

3: Tablespoon of cake mix in each cup cake case. Put in the oven. Making butter cream while the cakes are in the oven.

4: Allow to cool on a cooling rack. Fill piping bag with your pink icing.

5: Pipe onto your cooled cakes, plage 2 or 3 mini eggs on each cupcake, grate chocolate for topping.

And finally eat :)

Layout and Visualisation

My most recent layout on InDesign 

This Valentines Day ...

Those three words... Where do I begin? 

I could start by telling you that for the past three and a half years, I have been with the most amazing person, who has changed my life. This Valentines, it's all going to be different. I don't want to bore you with my sob story, I want to make you feel better about the concept of Valentines Day.

It's a day filled with love, nobody says that it has to be with a partner - celebrate it with your friends and family, and look forward to the next year in hope. A lot of people look at Valentines day as a day to give up, give up on love and settle for being alone. The truth is, nobody really deserves to be alone, and I know, this is the worst thing you want to hear but... Your time will come. For now - appreciate being you, doing things for yourself, and having a head to think about whatever you please. When that day comes, where you have that someone special to be thinking of on Valentines Day, honestly... you'll wish you didn't have to. 

Reasons why...

1. You have to spend money on them.

2. If he or she is the right one for you - everyday should be Valentines day. 

3. It's pressure.

4. It's planning.

5. It's the time you realize that if it's a chore to think about the upcoming 14th February, then your better off spending it alone.

Don't be fooled by love, because you will only get hurt. So that question of where to begin is simple, begin this Valentines day. Begin hoping, begin your journey to finding the right person for you - when you find them, treat everyday like it's your Valentines.

My new discovery..

https://pinterest.com/magazingfeature/

Follow me to see what i'm up to with my interests and all that jazz! :)

My High School Memories...

There is always good and bad in life.
No matter where you are, or what stage your at.

For me, memories through high school were rocky - although, I wouldn't change them for anything.

Through the making friends, arguments, work, difficulties, early mornings, and school photos... Made me who I am today.

It's not until you get to stages of your life where you meet new challenges that you appreciate the memories that have passed.

I have learnt to live every memory like its your last, and always remember.

Make of this what you will, but try and take some time to remember every emotion you had through school.

Whether they made you stronger, weaker, bigger or smaller - it will have had an impact on your life, and who you are.

Happy memories :)

Celeb Big Brother!

Claire Richards from Steps is looking gorgeous at the final task tonight.

As the housemates sit down for a three course meal, and gallons of wine, they come out with some home truths about friendship.

Some that Spidey will certainly not forget.

Live from the Celeb BB house, Claire is as red as...

Her lips are looking pretty perfect that's for sure!

Who knows what the final might bring?

My first semester at uni...

I'm freaking out! After a not so positive start getting a big fat FAIL in one of my assignments, I am hardly looking forward to receive yet more results later this week.

First day back... 3 assignments mentioned to me already and like I said, freaking out. Don't get me wrong this is what I want to do, and I have told myself that I will not in the next 2 years receive another fail.

Right, I need to pull myself together. How am I going to do that? Well, lets start with the basics - I have a new note pad, and I make a promise that I will fill it with notes, I will read those notes, and I might even type those notes up on one of my two days off a week that I get. It's ridiculous isn't it? I am at uni three out of five days and I am complaining about three things.
Tired, don't have any time, ill.

No more excuses. This is going to be something like a new year's resolution, but maybe I will categorize it as new semester resolution. We will see how that pans out in a months time. 

So as of tomorrow, at 9am when I come in to start my lecture, I will think positive, I will make effort, and I will try my best.

I will be one of the student stood at my graduation with a smile on my face, I will be one to look back and read this and think, oh s**t... I wish I could be back there. I was always told that school was the best days of my life, I didn't believe it. Then I grew up and yes, mum and dad were right. Again. 

Note to self for tomorrow; Don't forget note pad and pen. Be on time, Get up and IGNORE the temptation to touch the snooooooooooooze button on my alarm.

Snoozing my alarm will only result in further freaking out later down the line...

Film releases

Iron Man 3 - May 3rd

Is Iron Man’s time up with the enemy coming? May 3^rd will see the rise of the final film in this shocking trilogy. Robert Downey playing super hero Iron Man may seem invincible but in this film, will he meet his match as his archenemy Mandarin casted by Ben Kingsley takes over looking slightly more admirable in his iron suit. The best man will win the final battle, which will test Iron man to his limits. As Tony Stark tried to defend everything he has, the one thing he loves more than anything, girlfriend Pepper Pots seems distracted by a newer face on the seen. Can Tony hold on to his reputation and his true love?

Experience this Walt Disney adventure in 2D and 3D to really bring back to life the fantasy of super heroes.   

Epic Movie - May 24th

Epic is a fantasy adventure animation film brought to you by Disney. From the creators of Ice Age and Rio, this film is inspired by a children’s book ‘The leaf man and the brave good bugs.’

A father’s story is brought to life as a young teenage girl (Beyonce Knowles) who is magically taken to a forest, but this isn’t any ordinary forest. Her father told her once of a forest alive with real people, talking animals and moving plants.

This is a story about a girl who goes into the forest to save the universe from the evil enemy who sets out to destroy the forest.

It is a beautiful, magical, adventure staring Collin Farrell and Beyonce Knowles as father and daughter. Available in 2D and 3D you will feel like part of the magic when you sit down to watch the Epic movie.

More photoshop fun...

The wonders of Photoshop...

Just messing about on Photoshop in my Lunch break, thought this was pretty awesome :) It was pretty easy, just followed a tutorial on Youtube. Hope you like it :)