Monday: Colours... Red hmmm

Well I didn't keep up last week but I'm back at work now, thats a mix of babysitting my crazy and lovely nieces, data inputting for Mum and Dad and my favorite... baking!

As soon as I heard todays word I knew exactly what Photo I was going to use... Red Velvet Cupcakes of course!

These aren't my personal favorite but they are a favorite of my best friend and her partner so I've perfected the recipe over the last few years. Made using a mix of white wine vinegar and bicarbonate of soda this is where the 'red' colour originated from however a bit of modern food colouring brings them to life. And you can't have these without cool vanilla cream cheese to top.

You can't deny the colour is striking!

Markets, Macaroons and Bake Off...

Right so seconds post, albeit a little bit later than I planned but the last two weeks ran away from me. The biggest thing I’ve learnt must be that turning something you do because you love it into a way to make money is pretty difficult.

So, I had my first four markets last week all over western Cornwall and I think I’ve final found a routine that works. Again Chelsea buns were big on the menu and also my Saffron buns that are improving with every day, I also had Tiffin (fridge cake for anyone born post 1990’s) a huge seller when people know what it is. This astounded me as it’s so easy to make (there’s no actual baking involved) but people seem to flock to it, there were also Spinach and Feta Filo pies, some of the rare savories I make.

And on a wonderful note I've finally conquered macaroons, much harder than I thought when I first found the recipe for them and after 6 times I've got the hang of them.

Now any Great British Bake Off fans here? It too me almost a week to get around to finally watching the final and I have to say Frances deserved to win and her wedding cake was amazing! I want to make one now....

So after watching the technical I wanted to try to make pretzels and they are easier than I thought, if you have a chance try them! Oh and if you're having trouble finding malt extract don't worry, I never used it and didn't have any trouble.