24 August 2012

White Russian Cake



This is the last one for now and its a bit of an epic.  I tried two different ways of doing this and i may have mixed up some of the photos but they were quite similar so you should get the idea.  It is quite rich and indulgent but worth the effort.  I'm still not sure about the cream mousse but it does add lightness that the cake needs.  It is also fine to use normal vodka in place of the zubrowka.


Mojito Cake



This second cake came from the idea of cocktail flavoured cakes.  Originally i didn't put the rum in the cake mix so hopefully it doesn't alter the cake too much.  It did need an extra kick of rum in it.  I also used light muscovado but if i tried it again i would probably opt for the dark instead to give a better flavour.


Earl Grey and Raisin Cupcakes with Orange Icing



Ok so there's been a slight gap between posts here.  I have had to deal with an oven dying during this time but this doesn't excuse the other slackness.  There has been plenty of baking since then and i have had a couple of recipes written up for a while.  Though there has been a gap between baking and writing recipes so i hope i have remembered them well enough... This first one is a nice light cupcake with a lovely clean orange icing but you could use a buttercream icing that would work just as well.