Pretty and Pink Birthday Cupcakes

Good evening lovelies. 

I've been perfecting my design's lately so that I have boxes suitable for different events with key icing skills and toppers handcrafted! 

These are what I like to call my Girly Birthday Batch, consisting of 12 Vanilla Cupcakes with pretty pink swirls and complementary yellow roses. 

What do you think? :)

It's my birthday!

Without getting the lyrics into your head, I did indeed turn 22 last week! I don't want to think about it too much because I still have no clue what I want in life, career wise that is, but I had a fabulous birthday and was truly spoilt by my loved ones. 

My dream certainly came true this year when I recieved a beautiful baby pink Kitchen Aid mixer, a bakers dream. I am so excited to use it and was actually too scared to use it so just whisked up these cupcakes using my hand mixer ha. 

Lots and lots of love,

Kathryn x 

The Weekend | London Town O2 Climb

Although I technically don't live in London, I like to class myself as a London galll and love going in town for little adventures to discover new places. This weekend was a special one as it was the last 21st birthday of our friendship group and we sure did celebrate it well. The first adventure of the day was climbing up the O2 ( you know the one, that big dome by the river in Eastenders). I hadn't a clue what to expect and can safely say I was least prepared girl in the group... I even had to purchase some socks because I stupidly thought my shoes would be suitable. All geared up in some uber attractive climbing wear we were ready to take on the huge challenge of accomplishing the O2, that's a slight exaggeration ha.

I really would recommend it, we had such a laugh and although it's not the highest of buildings the view was still vast, especially seeing the cable cars over the Thames. I think that will be my next on my to-do list in London. Being the classy girls we are, half of us ordered a sushi whilst the rest of us ordered a Nandos takeaway... can't beat a good Nandos pitta :)

Birthday girl!

I have a post to follow and after my previous post I feel really excited about my blog and my upcoming posts! I really hope all you lovely followers still enjoy my blog but I understand if you are more interested in the beauty side of things, who knows I'm sure a makeup post will pop up here and there :)

P.s Thank you everyone and also so proud that I reached 100 followers on instagram today! You are all wonderful people and have made me a very happy blogger <3  

21st Birthday Haul!

So it was indeed my 21st on Thursday and I have had the best week celebrating it! I feel as if I have been absolutely spoilt and thought it would be nice to share with you some of the lovely gifts I received from my friends and family. By no means is this a way to brag, I just know I enjoy looking at peoples hauls and I know I will love to look back on this to in the future :) 

From my Nan I was bought this b.e.a.utiful (that was necessary right?) Royal Albert 1960's Golden Roses tea cup set from their 100 years collection. I am a massive tea fan and after bringing back some gorgeous tea's from Thailand I just can't wait to drink out of this.

She then went on and bought me some Mac products. Bless her, she had no idea what to get but I love it all.  I haven't yet tried them properly so will follow with some reviews I'm sure but in the mean time the products were: 

Sheer Tone Blush in Peaches

In Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash

Plus Gloss in Posh It Up

  <3 

Aw my friends! Along with this stunning Whistles clutch bag, they bought me YSL Rouge Volupte in the shade 33 Rose Neillia, Benefit Dandelion Ultra Plush Lipgloss and a SpaceNK voucher for £15 (already spent). Later in the day I had a parcel through the door and my best friend from university and who I went to Thailand with bought me the cutest Elephant Pandora charm.. not the whole bracelet haha! So adorable :) 

And then the boyfriend... spoilt just a tad! Along with the beautiful flowers I recieved on my birthday, he bought me a Tiffany & Co. beaded bracelet, which I must of hinted for about 4 years to various people ha. We took a trip to Victoria Secret and he treated me to some products (not to be shared on here haha) and then a box set from Lush. His parents then bought me a Thai Cooking Book that has excited me more than it should have had haha. 

A big big thank you to all of them esepically my parents who bought tickets for me to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, dinner out in London and a spa day in Champneys! I got a luxury pair of pj's from them also and some little homely accessories! 

Ahh they all deserve some wonderful Christmas presents haha :) 

Kathryn xx

Happy 21st to Me! Day at Champneys Spa Henlow

21?! How on earth did that happen ha. Feels like only yesterday that I finished primary school and was moving up to the big scary old secondary school yet now I have 3 A-levels under my name along with a 2:1 honors degree in Environmental Science! Couldn't be more proud of myself!

Beautiful flowers from my mum & dad!

Anyway, yesterday was the big day and I was lucky enough to be treated to a spa day with my mum. We arrived at Champneys in Henlow at 9 am and received some fruit and herbal tea mmm! After getting into our robes we headed down to the pool for a swim then went for a boy treatment in the Thalassotherapy pool. This was a mineral rich pool with jets that stimulate and tone tired aching muscles, a bit like a jacuzzi only nicer! 

Following from this we stayed in the pool for some aqua-aerobics which was enjoyable and painful at the same time, lunch was booked in for 12 so we headed straight there after the class.

If only I could of taken some photos! The food was lovely, my ideal lunch with cold meats, salad, beans, humus without any of that fattening dressing. And now for the spa treatments. We chose a body radiance treatment followed by a facial. 

The body radiance treatment was an hour long body scrub and oil massage which was so relaxing. I wouldn't call it a massage but after a body scrub they massage back the oils into your skin rather than targetting specific back muscles that you would usually imagine. My skin felt so soft and smooth for the rest of the day (and today) and was a lovely treatment overall. 

