The Three Bears

Millie

Hugo

Chesney

I have a 14 hour shift tomorrow

I have no idea how to get through it other than breaking the day into small chunks and looking forward to the next break.
I've made a cheese and pickle sandwich for one of my breaks but will be off shopping today to buy some healthy (and not so healthy) goodies to take with me.
I just think if I do three 14 hour shifts, I'll be finished for the week rather than doing five 8 hour shifts. That way I'll have four days off rather than two and save myself 10 pounds in parking!

Finally Finished James's Scarf

Isn't James handsome? I think so. 

Caramel Cupcakes

So I did some baking yesterday as it's James and I's eighteen month anniversary. So as a gift to James I made some Humming Bird Bakery caramel cupcakes.

Cupcakes straight out of the oven, some were some interesting shapes....

The dulce de leche makes the cupcakes a lovely golden brown

Heavily frosted cupcakes, humming bird bakery really love frosting!

Close up of the cupcake, in pretty pink polka dot cases! 

Overall, these cupcakes have a nice caramel flavour and the frosting is very sweet. I'd recommend these cupcakes to anyone who loves caramel! 

A Rough Guide To Making Thai Curry....

Chop broccoli and butternut squash and cook in a wok for 10 minutes on a medium heat

Chop a red pepper and add to the wok

Add one of these

Add three of teaspoons of this and simmer

 the curry for 15 minutes. Test the vegetables with a knife to check they're cooked. Then add noodles! 

You should end up with this! 

I started my new placement today!

I can confirm I will be making cakes for them on Friday. Everyone is lovely!! The other student I'm working with is also great!

I'm going to either make the caramel cupcakes or maybe a chocolate cake as there's lots of people who work there!

Tonight shall consist of

• Telly watching 
• Cuddling 
• Knitting 
• Eating red thai curry 

Hummingbird Bakery Recipes I'm Making....

I will carry on baking through the Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days book and make....

• Apple Streusel Cake 
• Caramel cupcakes
• Also a surprise for James and I's eighteen month anniversary 

Today I will be mostly wearing

Cardigan- River Island 

T-shirt- All Saints

Jeans- Topshop

Bracelet- Pandora 

Rucksack- Topshop

Just my very casual outfit for a wander round Old Leigh to stare at cupcakes through shop windows!

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Brooklyn Blackout Cake Tasting!

"Can I have some cake please?"

"Seriously man, can I have some cake?"

"Fine, be like that!!!"

Plans for today

• Go to my house and have tea and cake with my mum and Tony 
• Visit to Old Leigh 
• Gym, probably
• Red Thai Curry and watching Breakfast Club 

Photos will most likely follow! 

Have a good day everyone :) 

Recently I've been

LISTENING: The Smiths and Mystery Jets

WATCHING: Breakfast Club

THINKING: New placement, shall I bring cakes in?

CRUSHING: on homemade things

ANTICIPATING: Our camping pod holiday in August 

READING: lots and lots of new blogs

Brooklyn Blackout Cake

I made the Hummingbird Bakery Brooklyn Blackout cake today. It is just basically a chocolate cake with an eggless chocolate custard frosting and filling. The cake was easy to make but the custard was a bit tricky, it got really gloopy and it was hard to stir in the saucepan. Above are photos of it frosted and unfrosted. I hope it's nice!!

Baking again today.

I'm baking again today as we are having visitors tomorrow. I'm going to make Humming Bird Bakery's brooklyn blackout cake either two layer or three layer. It's a chocolate cake with chocolate custard.

But before that I am going to the gym to burn off the cake from yesterday!

Would you like a slice, madam?

Carrot Cake

The carrot cake I made yesterday. I used the Humming Bird Bakery recipe but instead of making a three layer cake, I made a two layer cake with cupcakes.  I topped the cakes with cream cheese frosting then dusted with cinnamon.

Having a Baking Evening!

Having an evening of baking as the rain pours outside. I need to remind England that it is in fact July!  I've made a two layer carrot cake and five carrot cake cupcakes going to ice them in a short while I'll post pictures tomorrow!

Hop Farm!