Tea Anyone?

I've had my Tea Cupcakes moulds since Christmas. My dad and his girlfriend loaded me up with loads of cakey stuff, was fab!!!

I was thinking of doing a slightly different drink flavoured cupcake in the cup but I decided on green tea as I've never made a tea infused cake before. I've seen lots of them, but never done my own.

As you know I haven't baked for quite a few months so today has been a little tense for me, not sure exactly why ~ my kids aren't here and the OCD hubby is working. Returning to baking nerves methinks.

To make these YUMMY cakes is very simple!! All I did was use my Vanilla Cupcake recipe, but instead of using normal semi-skimmed milk I used green tea infused milk on both the sponge and icing :-)

I guess you want to know how I infused the milk.......

Well ok then!

Infusing milk, this is how I did it......

1. Pour 1/2 cup of semi-skimmed milk into a microwaveable jug, pop in 2 green teabags. Cook on full power in the microwave for 2 mins or until bubbling hot!
2. Leave to cool.
3. When cool enough to touch take out both teabags, cut the top off one of them and spoon out about 1/2 the tea leaves and stir into the milk. 
4. When completely cool use the milk as you would normally. 

Also I used a little bit of green colour paste, in both the sponge and icing, to enhance the green. Check it out....

I have to say I was a bit worried about the taste as I HATE GREEN TEA!!!! But.... these taste fantastic!! I was really surprised at how much I like them.

You must make them!

That's an order!

ENJOY

xx Kat xx

My Cookbooks - Random Recipe #18 from Belleau Kitchen

Well hellooooo!

I've seen a couple of my blogger buddies taking part in the Belleau Kitchen Challenge, this month it's Random Recipe Challenge #18 which consists of showing off your cookbooks!! What a fab and easy peasy idea!! 

Sooo......... as I am a blogger-phobe at present, due to this and that, I decided this is a brilliant challenge to get me back on track. 

Would you like to see my cookey inspiration?

WOULD YOU?

Well here t'is.....

My faves on show in my kitchen, the pink labels mark the pages with the best recipes, or ones I wanna try !

The cupboard above my oven, lots of different and random books in 'ere.

OMG!! I cannot live without my monthly Essentials magazine (complete with "cut out & keep" cooking sections) and my cake decorating mags, much love each month.

So there you have it, my cookbooks, not very fancy but lots of yummy inspiration :-)

I hope this has given you the will to rummage through your cookbooks to see what treasures you have.

ENJOY RUMMAGING!!

xx Kat xx

I Made My Own Button!!! And some news

Hello hello hello!!!!

Firstly let me apologise for my lack of blog lovin' over the last 2 months! Wow...... 2 months!! I have been slack.

I have a good reason, honest......

Throughout March and April I have been feeling pretty ill *sighs* I shouldn't moan though, the reason I've been ill is that I am pregnant!!! Yes....again!! I am now 16 weeks and don't feel like I'm on a boat in the middle of a storm anymore. Due to this I have had an aversion to baking (the smells and such). Bambino will be my 3rd, I won't lie, I want a girl, I have 2 beautiful boys but mummy wants a little dolly to dress :-)

So there's the first bit :-)

The second bit is Bradders has changed jobs and we have to move to the house THAT COMES WITH THE JOB (4 bed, detached, big garden, in the country...oh yes!!) Although it is very exciting I have to change everything, schools, doctors, dentists, vets, phone line, t'internet, sky and a whole heap of other stuff...phew, oh yeah, I also have to organise the sale of my house as well as keep my employer, kids, and hubby happy AND grow a baby!! I am cream crackered to say the least.

I am hoping to get back on form in a few weeks, when all has settled down, please hang on in there, I'll make it a good'un!!

For those of you who are techniphobes (myself included) if you want a button for your blog you must must must visit Adrianne @ Happy Hour Projects the detailed explanation of how to do your own button is brilliant and so easy to do......it must be if I could do it :-) Go on, take a look and try it yourself, it's fantastic I promise!!!!

TTFN

x Kat x

3 Tier Chocolate & Caramel Cupcakes

Sorry that I haven't posted for a long time guys. I've been ill over the last few weeks (more on that later).

I know I know, lots of my cakes recently have centred around chocolate.

I work with what I have....ok? Good :-)