American Cupcakes

Good evening lovely lot! 

I had an order for some cupcakes this weekend with an American theme as a leaving gift. After googling and googling for ideas I was very uninspired and very stuck on what I could do, I'm not a fan of over 2 different icing colours so that main idea was out. In the end I chose a three coloured sponge consisting of red, white and blue with vanilla buttercream and decorated with some red and white sprinkles, I think it did the job well! 

 Signed, Kathryn x 

Back on the blogging wagon.

It's been a while hasn't it? Looking back, my last post wasn't thattttt long ago.. think we are talking April some time, which isn't all that bad (making myself feel better). 

So what brings me back to this blog then? Baking. I have decide to scrap job applications and work on my passion therefore every day I have off work, I bake and develop new recipes and creations.

Here are my most recent bakes :) I promise to get back onto the scene soon. 

Strawberry & Vanilla Cupcakes 

Cookie Dough Cupcakes 

Homemade Jammy Dodgers

Bye Bye University!

Omgomgomg I am still finding hard to believe that I have actually earned myself a degree in Environmental Science. Considering I hated science at school and didn't even have a science A-Level, I have managed to complete a whole 3 years learning the wonders of the subject... 

Now like a lot of people, university for me wasn't just about getting a degree, it was more than that. I went for the experience, to learn life skills and to learn how to live independently whilst having the opportunity to do things out of my comfort zone. 

This year has been my all time favourite year at university. Working at the university bar has been a huge influence and have meet some amazing people (and gained a boyfriend) that actually made me look forward to going to work.
In addition I have the best house living with my two best friends and I have had so many great experiences. For example: taking part in the naked calender, recording a Christmas music video and single for the student radio, running the race for life with the Bar girls, meeting Greg James, being part of the Environmental Science Committee, seeing so many live performances i.e The 1975 x2, Bastille, Gabriel Aplin.. ah the list could go on and on! 

Anyways I was asked to bake some cupcakes for today (whilst hungover from celebrating last night) for a girls birthday. I really appreciate it when people ask if its okay to make an order, its so lovely! I made some lovely vanilla pink and yellow cupcakes :) I hope she liked them! 

Gosh I can not contain my excitement, although I am extremely shocked and a bit lost ha. 

Kathryn x

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!

Bake Off Part 1!

Omg I am exhausted! I have literally had no time to myself these past few weeks but hopefully this weekend I will be able to put my feet up, enjoy some TV and chill out! 

As you may be aware I am taking part in The Great Pink Bake Off tomorrow! I have been baking for 2 days straight and thought I would share to you the cakes I chose to bake. Things were kept minimal to keep the cost down but hopefully they still taste just as good. Baking is a little hard in a small uni house kitchen especially when the oven isn't a fan oven so I can only put one tray in at a time otherwise one tray cooks and the other just burns. In addition, flour/sugar/glitter gets absolutely everywhere! The room was covered, but luckily my house mates were all out so I was left to make the mess and then clean it up as if nothing had happened!

So I chose to bake a few varieties. Firstly the plain old vanilla cupcakes. These are just classics and for people who don't like to venture out or like things to be simple. Chocolate were a must! I baked plain with chocolate butter cream, as well as mint chocolate and then some chocolate sponge with chocolate fudge icing. 

 Sainsbury's baking range is amazing at the moment and I hope it plans to increase. I was able to purchase some dried raspberries pieces so made some vanilla sponge filled with raspberry jam topped with vanilla butter cream and sprinkled of raspberries!

I admit, they aren't my favourite batches of cupcakes but bearing in mind I have baked over 96 I feel quite proud of myself :) 

Other than baking, I also went to see Bastille the other night! I am not a huge fan so I won't rave about it, they are very good musicians though. 

I am not sure if I mentioned my radio broadcast yet but I was basically have a slot as a news presenter on my uni radio every Friday at midday. So my first broadcast went... okay.. I mean as a first attempt I think I must of done okay, a few technical difficulties here and there and I must learn not to talk so fast ha blame the nerves! 

I have already wrote my first few news stories for Friday because after this bake sale I have to be ready for 7 pm for the Bar Social! Apparently it is one of the messiest uni socials so no joke, I am pretty worried how I am going to turn out especially as 3 Malibu and lemonades hit me pretty bad let alone starting drinking at 7 pm and it'll be attack on the newbies! 

I will do a Part 2 to let you all know how I get on... both with the uni social but more importantly the Bake Sale!

Keep calm and eat a cupcake!!

Lots of love, Kathryn xxx