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 :)

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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.