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Children in Need Cupcakes

For children in need this year the UUJ Marketing Society decided to raise money by holding a bake sale. I am not on the team itself but I thought I could lend my baking skills and bake some vanilla buttercream cupcakes. I also did a batch of six nutella cupcakes but I dont have the photo of it on my computer (taken on my mobilearotto)

The team raised £800 (over that I think) which I think is a massive achievement for such a small university society, but I must admit if I didn't have a hospital appointment that morning (when the bake sale was happening) I would have went and bought one. The pictures of the bake sale table was filled with different cupcakes, and some of them look very yummy!

Below is birthday cupcakes. This time I got lemon essence for the main sponge but topped the cupcakes themselves with vanilla buttercream. The photo is just to show off the mini boxes (which holds four cupcakes each) I am hoping to get the same product/box but a christmas themed version for a couple of people this christmas for presents (no im not a skint person!) I got the boxes (both photos) from Lakelands (love that place!)

In other news, I am still a boring little person. I haven't done much to be honest other than see my friends and what not. Still breathing, still living. Cant wait for Christmas.

Birthday Cupcakes for special ladies

I would also like to say I would change my grammar on these last two posts but I am very tired tonight and have university in the morning. So for the time being sorry for grammar. I shall change it when i have time.

And as the rain slams againist the window I bid thee a good night.
x

"Its like forgetting the words to your favourite song"

I have neglected you bloggy *pats bloggy head*, but for good reasons. I have been completely knackered recently along with being super duper busy finishing university work. No! Don't give me those crying eyes bloggy!

I recently got Regina's album, hence my title to this specific blog post. I highly recommend her songs (the way to figure this out is by typing into YouTube: Regina spektor SAMSON)

If you like that song (Samson) then you should then listen to her other songs. The specific song that I love at the moment is called: "Eet" anyway I am in love with her. If you listen to that song in particularly its really how I feel.

The idea that you suddenly cant remember what it was like to be you. Yes, I realise I sound silly and that indeed I am still ME, but truly carefree without this huge burden all the time.

That looming sense of "what if"... especially at the moment with my chest being sore. I suppose I just seem to be living in some sort of fear at the minute. I'm getting a bit tired of constantly walking through life either doped up on medications for my GVH or itching my skin because i feel like someone is tickling me.

I don't want to be this person at the minute, who has to have a skin bath, be careful of taking of my make up in case my eyebrow hair just falls out or the fact that i have to try to drag energy from some sort of source that i didn't know i had.

Anyway, that rant wasn't to make you feel bad for moaning at me bloggy for not paying you attention. I just needed to put that out there, even though its my personal blog. I feel sometimes that people seem to (even though clearly before i was ill i just took life for granted) cheat life and drink/take drugs constantly and i want to scream "CANT YOU SEE YOU HAVE A PERFECT WORKING BODY? U ARE RUINING IT" but then anyone could do that (if they have a different medical condition)

I wanted to upload some photos of my recent baking but I shall do it in another post.....

See u in a second.x

Are you content?

You ever dream of that feeling after a long day of work? Or that mad traffic that you had to sit through whilst gripping the steerwheeling whilst ANOTHER lane dogder skips infront of you within one second of the traffic moving?

I love that feeling of sinking into your new bed that feels like a cloud. Or that moment when you finally sit down to peace and quiet and take that first sip of your favourite hot drink, diet coke or even something a bit more adult like.

Maybe for you its that quiet moment before bed each night when you think "what was todays good points" For me its deffo the feeling of being in bed whilst being hugged not only by your duvet but by a teddy, boyfriend/girlfriend or even just your close friend (this is more acceptable if you are a lady)

I always think everyone has a "sneaky" secret of what they love to do. For me it might be:

• sticking my finger in the bowl of cake mix and realising no one seen me. 
• Or that moment when your dog looks at you with those puppy dog eyes and you quickly fire him a piece of "human food". 
• I don't really believe my dog is a dog though, he doesn't act like it, especially when i serve him his slice of toast buttered and halfed (easier to eat?) 
• Or that I sometimes share my biscuits with him.
• Or the fact that for a month I had a spare packet of biscuits (human food once again) by my bed side and they were ONLY for my dog.

So I ask you... what is your version of "pure happiness" or closest way of getting from stressed to destressed?

My lap as a pillow maybe Charlie?

Need suggestions?  I recommend a duvet day, loads of catch up programmes and of course something with animals in it, for example Frozen Planet on BBC. How I love that programme.

Now remember, just because its Winter and it might be freezing where you live, and you might not have that much money because of this recession, I DARE YOU... yes YOU to have ONE positive day.... one day were you are GRATEFUL.


Toodles for now my dearest.

ps I found a great site (not sure if i posted about this and if im repeating my self: then sorry)

Look up "the pink whisk" on google (Ruth from Great British Bake Off S.2 developed it- some great recipes)

Anyone out there?

Mix

It seems once again I have been away from my blog for a period of time. University in second year cries for more attention than I first thought it might or would. So I am going to show you my love in the form of... cake photos! I have made my Grandas birthday cake for his 84th birthday and decided to upload various stages (in photo format) to let you all drool over?

So my granda loves pigeons as he races them in competition (not those street pigeons but professional flying pigeons) anyway I wanted to include that theme in the cake. I also wanted to test my baking skills and make either a four or three layer cake with jam and buttercream between each layer. In the end I opted for three layers.

Finished cake mix

To begin with I had to think of the shape I wanted the cake to be in. I was thinkin more square to allow for the icing to fall and be moulded onto the cake easier in comparison to a circle style cake. I also have never really made a square celebration cake. I then thought about the idea of piping styles and cake mixture. I wanted a cake mixture I had successfully used in the past (therefore I knew the end result tasted fine) but I had to change the quantities successfully in order to make the mixture equal for two square tins. In the photo opposite is the simple unwhisken sponge mix of eggs,flour,baking powder and sugar.

Layering stage

Then I whisked the mix and added my soften butter to make the end raw mixture look like this... So off it went into the oven (I forgot to take a photo of that stage...opps) then once it had cooled I layer it with jam then buttercream (they sorted of rippled on their own without me wanting them to, but sure it all goes in and tastes the same?)
And TA DAAAAA the finished cake I made bigger so you could see it. I hope he likes it. Since my granny passed away I always feel this weird heart pain when I look at him, knowing he just misses my granny so much. True love is hard to come by!!!