The Scones!

Old Adventures Revisited: Scones, Part Two

Hmmm..... well, some mixed results! I used Delia Smith's recipe, and the mix which supposedly makes 10 scones barely made 5! So I made another batch of dough, and doubled up the quantities.

Some of the scones turned out all right, and they rose up a bit. Some of them barely rose at all, but still tasted good! The last batch is still in the oven, I'll post a picture when they're done.

Old Adventures Revisited: Scones

I have never been able to master scones. Sure, they taste fine, but they never rise and expand to the huge size that home-made scones should. I roll the dough out, cut the scones out and they stay the same size after baking. No matter what I do, which recipes I follow, which "tips and tricks" I try, NOTHING works!

So why keep making them? Why not stick with tried and tested cupcakes? I guess I want to prove that I CAN make them, and one day I will succeed.

Hopefully, today will be that day.... See you on the other side!

Cupcake Love

Valentines Cupcakes

The finished product, ready to take in to work tomorrow.

Fingers crossed they enjoy them!

Adventures in Piping #1 - Writing

Uh-oh.... Writing. In icing. Using a piping bag. PANIC.

Actually, it was a LOT easier than I expected, and it looked really cute on top of the hearts I had made earlier. The word 'love' was quite easy, but I struggled to get 'hugs' right so gave up on it!

Adventures in Icing #1 - Fondant Paste

Made some really cute hearts using red and black fondant paste, to stick on to my Valentines Cupcakes. It was a a lot easier than I thought! Just tint it, roll it out and use a cookie cutter to shape!