Granger's Bakes.

A Normal Evening.

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:28:23 +0100

Griffin: "What do you want to do tonight?"
Me: "Snuggle and play computer games. Why? Was there anything you wanted to do tonight?"
Griffin: "I wanted to snuggle and play computer games."
Me & Griffn: <3

Hazelnut Milk and Toast

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:07:00 +0000

Hazelnut Milk and Toast:

alphasgoodgirl:

So I started my vegan friendly blog this morning…

I originally started it as a place I could hoard all of my favourite vegan recipes but I thought, why not share them!

So I hope to have this blog flourish as a place where people can share recipes, tips ad tricks and I also want to use it to teach people how to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

So yeah…

Make your own mini-cupcakes. I am totally stealing this idea for...

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:04:07 +0000

Make your own mini-cupcakes.

I am totally stealing this idea for Granger’s Bakes.

My first batch of cupcakes ever. Vanilla cupcake with cherry...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:39:57 +0000

Oops, there's my washing.

Weird lighting.

My first batch of cupcakes ever.

Vanilla cupcake with cherry buttercream (real cherry pieces), sugar orange slices and pink sugar on top.

I remember making up the recipe as I went along. Thankfully, everyone enjoyed them.

I think this is what spurred me on to making more.

These were the second batch of cupcakes I ever made. And the...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:37:20 +0000

These were the second batch of cupcakes I ever made.

And the first time I had ever done rainbow ones.

I was rather impressed with myself.

I made a batch of random rainbow cupcakes when Kelly came round...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:34:06 +0000

Kelly nomming a cuppycake.

One of the flat topped cupcakes.

I made a batch of random rainbow cupcakes when Kelly came round last.

I decorated them with sugar stars and sugar I had tinted blue.

They were fun and Kelly enjoyed them. I just wanted to use the last of the leftover ingrediants from Billy’s birthday.

:-)

This was a beast of a cupcake I made for Billy for his birthday...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:31:30 +0000

Before decorating.

And after. I preferred it without...

This was a beast of a cupcake I made for Billy for his birthday awhile back.

It was rainbow inside with a typical vanilla buttercream, except tinted neon pink and green.

I remember taking this to The Met Lounge inside a cupcake holder and asking ym dear friend, Dave, to store it in one of the fridges behind the bar, until I saw Billy.

As soon as he arrived, I dragged him outside with the cupcake, lit a single candle I had bought with me and sung at the top of my lungs, Happy Birthday to Billy.

It was rather sweet at the time but then I proceeded to force him to eat it all before going back inside The Met. He struggled, a lot.

Orange sponge cupcakes with Amaretto and dark chocolate...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:27:16 +0000

Mum licking out the left over ganache

Om nom.

Orange sponge cupcakes with Amaretto and dark chocolate ganache.

These were a bugger to make. The ganache took ages to make and once made, it melted quickly.

It was completely worth all the trouble though.

They went down a storm at home and at work.

Definately for adults only though.

Hello. It’s been awhile huh? I haven’t actually been...

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:10:00 +0000

Hello.

It’s been awhile huh?

I haven’t actually been baking a lot recently, I’ve had a lot going on recently.

But rest assured my little cakey lovers, I’m getting back into it all again.

Tonight I spent a couple of hours making these lovely Rudolph cupcakes.

I used dark chocolate frosting for his fur and M’n’M beans for his eyes and classic red nose.

His antlers were very tricky to make.

I had to cut up little pretzels in half and shape them. They kept breaking but I kept at it! I melted some 70% chocolate and dipped them in, one by one, before getting rid of the excess and letting them dry.

I used salted pretzels as it compliments the taste of the dark chocolate quite beautifully.

Hopefully the guys at work will like them. I tried a new sponge recipe, though these came out a little heavier than intended.

Well, try and try again.

Just made epic cupcakes. Chocolate sponge, white chocolate & cream filling and dark chocolate buttercream swirled on top.

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:38:00 +0100

Never seen Walker cross the living room so quickly before.

I would take photos but rather too lazy to go find my camera.

Maybe next time.

I’ve always wanted to own a tea shop and a bakery, ever since I was a child. I dreamed about...

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:33:10 +0100

I’ve always wanted to own a tea shop and a bakery, ever since I was a child. I dreamed about it and hosted many an imaginery party.

Now I am older. I’m in a job I enjoy but don’t want to do for the rest of my life. I live with two friends, both guys and I love cooking and baking for them. I love cooking and baking for everyone. My poor work colleagues get batches of my baking most of the time.

I’ve decided I should start working on what I want to do for the rest of my life.

I want to be a hostess, I want to bake for people and create new treats.

So this will be a blog of my progress.

My research, my plans, my successes and failures.

This blog will go all the way with me, until the day I open up my glass doors to the public.

Wish me luck.

Test post.

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:08:41 +0100