Bespoke Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookies
One of the biggest cake trends of this year has been overload cakes. I call them this as I am not entirely sure of what other people are calling them... It kind of makes sense to name them this, as they are quite literally overloaded with delicious treats on the top of a super tasty …
Take a look at this cake. I mean, LOOK AT IT. I can assure you that this cake tastes just as good as it looks. I combined several of my favourite things in the world, delicious "Brooklyn Blackout" cake (click here), gooey homemade Salted caramel (Click here) and  vanilla bean buttercream. Yum. Now this cake …
I seem to be going through abit of a cookie phase at the moment. This isn't such a bad thing as the other-half loves eating them so is rather happy when I return from the kitchen with a plate full of warm, fresh out of the oven cookies. This was one of my main reasons …
When I was a teenager it was always custom, when going to the local shopping centre, to get a bag of Millies Cookies. My favourite flavour was Double Choc Cherry. I loved them and would always get at least two. Then one day, excited for my delicious chocolate cherry cookie, I learned that they had …
This is one of the things that I get asked how to do quite often...so I thought I best do a quick tutorial! It is much simpler than it seems, you just need a few tools to make it nice and simple. The cake of your choice - I used the brooklyn black out recipe …
After sampling many different cupcake toppings and fillings I have to say that this has to be one of my favourites. I acquired this recipe a long time ago whilst learning to make cupcakes at Slatery's Patisserier and Chocolatier's. I have no idea where the original recipe came from but it is now a firm …
These cupcakes are using my 'go- to' chocolate cupcake recipe. The cake is light, fluffy and super tasty. They are topped with a light whipped vanilla butter cream, with a massive chunk of cinder toffee on the top, and a sneaky crumble inside. Step one - make your cupcakes You will need (makes about 12/15): …
I just love baking brownies. They are so simple, quick and absolutely delicious!  My favourite recipe comes from 'The Hummingbird Bakery' an american inspired bakery in London. This is on my to visit hit-list every time I am there. Their brownie recipe is my absolute favourite and is always a sure-fire success!  The trick …
Rachel Bakes 