Roses & Chocolate

The Swallow Bakery Cupcakes @ Goodwood Revival 2012

This year we were cheerful to find the little Airstream selling cupcakes from The Swallow Bakery at the renowned Goodwood Revival in Chichester, United Kingdom.  Good Revival is a historic motorsport and aviation event which takes annually.  It is one of the world's most popular motor race meetings and the only UK event which recreates the golden era of motor sport from the 1950s and 1960s.

Easy Cupcake Recipe

If you are in a bit of a rush, I  have the perfect quickie delectable cupcake recipe for you.  The sponge itself requires a mere 17 mins of baking and, of course, after that you can then festoon the yummies in whatever way you wish. So my cupcake lovers, wear your apron and let's get baking...

For about 12 cupcakes, you will need:

A 12 hole cupcake tray 

12 paper cases (plain white or funky)

An electric whisk

120g white flour

1.5 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

120ml milk or buttermilk

40g unsalted butter

140g caster sugar

1 pinch of salt

0.5 teaspoon of vanilla extract (you may also add vanilla seeds scratched from a pod)

For the icing:  I prefer using cream cheese frosting but vanilla butter icing is equally good

Cream cheese frosting:

50g unsalted butter

125g cream cheese

300g icing suger

Butter icing:

25ml milk

0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract

250g icing sugar

80g unsalted butter

Natural food colouring

• Preheat your fan oven to 170C.
• Using your electric whisk, mix the flour, sugar, salt, butter, baking powder on medium speed until everything is well combined.
• Pour half of the milk and mix well.
• Add the egg, vanilla extract/vanilla seeds, remaining milk into the flour mixture and mix everything until you obtain a smooth mix.
• Use a spoon and pour enough mixture in the paper cases until the case is about half full. Be careful not to over spoon as the mixture will rise and will overflow.
• Bake for around 17mins in the oven until the sponge is light golden and bouncy. When you insert a knife in the centre, it should come out clean.
• Leave the cupcakes to cool completely before adorning them.

Cream cheese frosting:

• Beat icing sugar and butter together with your electric whisk on medium speed until everything is well mixed together.
• Add the cream cheese in one go and beat on medium speed until fully incorporated and icing looks light and fluffy.
• Using a piping bag, get creative in icing the cooled down cupcakes.

Butter frosting:

• Beat icing sugar and butter together with your electric whisk on medium speed until everything is well mixed together.
• Add milk and vanilla extract to the mixture one tablespoon at a time until everything is incorporated.
• Beat until icing becomes light and fluffy.
• Add food colouring for wonderment.
• Cream your cupcakes using a spoon or a piping bag.

ENJOY!!!!!

Nespresso U Launch Event

Hectic living hasn't allowed me to write a lot recently:(  Just wanted to post a few more pics from the Nespresso event.  A big thanks to my dear friend, Laura, for her priceless help. xx