700th Post

So this is my 700th post, woohooo. I have had this blog for a little over 4 years now and I really should have posted more often but you get what you get.

Anyway there is really only one way to celebrate. Cake. Make that Cupcakes.


Due to this:


And this:


And these:

I have been able to make cupcakes again.


And in order of creation I have made so far:


Chocolate banana
As this was the first lot I made I had limited ingredients and equipment (I didn't have the mixer yet) I had to adapt the recipe. The recipe was actually an already adapted recipe from Nigella Lawson's chocolate banana muffins. I took it and made the adaption into cupcakes. They tasted really, really good.



Rainbow Cupcakes
I still didn't have the mixer at this point. And I had sugar issues. So while these looked fantastic they weren't very sweet. I decided to make cake pops out of them. Disaster, not going to talk about it. Though they taste ok after that, just didn't look good.



Christmas cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes with choc chips, vanilla icing and red and green sparkly writing icing. To take to the Christmas eve party referred to in last post. They were really nice.



Chocolate cupcakes with colourful sprinkles
Same at the Christmas cupcakes but with pretty colourful sprinkles. Also for the Christmas party.


I am pretty happy with what has been produced. Favourite being the chocolate banana of the bunch. However I am not so happy with the self raising flour I bought, it really doesn't raise much at all. Unless it is something else. Anyway I will try another brand. Hopefully it is not the oven.