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Strawberry Pillows
By Junior on 16/09/2011 12:40:26
These little pastries filled with sticky strawberry jam and finished with a light dusting of icing sugar are gorgeous
Ready Steady Party by Lucy Broadhurst (Murdoch Books, £12.99) is jam-packed with ideas for different party themes, as well as a variety of great party food and drink recipes, including these scrumptious Strawberry Pillows.Strawberry PillowsMakes 18
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Christmas champagne tasting – the results!
By Melanie Macleod on 28/11/2012 15:12:00
With such a huge variety of festive drinks available, we thought it only right that we test them out for you. Here's our verdict on what you should be sipping this Christmas...
Fortnum's Brut Reserve N.V, Louis Roederer Fortnum and Mason is renowned worldwide for bringing together the world's best tasting foods, however, our testers were left unimpressed by their champagne.Despite being beautifully presented, this drink came last in our survey with tast...
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Jewelled Cupcakes
By Junior on 16/09/2011 14:41:34
These cute cupcakes with swirls of cream cheese icing and tasty jewels will definitely please little princesses
Princess Party Cookbook by Annabel Karmel (Ebury, £12.99) is filled with sparkling recipes, there are healthy snacks, such as the Fruit Flowers, but these cupcakes caught our eye. Jewelled CupcakesMakes 10IngredientsFor the cupcakes125g (41/2oz
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Hallowe'en Cupcakes from The Hummingbird Bakery
By on 07/10/2010 14:58:51
Pumpkins are not just for lanterns – these tasty Hallowe'en treat really pack a pumpkin punch. Add spooky decorations or mini marzipan pumpkins for a final touch!
Pumpkin cupcakesThese cupcakes are popular at Halloween and Thanksgiving. The light sprinkling of ground cinnamon over the Cream Cheese Frosting gives them a pretty finish.120 g plain flour140 g caster sugar1 tablespoon baking powder1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon,plus extra to deco...
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Wise Owl Cake
By Annie Rigg on 16/04/2012 16:33:00
Make this scrumptious chocolate cake
Ingredients1 Extra Large Vanilla Sponge1 quantity Chocolate Fudge FrostingChocolate buttons in various sizesChocolate vermicelli1 Flake chocolate bar1 Twix chocolate barEquipment2x23cm round springform cake tins, greased and base-lined with greased baking paperPiping bag, fitted ...
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Flowering Garden Cake
By Annie Rigg on 16/04/2012 16:44:47
This sweet bouquet has edible blooms for individual guests
Serves 12–14 Ingredients1 Extra Large Vanilla Sponge1 Small Vanilla Sponge1 quantity ButtercreamPurple, pink, yellow and green food colouring pastes1 quantity Glacé IcingAssorted sweets and sprinklesGreen writing icing tubeEquipment33x23x6cm cake tin, greased and lined with greas...
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Mungo The Dog Cake
By Annie Rigg on 16/04/2012 16:52:50
This canine confection is ideal for little dog lovers
Serves 12Ingredients1 Large Vanilla Sponge4 plain mini Swiss rolls1 quantity Buttercream200g (7oz) desiccated coconutRed food colouring pasteEdible silver balls12 mini chocolate drops2 white chocolate buttonsBlack writing icing tube2 chocolate-coated wafersEquipment1.2 litre and ...
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Delicious Vanilla Cookies & Royal Icing Recipes
By Juliet Sear on 10/01/2013 11:04:38
Use this easy recipe to make delicious home-baked cookies, like the cuter-then-cute ice cream delights
This recipe is so easy – you just make the dough and roll it out, then cut out any shape you wish. I use this to make lovely cookies for treats, presents, party or wedding favours, as well as cake decorations. You can also use this recipe to create
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Happy 30th birthday Mamas & Papas!
By Catherine Hudson on 08/03/2011 11:04:35
Junior helped celebrate with Mamas and Papas at the Regent Street store last night, amongst a glittering array of celebrities
Mother of two boys, Sonny and Kit, songstress Sophie Ellis Bextor was DJ for the nightWe were caught up in a whirlwind of celebrity guests, champagne and delicious cupcakes last night to celebrate the 30th birthday of gorgeous baby product label Mamas & Papas.We loved perusing th...
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Mini Chocolate Profiteroles
By Hannah Miles on 03/05/2012 14:11:52
These are the same as classic Italian profiteroles, just a bit tinier.
IngredientsFor the choux pastry 50g butter, chilled and cubed65g plain flour, sifted twice2 eggs, beatenFor the chocolate sauce80g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)30g butter 2 tbsp double cream2 tbsp golden syrup300ml double cream MethodPreheat the oven to 200ºC (Gas Mark 6). To make t...
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