Flour, Cake and Pastry

Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovely people! Today's long awaited recipe is for Vanilla Cupcakes with a yummy chocolate topping...does it really get any better? Ingredients: 250g Self Raising Flour 250g Butter 250g Caster Sugar 5 Eggs 1tsp Vanilla Essence 150g Chocolate (its up to you whether you use white, milk or dark chocolate) Cupcake Cases Method: Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. C ream together the butter and sugar and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then fold in the flour and mix well, ensuring that the batter has formed properly, there shouldn't be any flour left at the bottom of the bowl. Next add your vanilla essence and give the mix another good beat. All you have to do now is simply spoon the mix into your cases, until they're approximately three-quarters full, this will ensure that the cakes do not over flow when they're cooking. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes or until a cake ske...

So today celebrates the wonderful world of Nutella-and to be quite honest I didn't actually know World Nutella Day existed until this morning when I checked my social media accounts. People like to make a day for everything don't they. But as a baker and chocolate lover, I'm not complaining. So I thought I would share with you guys some yummy ways to get Nutella into your bakes, there are so many out there, you're spoilt for choice! Keep reading for my top 5 Nutella Treats! 1) Nutella Cupcakes This recipe is essentially a Nutella lovers heaven. A moist Nutella cupcake with a creamy Nutella buttercream, you really can't go wrong. Check out the recipe over on the Chef In Training website here: http://www.chef-in-training.com/2012/09/nutella-cupcakes-with-nutella-buttercream/ 2) Nutella Banana Bread Everyone knows chocolate and banana go well together, in fact most fruits go well with chocolate, there's just something about it! Banana bread is one of my f...