Heading back into the waiting room I was called in for my facial. My skin has seen better days so I was a bit unsure as I didn't want them to scrub at it too much however it was perfect and also had a hand massage whilst the face mask was drying. 

After our treatments we switched into our gym gear and we headed for a walk around the grounds, it did unfortunately rain so we went to the gym instead ha. To finish with the spa we had a stretch and relax class!

An absolutely perfect 21st in my opinion with a lovely dinner and free prosecco at Pizza Express with the family to end the day. 

Then to make the day even more perfect, there were some beautiful flowers from my boyfriend waiting at the door step <3 

Life Through My Phone #1

Evening all :) 

I've been a busy bee lately and with my birthday coming up tomorrow I've had some pretty exciting days to the lead up as well as birthday celebrations at the end of this week. 

I have changed my instagram account since (you can now find me @kathryns_cupcakes) but in the mean time here is some highlights from the last few weeks, taken from my personal account :)! 

1/ New Purchase from Topshop 2/ Afternoon Tea 3/ Cupcake Baking 4/ Green Tea, Mint & Lime Costa 5/ Selfridges (excited for Great British Bake Off) 6/ Some early birthday presents 7/ Charlie & the Chocolate Factory 8/ Beautiful flowers from parents 9/ My friends cutest kitten

Tomorrow I am off to Champneys for a spa day with my mum, ekk.

Xxx

21st Birthday Wishlist

I can't actually believe how quick this year is going, in my head I still feel as if it is June but somehow it is August and in 2 weeks time it will be my 21st birthday!
I haven't had any time to even think what I want and to be honest am not extremely fussed about birthdays to begin with, as long as I get to spend it with those who I love I am happy. Saying this, I did have a bit of a think yesterday and came up with a few items that I know I would never buy myself or would need a little help in the bank balance situation to afford them. So here is my 21st Birthday Wishlist!

1// Nike Trail Capri Pant 2// Whistles Distressed Maysa Jeans 3// Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers 4// Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush 5// Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Lipstick  6// Air Relentless Running Shoes Nike 7// Return to Tiffany Bead Bracelet

My friends have kindly offered to buy me a little beauty hamper so if any one has any beauty products they love and think I should know about please comment to let me know :) 

xxx

Cath Kidston Cupcakes!

Hey all! It's my best friend birthday todayyy and she loves all things Cath Kidston. With that in mind I have tried my best to put that theme into these cupcakes. 

Hope you like them!

First Paid Batch!

Ekkk!! Soo as the title suggests I have been baking my first ever batch of cupcakes that someone ordered... well I say that, its actually my friend who I baked the giant cupcake for, but still! It's actually quite exciting having someone asking you to bake some cupcakes for them and with the added bonus of being paid to do so! Now with that excitement out of the way here are some photos... 

They are just my standard vanilla recipe but I ran out of vanilla essence so the icing is lemon butter cream! I actually love them, I'm not sure what I did different but the butter cream was so smooth when icing and am extremely happy with the outcome! 

I will dedicate this post to my lovely girl Zara and hope she had a wonderful birthday and loves all the cake! I'am also going to include a few photos of the night out and hope the girls loved the makeup I done for them (if I am not a weather girl or own a cupcake shop when I am older, a nail salon and makeup parlor will have to do!) 

Love you all x

Shhh... Zara's Birthday Cake

Evening! 

Today was spent baking my friend's surprise birthday cake for her 20th on Saturday!

She is obsessed with the colour turquoise so I have tried to take this on board. I previously, maybe around 3 years ago now, created a giant cupcake for her birthday in this colour and if I can I'll try and find a photo to compare! 

I find these cakes such a hassle to make however I am happier with this cake then my birthday cake I baked a few weeks back. The candy buttons worked in my favour as did the cake. I know it could be neater but nothings perfect in life :) 

It is filled with a Victoria sponge with vanilla buttercream and apricot jam.

Hope you like! 

Giant Cupcake

Hi all :) 

Tomorrow I am re-celebrating my birthday! It has been a long day; getting the ingredients, making the decorations, baking the cake, letting it cool, making the mold, letting it cool blah blah blah! And I really don't think it was worth the hassle haa! 

The photos seem to do it justice however I would like to mention several mishapes that I hope don't happen again. Firstly for some stupid reason I forgot to add flour when greasing the pan, as soon as I put it in the oven I slapped myself, hence when it was ready to be removed it fell apart. Then the candy melts just did not work, it broke into pieces so I have tried to photograph the parts without cracks. 

Hope you enjoy the photos :) xxx

Birthday ♥

Happy Birthday to me!! 

I am starting to feel pretty old by turning 20 and ending my teenage years. I spent the day with my girls and visited the one and only Harry Potter World Studios in Watford. Even if you don't even like or watch Harry Potter it is still an amazing experience and I would recommend it to absolutely anyone! 

So what did I get for my birthday... A LOT of cupcake goodies. I haven't actually made my birthday cake yet as I am having another celebration on Saturday and I shall attempt to bake a giant cupcake. 

Yesterday I was in such a rush so I can safely say that I was a bit disappointed in myself with these cupcakes but it was mainly to try and experiment with my new 'toys'. 

Here is what I created :)! 

Enjoy and thank you for everyone who messaged me and made my birthday brilliant!

♥

Teacup Silicone Case: Lakeland

Plant Pot Silicone Case: Lakeland