A few days away in Brighton

After returning to work after my summer holiday I had a serious case of the holiday blues!

I was questioning my current role in my career and life plan all together.Just being a miserable B****

So I booked myself and my mum a couple of days in away to Brighton 😊

60 miles from the hustle of the city and away from daily realities.

Theirs  something about the sound of the sea and the seagulls that is so calming.

We stayed in the Amsterdam hotel which with a sea view and balcony over looking the pier was the best view to wake up too.

Just spending my time with my mum walking around the uniquely beautiful lanes and exploring all the hidden treasures that Brighton offers.Discovering coffee shops with yummy treats.

Of course eating fish and chips and drinking jugs of pimms on the pier in the sunshine is optional and weather permitting 😂 I highly recommend!!

I could have spent hours sipping my coffee on the beach looking out to the sea thinking about life and what makes me happy.

"Brighton really did brighten my spirits" Sometimes a few days spent using social media to a minimum is also great,if maybe your feeling in a bit of a funk like me or as I have described as my "quarter life crisis "

But now I guess back to reality and at least I'll be going back with a smile on my face and memories of a lovely few days 😘

Until next time .......

Carla XOXO

5 of my favourite Youtubers

Mention YouTube to an adult and their likely to not have a clue what you mean apart from "oh those videos".
Mention YouTube to people of my generation and you can make a new friend and have a great conversation.
I could spend hours of my time watching YouTube and it's so easy to go from watching a morning routine to the most randomist video on the web. Thats whats good about YouTube nothing is to extreme and anything you think of has probably been made into a video.

As youtube is so incredibly popular and their a millions of YouTube creators sometimes it hard to find new creators.I have my personal favourites so I thought i'd share them with you so you can enjoy some new awesome people.

1. AYYDUBS

2.MONICA CHURCH

3.REMI ASHTEN

4.EBONY DAY

5.ASHLEY AND RACHELLE

Those are a few of my go to favourite YouTubers and I also have a channel so i'd appreciate if you check me out too !
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL


Carla Xx

Jammy Dodger surprise cupcake

These jammy Dodger cakes are perfect for any day and really fun to make.


Recipe adapted from http://www.janespatisserie.com

Vanilla cupcake ingredients :
- 150g caster sugar
-150g stork
-3 eggs
-150g self - raising flour
-2 tspn vanilla extract


Icing sugar ingredients :
-175g icing sugar
-350g stork
-1 tspn vanilla extract
-1/2 tspn milk
-jam
-mini jammy Dodger biscuits

Method:

1.Combine the sugar and butter together in a mixer.
2.Add the eggs and flour along with the vanilla gradually.
3.Spoon the mixture into your lined cupcake tins with an ice cream scoop or however you prefer to do so.
4.Bake in the oven on 160 fan for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and when insert a cake pick it comes out clear.
5.Once the cupcakes are cooled scoop out a bit of cake from the top i used the bottom of a nozzle to do so and place a teaspoon of jam into each cake and remember to put the cake back on top and not to accidentally eat.
6.Mix all of the buttercream ingredients tighter until light and fluffy and pipe onto your cupcake however you like and then you can place a mini dodger on top and your done.
7.Enjoy!