After seeing lots of cute hot chocolate stations on Pinterest I decided to set one up in my kitchen for my little grandchildren as they love a mug of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows and chocolate buttons on the top. There’s nothing nicer on a cold & dark night than curling up with a mug of hot chocolate and it’s perfect for a girls night in where everyone can choose their own toppings. The ultimate experience in hot chocolate has…
As the nights get darker and there’s a little nip in the air I must admit I immediately start to think about all things cosy & Christmassy! Warm blankets, hot chocolate with marshmallows & cinnamon candles are all on the agenda and although I love autumn as a season with it’s beautifully changing colours and crunchy leaves underfoot I’m not a huge fan of reds & orange so I don’t use traditional autumn colours in my decor. I do love…
To make these chocolate cupcakes I use my favourite chocolate cake recipe found here and divide mixture into muffin cases. I usually get 12 large ones and around 20 mini ones from this recipe. Reduce baking time to approx 15 minutes at 180 degrees (fan oven) Once baked place them on cooling tray and make ganache. I’m not a huge fan of chocolate buttercream icing so I make a simple ganache with just two ingredients. I also don’t go by…
When Kitchenaid sent me out one of their Kitchenaid Mini mixers in the most gorgeous shade of pink I was beyond thrilled as I love to bake and had borrowed my daughter’s Kitchenaid mixer a few times and was so impressed with it. I particularly loved it for making cupcakes, sponges, cheesecakes and French macarons which are all in the recipe section of my blog. The Kitchenaid Mini is fabulous as it is 25% lighter and 20% smaller but with…
Mindy Brownes is an Irish based Interiors company based in the heart of the Lake District in Co. Westmeath, Ireland. Their interiors collection consists of occasional furniture, lighting, mirrors, clocks, accessories and tableware. Inspiration comes not only from current interior trends studied across the globe but by having far-reaching experience in designing, manufacturing and retailing. I was first introduced to Mindy Brownes Interiors around ten years ago when I worked in a lovely little interiors shop doing window displays…