Blueberry Muffin Mug Cake Munchies

My wonderful friend and fellow cake obsessive Bex bought me a mug cake recipe book for my birthday back in September and I have been steadily working my way through it since! So last night when I could think about nothing but having some sort of naughty food, I threw together the Blueberry Muffin as a late night treat. Yummmmm....

As usual I added a blog of greek yogurt to serve!

All of these Mima Sinclair Mug Recipes have been delicious! Excellent birthday present buying skills Bex! xxx

Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x

Rich design on this Millionaire Short Bread!

Happy Birthday, Jane!

Make millions of new friends with this recipe! 

I love short bread so covering it in caramel and chocolate seems a little indulgent... but that's they way I like my treats! 

I started with a nice firm shortbread.

And then layered my pan-made caramel and a mixture of milk and dark chocolate I'd melted in a bowl over a steaming saucepan. 

 Finally, following my boyfriend's incredibly inspired idea, I melted some additional milk chocolate for a lighter colour to drizzle in parallel lines across the top and then streak across with a fork the opposite way for a classy, decorative look!

This was my first Millionaire shortbread so thank you to the BBC Good Food recipe (a bit of a theme with me recently, I love learning new recipes!) 

Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x

Mother's Day Raspberry Bakewell Cake

What a lovely Mother's Day! Thank you for BBC Good Food for a nice simple recipe that fit the 'something fruity' cake request from my mum this year.

This recipe was made really easy by my hand-whisk. Throw the ingredients (except for the raspberries and almond flakes), whiz briefly until combined and then pour in half the mix, raspberries, the other half and almond flakes go on top! Check out the Raspberry Bakewell Cake Recipe!

I made a square one:

I should warn you that it is a thick mixture and you really will need to get your hands into the cake tin to push the mixture down over the raspberries to nestle them happily into the mixture. 

I could NOT stop eating this cake! Definitely going to make this again.

Happy Mother's Day! Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x

Nuts for Nutella Cookies

Got a choke craving and can't bring yourself to just grab the pot of Nutella and a spoon? 

If you are then you are feeling much the same as me this Sunday evening after Top Gear. There is something much more sophisticated and respectable about making Nutella into cookies than simply picking up a spoon like a savage (or indeed not bothering with he spoon at all!)

I found this super simple and quick 4 ingredient recipe and decided to make a half batch. http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/Biscuits-and-cookies+45/4-ingredient-Nutella-biscuits-recipe+4904.htm 

Shortly thereafter, my boyfriend, me and my glass of milk had seen off all 6 of them! Whoops!  

Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x

Pop, Pop, Popcorn - the healthy way (and the easy way)

Pop, Pop, Popcorn! Don't you just love the shock of the first pop? And then the thundering patter against the pan lid as it reaches a crescendo?! Beautiful music to my ears.

Popcorn is so easy to make at home and great fun if you have friends over. It can be a really low calorie treat if you make it right and can be delicious however you serve it! 

Popcorn Recipe

1/4 popcorn kernels
1tbsp coconut oil

Topping of your choice (Choc Shot to drizzle on, tbsp coconut oil mixed with 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, knob of butter mixed with tbsp brown sugar)

Method

1.      Heat your coconut oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat until melted and drop in 3 popcorn kernels, put the lid on and wait for them to pop. (Squeal with delight when they do).

2.      Pour in popcorn kernels, replace lid and remove from heat for 30 seconds (this is so all the kernels get to the same temperature so they pop together).

3.     Return to heat with lid still on and keep the pan moving continually over the heat. They will start popping after a little while - excitement! I recommend a clear pan lid so you can watch them pop! Do not remove the lid until popping has stopped...I mean it...w..a..i..t... 

4.     Discard any unpopped kernels (or duds). 

5.     Pour over and/or stir in your flavouring.

6.     Devour! Preferably with great company and a rubbish movie!

Try your own variations!

Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x

Double Chocolate Pistachio Brownie in a Mug = Happiness

Double Chocolate Pistachio Brownie in a Mug = Happiness

I do love a good mug cake and got onto brownie in a mug because of the delicious gooeyness of it. A little coffee shop around the corner from me always has pistachio brownies in the window and I happened to have both white and milk chocolate left over from my Valentines Triple Chocolate cookies (see previous blog). Anyway, long story short, Double Chocolate Pistachio Brownie in a Mug was born! Happy Days.   

Cake Recipe

1/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
Pinch salt (to activate flavours)
Generous pinch of cinnamon (to add flavour)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract (yum yum)
2 tbsp vegetable oil (I think I will try this with coconut oil next time)
1/4 water

8 Pistachios
A couple of pieces of white chocolate broken up
A couple of pieces of milk chocolate broken up

An extra piece of chocolate or two to melt on top.

Method

1.      Pop it all in your mug, stir it with a fork.

2.      Pop your chocolate piece on top (I have also done this with a lovely blog of    Nutella or other chocolate or nut spread before for extra gooey yumminess).

3.      Microwave on 900W for 1min, 30 seconds. 

Try your own variations. I strongly recommend serving with a nice big dollop of ice cream!

Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x

Valentines Baking: Triple Chocolate Cookies and Ginger Cake with Caramel Frosting.

It was love at first taste for me with these Triple Chocolate Cookies last Valentines so we just had to make them again. But then Ginger Cake with Caramel Frosting has walked into my life. Fortunately, society doesn't demand monogamy when it comes to cake. Phew!

Triple Chocolate Cookies
I am still in love with these Triple Chocolate Cookies from the BBC Good Food Recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/408617/triple-chocolate-cookies

Green and Blacks Chocolate makes these taste really creamy, although they are amazing full stop (I've tried them with lots of different chocolate brands this last year). 

You cannot go wrong as they are super easy to make. You might like to microwave the chocolate for just a short time rather than keeping it over the boil as it can burn and I recommend doing it in two batches (for storing into the mixture and then again for decorating the cookies later when they have cooled).  

Ginger Cake with Caramel Frosting

 This ginger cake is seductively light and moreish  The caramel frosting is a finger licking temptress. And together...they are truly irresistible. 

We wanted to use our super cute hexagon tin from Lakeland so we made buns to and adjusted down out cookie time for the cake and buns accordingly.

Instead of crystallised ginger we crushed pecans and sprinkled they on top. Next time we would stir chunks of them through the mixture too. I may even have to try carrot and ginger cake based on this recipe.

Thank you again to BBC Good Food for a lovely Valentines treat! http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3019676/ginger-cake-with-caramel-frosting

Happy Valentines! Cake Love, Fayerie Faye x