Mini Apple and Blackberry Cinnamon Crumbles

Apples are what I have though, not enough to supply a cottage industry but enough to make a few puddings and possibly some apple chutney and sauces for the freezer. [Read on...]

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

This recipe has been adapted from the Primrose Bakery recipe. Whenever I’m donating cakes I use baking margarine to cut down on costs but you can replace this with butter if you prefer. I would always use butter for buttercream though. I decorated them with silver balls and dragees, partly because my husband hates them and I seem to be over run with them. They could just as easily be decorated with sugar spiders and used for Hallowe’en. [Read on...]

Five Flavours of Flapjacks for Cybermummy

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You’ll have to excuse me. The past few weeks have been rather frenetic due to this and this and it has taken me longer than promised to share this Cybermummy flapjack recipe in FIVE flavours and host a giveaway for my Cybermummy sponsor, Flahavan’s. I’ve also been doing my first ever edited movie, a [Read on...]

Very Lazy Pecan and Cinnamon Cookies

These are lazy cookies.  True, they were quite easy to make but I am doing a lazy post as there are a couple of bumper posts in the pipeline and I need to save my energy!  I’m really excited about the posts I have coming up and hope that you enjoy reading them as [Read on...]

Hot Cross Bun Macarons: Mactweets Challenge

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Mac Attack 6 is underway at MacTweets, hosted by Deeba and Jamie, this month’s theme is April holidays. Although we had a range of possibilities; April Fool’s Day, Passover, St George’s Day and more, I have opted for the obvious, Easter and made this month’s macarons in homage to that eternal favourite, the hot [Read on...]

Seasonal Pancake Challenge with Morrisons AND A GIVEAWAY!

A pinch a punch, first day of the month, white rabbits and all that.  February is here and I am secretly cursing that Valentines is not after Shrove Tuesday this year because we are brimming over with Mardi Gras madness here at Maison Cupcake but have not yet done an iota of preparation towards [Read on...]

Blueberry and Cinnamon Tarts

In the novel “Blackberry Wine”, Joanne Harris’ follow up to Chocolat, the protagonist inherits some bottles of fruit in alcohol that have been steeping for around forty years. Each time he drinks one of them, he has hallucinations and then needs to drink another bottle to see what happens next. Or at least that’s [Read on...]

Mini Almond Crumble Topped Mince Pies with Cinnamon Pastry

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My grandmother always made dozens of mince pies at Christmas. She used to mix her pastry with orange juice instead of water. Today I bring you the second of three mincemeat recipes featured this month but the only one which could be called a mince pie. [Read on...]

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    Possibly healthiest burger ever. Olive & shittake! #wildfoodcafe #nealsyard (Taken with instagram)


    02/03/12

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    In love! #lecrueset #valentines ramekins in M&S #westfield (Taken with instagram)


    01/28/12

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    Am being taunted by pictures of Parisian hotel bars in press releases. The 34th floor La Vue bar at Hotel Concorde La Fayette. #Paris #hotels


    01/23/12

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    Busy editing the book today - tantalising sneak peak! (Taken with instagram)


    01/16/12

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    KitKat Chunky frenzy! I’m nabbing the peanut butter ones, which would you choose? #chocolate 

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    01/16/12

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    Valentine’s treat using Renshaw’s red Ready to Roll coloured icing.


    01/11/12

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    Two limited edition Valentine’s cupcake flavours available from Peggy Porschen Parlour, Belgravia:

    Strawberry & Champagne and Chocolate Raspberry Kiss make the perfect cupcake couple for Valentine’s Day. Cupcakes priced at £3.50 each, available to pre-order for collection online at www.peggyporschen.com from February 1st 2012.


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