Salted caramel drip cake

I wanted to share with you this delicious three layer salted caramel drip cake.

No credit to me as the recipe belongs to Jane Pattiserie and the link for the recipe is http://www.janespatisserie.com/2016/07/04/salted-caramel-drip-cake/

I must add that Janes creation did look extremely perfect compared to mine,however it  still tasted amazing I just need to practice my decorating skills :)




Carla xx

Easter Cupcakes

As this week is a 3 day weekend! I figured what a great time to do some baking.Having family over for tea or just want to use some of your Easter  chocolates!

Ingredients :

175g Caster sugar
175g Stork
4 medium eggs
175g self raising flour
1 tspn vanilla

250g stork
750g icing sugar
1 big bar milk chocolate
Mini eggs
Malteser bunnies

Method : makes 12/14 cupcakes

First preheat oven to 160 fan and line a cupcake time wth your chosen cases.

1.Combine  the sugar and butter together in a mixer.
2.Add the eggs and flour along with the vanilla gradually. Mix until all the ingredients are smoothly combined.
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.whislt the cakes are cooling you can make the buttercream.Mix the stork and icing sugar gradually until fluffy and light.Go ahead and break your chocolate up and microwave for a few seconds,keep checking and mixing to make sure it doesn't burn.Mix the chocolate into the icing.
6.pipe the chocolate buttercream onto the cakes.Sprinkle some glitter on top and some Easter chocolate.
7.Enjoy!

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

8 of my favourite things to watch on Netflix

I could pretend that I never watch TV and that I spend my time exercising and reading books.However that would be a little bit untrue.We all know secretly that when we say just one more episode we really mean one more series!

I love watching movies and TV series's,as it's a way for you to escape your typical life, and relax.For your mind to focus on something different, whether it be romance or fantasy.

This post is to share with you a few Netflix recommendations :

1. Riverdale / This is new to Netflix with 7 episodes and more being released every/other friday.Riverdale is about four teens and their lives after the death of a fellow student, as they try to find out what's actually happened to Jason.

2.Orphan Black / Is a 4 season series focused on Sarah who starts of with witnessing a stranger commit suicide, however the stranger looks extremely similar to herself.Sarah is actually a clone and the episodes discover a whole new mystery and life for Sarah.

3.Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt / kimmy goes to New York after being held hostage by a cult leader.Its so light hearted and really does have you laughing out loud.

4.The Duff/ About a high schooler who realises she's the designated ugly fat friend in her clique,she asks for help from her neighbour jock friend.The perfect romcom.

5.Haters back off/ A series about Miranda sings and her dream to become a singer.I don't actually watch Miranda sings on YouTube as the content isn't my typical interest,however I really enjoyed watching haters back off, it was extremely funny.

6.Stranger things/About a group of young boys and Wills discovery.A sci fi fantasy sort of series.I can see a lot of genres enjoying this series.

7.I boy/Shards of a cell phone get lodged into a teenagers brain,he discovers a special Power and uses it to get revenge.

8.Radio rebel / When a student has a secret identity,she is a school dj who helps others popular and unpopular.

That's a few of my Netflix's favourites let me know if you'd like to see a part 2!
Carla Xx

How do you deal with your mind ?

How do you deal with your mind ?
A feeling you get but you just can't describe
Almost an aching that won't rub out
Why do I feel like this ?
What am I feeling ?
Am I anxious?
Stressed?
Sad?
Confused?
Or all of the above ?
Whatever I am
Whoever I am
I don't like this feeling and how it's making me feel
Shake it off they say
Shake what off
It's not a crumb and easy to dispose
It's my mind
My brain
My life
It's me
I am who I am
I don't know why
But it's me for now
I'll work on me until one day soon
I feel better
Am I ill?
No just not me yet
I'll know
When I feel better
Happy?
Excited?
Energetic?
I can't wait to feel those feels
When my mind wanders off again
Like it does in dreams and stories
That's the best feeling
If we didn't dream we wouldn't live
But for now I'll be ME.

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!

Terrys Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Who doesn't love Terry's chocolate orange ?
Who doesn't love cupcakes ?
Well you love both that's why your reading this post right this second.

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

Ingredients :

175g butter
175g caster sugar
175g self raising flour
4 eggs
1 tspn vanilla
3 tbspn cocoa powder (optional)

Icing :

500g icing sugar
250g stork (margarine)
20 pieces Terry's chocolate orange (melted)


Method

1. Preheat your oven to 160 fan.Line a baking tray with your cupcake cases of your choice.
2. Mix your stork and sugar together.I use a stand mixer and whisk for a few minutes,until combined.
3. Add the rest of your ingredients (egg,self raising flour,vanilla,cocoa owder). Mix for 5 minutes and until the mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Spoon your cake batter into the cases and place in the oven for 15-35 minutes.Keep an eye on the cakes as you don't want them burning.(That would ruin your day)
5.Whilst your cakes are cooling you can make the icing.Mix the stork with the icing sugar and add in the melted chocolate gradually.Continue to whisk so the buttercream gets thick and fluffy.
6.Using a piping bag and a star nozzle pipe the icing onto the cupcake and finish of with a segment of the orange and some edible glitter to give it the wow factor.
7.Make yourself a cup of tea or hot chocolate if your feeling  like a chocoholic and enjoy your yummy creation.You could share with your friends or keep them all to yourself.

Carla x