Welcome to the new look Mama Bear’s Kitchen. I am bursting with excitement to show you around my amazingly gorgeous, dear little blog. I made the big leap from Blogger to WordPress and while I am still finding my way around it all, I am jumping up and down with pure joy!!! I feel like I have been let loose in a cupcake shop!
Category Archives: Cupcakes
Easy Peasy Monster Cupcakes
What a fun way to start the new year baking agenda. These monster cupcakes brought delight to a little boy turning 6. I really need to shout from the roof tops that these cupcakes are just sooooo easy!! I found these amazing Wilton edible eyes in BIG W (no less), and stuck them onto smarties with a dab of icing. The tips you need are fairly standard and also come from BIG W. I chose to use Americolor gel pastes as they give vibrant colours and you only need a small amount.
White chocolate & berry mini cupcakes
Bite size berry cupcakes with smooth white chocolate filling and whipped white chocolate cream cheese frosting. Try stopping at one!
Spicy ginger cupcakes with Peanut butter& Honey frosting
Hummingbird cupcake recipe
Today is the first day of Summer here in the sunny land Down Under. Our family loves swimming in the local lake and waterhole near our home. Fresh , crisp salads become regular features at our meal table and our zesty homemade Kombucha refreshes the heat weary. The long days are filled with sunshine and laughter, playing and fun as the children have oh so many more hours to frolic outside in the summer sunshine.
Nutty caramel Snickers Cupcake recipe
Nutty caramel cupcakes studded with roasted peanuts and chunks of Snickers bars…topped lavishly with caramel cream cheese frosting, more nuts, chocolate and a final drizzle of sweet, sticky caramel..
These cupcakes are not for the fainthearted.
But ohh…they are good.
Trust me on this.
Sweet Love xx
You can tell someone has serious cupcake obsession when those scrumptious little delights become your babies.
It’s true. I spent every spare minute in the holidays lovingly tending to my dear sweet sugar flowers, ensuring every petal was painted, every pearl in place, caressing each delicate flower like a newborn babe. (Of course it had nothing to do with the fact that my baby is two and a half and my maternal instincts may be craving that insatiable longing to hold another warm, snuggly newborn of my own…)
Cupcake ART
Vintage cake stand
What’s not to love about my new vintage cake stand? It is made of tin, with beautiful pastel colours and a definite retro ‘housewifey’ look about it!
Seriously loving the styling potential.
Welcome to the cake stand collection, little tin treasure.
Black forest Bourbon cupcake recipe
Black forest bourbon cupcakes….the name itself sounds enticing. These delicious wintery desserts are sure to put a fire in your belly and a zing on your taste buds! I adapted this recipe from bestfriendsforfrosting.com , using my own standard chocolate cupcake recipe and tweaking the frosting a bit. I love the idea of using alcohol in my cupcakes, as they enhance the flavour significantly. What makes these cupcakes extra special is the homemade cherry and bourbon jam filling tucked away in the middle. YUMO!