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Ina's cake in one word? Divine.
This is my new go to chocolate cake recipe.
Ina's Double Chocolate Layer Cake recipe here.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
1 Philadelphia Cadbury cream cheese
2 oz good chocolate, melted
1 stick butter, softened (113 g)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 cups icing sugar, sifted
1-2 tablespoons milk or coffee
Beat cream cheese, chocolate, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add sugar to taste. Add milk or coffee if needed.
*ignore the empty picture frame in picture 1!
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It's my husband's birthday (Happy Birthday Husband!) so what better time than now to make my own birthday wish list? I think a crossbody handbag will do.
I must admit I am in love with the Mulberry bags. However, I went to see them in person yesterday and the leather feels thin and a bit cheap. Does anyone have a Mulberry and are you happy with it?
I also am in love with the Chloe but it's the smallest and most expensive (of course!).
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Watched:
1. Country Strong. I'm not going to give anything away but I liked it.
Shopped:
2. Echo dinnerware from House of Fraser. I seriously am in love with the noodle bowls (shown above but looks are deceiving- they are big bowls!) and they're on sale for £2.25 in store which makes them a bargain.
3. Head to TK Maxx pronto. I snagged the top above with the Anthropologie tag still attached for £11! You can bet I scoured the racks for any more Anthro deals and found another sleeveless top for £6.
Made:
4. Coconut Curry Chicken Soup. It's so good.
5. Cupcakes with buttercream. The husband's birthday is today (Happy Birthday Husband!) but you should make them too because cupcakes are especially good on a Monday.
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Last week was my birthday and my mom decided to come over to celebrate. The morning of her flight she called and asked if there was anything else I wanted her to bring over. Well, after reading about Crumbs over and over from Camila, I knew I wanted cupcakes!
The thing is my mom doesn't like Crumbs. She has her own favourite bakery called Two Little Red Hens. So she did what any sensible person would do- she went to both.
Enter Birthday Cupcake Throwdown 2010:
Crumbs {squiggle and blackout}
Two Little Red Hens {blackouts and yellow}
The results?
The Squiggle from Crumbs is delicious. Seriously better than the original Hostess Cupcake.
The Blackout from Two Little Red Hens won hands down. They are more true to the original (pudding filled) and the chocolate cake was very moist.
Two Little Red Hens on the right; Crumbs on the left
You can see how moist the TLRH's cupcake is compared to the other.
So next time you're in NYC and have a cupcake craving definitely try Two Little Red Hens. If it's a squiggle you're after, then Crumbs definitely delivers, but I can't say their other varieties will be as good.
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The evening before my birthday, I was on my way home and realised I didn't have a rolling pin. I called the husband from the train and asked him what he thought I should do- get off somewhere or go try and find one in the morning. He called me back and said he was on his way to the vicarage to see about borrowing one. Well, he arrives at the vicarage and is ushered in. The vicar doesn't have one, so she gets out her big book of parishioners and starts making calls. After a couple calls, she calls the lady who lives across the street from us who luckily has one. Since a lot of effort was put into finding me a rolling pin, I knew I was going to be doing a lot of baking the next day! In addition to making the birthday pie, I also made some mini pies and a few hand pies as a "thank you" for the help. I am happy to say they all turned out delicious!
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birthday pie
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As you know, Selfridges is my absolute favourite store in all of London. This weekend Selfridges is kicking off their 100 year celebrations. Although, it was officially 100 years in March, they decided to hold the birthday celebrations in May. I don't quite get their logic, but each weekend in May will be full of fun events.
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