Doughnut Cupcakes

Well, it's been a busy day and so this is a little rushed but I thought I better pop these lovelies on. They were so popular with everyone! I don't really know what it is about them, as all they really are is cupcakes with jam in the middle and sugar on top but, they are divine! Although, the texture of the cake it's self isn't totally cakey, more of a cake, muffin and doughnut mutation.
Not too sweet but plenty sweet enough, soft and crumbly with gooey jam. The only thing I will say is they are a tad messy.. sugar gets everywhere!

They were dead simple too and took no time at al. You definitely don't need to leave them to cool as I would say they are best eaten warm; Not that you'll want to have them any other way they smell and look gorgeous!

Moving on as you can see I've had a bit of a change about, again... I had been wanting to do something different and I can't decide whether or not this design is right for the blog? Give me your opinions, is it easy enough to read?

Sorry for such a short post, hope you've all enjoyed your weekend?

Much Love Alex-Rose xxx

To round things up.

So, this is sort of a tying things up post, if you haven't a clue what I'm going on about at any point then just read the post before and things should make sense!

So firstly, I would like to say that yesterday was a massive success, we had a lovely time and ate WAY too much cake, we still are actually! I think I went a little OTT with the chocolate crispies... they're lovely but there's a lot. The cupcakes went down a treat and I was pleased with how the colours went together and all the veggies/fruits in the jars looked. I would say the only thing that wasn't scoffed in super quick time would be the sandwiches, but you've got to admit it, who wants sandwiches when there's chocolate and cake on offer?

Everyone loved it all and I got a lot of compliments for it(woop woop); not to be big headed...

The day before yesterday me and my mum went out as it was a lovely day, we even broke out the sunglasses! ...not that they were really needed... Anyway, we ended up buying quite a bit, especially from the cook-shop which is just AMAZING! It's the sort of shop that you go into and think "I-NEED-EVERYTHING-HERE!", or is that just me? I bought, a number of different sized cupcake cases, some cup measuring spoons (so I can bake American recipes, yay!) the mini 1/3 pint glass milk bottle (featured in the last post), a really cute little teal coloured bowl (Of course I needed that!?) some lolly-pop sticks, and a tea-pot! Some how we ended up in the sweet shop buying decorations for the cakes and just general treats, it was definitely worth it! The weather held out but eventually it started to get a bit nippy so, after spending a long time and too much money we went home and the baking began!

The recipes are here too, just to note, these are rather simple and some things a bit cheaty but they make great party food and remind me of my childhood. You probably know how to make most of them but I thought I would put it all on just in case! xx

"The Shop"

Much Love Alex-Rose xxx