Cakes for the Boys!

Last week I made cupcakes for the boys at work.

I like to make for them as it gives me

the opportunity to do the baking I enjoy without the temptation of having loads of yummy cakes in the house.

It also means they are my guinea pigs and so get whatever I fancy making! (although they usually beg for carrot cake cupcakes or banana cupcakes!)
I wanted to try Peggy Porchen’s strawberry frosting recipe so that's what they got this time!

I made up some basic vanilla cupcakes and half a batch of the frosting (a whole recipe frosts 24 cupcakes).
It tasted good but came out a little runny despite adding more sugar (I think that might have something to do with me going a bit heavy on the jam though!)

If you want to make it (correctly!) the recipe is:

200g full fat soft cheese (room temperature)

100g soft unsalted butter

600g sieved icing sugar

tbsp strawberry jam

Put cream cheese, butter and icing sugar in a large bowl and slowly mix together until light and fluffy.

add a tablespoon of strawberry jam and a drop of pink food colouring.

I topped them off with mini marshmallows to complement the soft pink of the frosting and also because the thought of taking such feminine looking cakes into my, all male, colleagues made me chuckle!
The reports were good, but I'm going to try it with (the correct quantities of!) lemon curd next time!

I also relented and ordered a copy of 'Cake Chic' after having a flick through it in Waterstones. I can't wait for it to arrive, I sooooo want to make the french fancies!!!

I will of course share with my bloggy pals :)

Off now to plough on with the de clutter, the end is in sight!!!!!

Lots of Love

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