When I was asked to make a feature cake and cupcakes with a sea/beach theme for a baby shower, I was pleasantly challenged. After researching all of the possibilities, I knew that I wanted to to create a show stopping display which had an authentic beachy feel about it.
The feature cake was a dark chocolate mud cake with Kahlua buttercream, and the cupcakes were rose & vanilla with white chocolate shells and sugar shards topping the vanilla buttercream.
I confess I was having a bit of a stressful day. With ten people living in your house, sometimes you get that! By about 4pm, my tolerance levels were diminishing rapidly and I knew there was only one thing I needed to do, and I needed to do it fast.
Hello Hello! Oh so many ideas and so little time!!! I have been in a baking frenzy of late. My mind continually bursts with recipes and flavour combinations I want to try. Not to mention the food styling ideas and photo props that bombard my waking hours!! I have decided that I need to start selling some of my cupcakes just to break even with my little addiction habit . I am hoping to sell one box of a dozen mixed cupcakes each week. These will be announced on my Facebook page. Of course the REAL reason is that I get to bake MORE cupcakes and try out my new flavours!!
I have been experimenting with sticky date pudding recipes and trying a few different ways to put this delicious winter dessert into a cupcake. This recipe is super moist and the hint of aromatic spices complement the dates perfectly. They are delicious as a cupcake or could be spruced up a bit served warm with a heavy dose of butterscotch sauce and ice cream. Any way you choose to eat them, they are scrumptious!!!
