I decided I wanted to take a small break from cupcakes and make cheesecake. I'm obsessed with this recipe which I've adapted from a cookbook that I live by. Manhattan Cheesecake. Traditionally in America cheesecake is made with graham crackers (biscuits) since moving to the UK, I've had to find something else...
Really I'm not a fan of the crunchy bottom crust you get with most cheesecakes. A lot of them tend to have too much sugar, or not enough butter, or a combination of both. I found that using Hobnobs is so for the win. They are an oat based biscuit and are very delicious. If you can't find that, plain digestives or any other plain biscuit will do. I also used vanilla seeds the recipe doesn't call for that, but I am without a doubt obsessed with vanilla. In my opinion which is pretty much all I have, cheesecake should be baked. If you find any that doesn't require a bake, then it's fake. It won't taste how it should taste. It all honesty it should just melt on your tongue.
The recipe will be posted on my recipe page (when I build one) soon. I promise.
I bet you wanna see photos now...
The recipe calls for blueberries but I went ahead and used blackberries & strawberries.
I've been aching to make cake pops for a while now, and there really wasn't any excuse not to make them.
What is a cake pop?!
Well I'm glad you asked. Imagine a tiny cupcake covered in any type of melted chocolate with a lollipop stick attached!
I've found that most people use cake mix from a box to make these pops. Not me. I used my vanilla cupcake recipe and I thought well I could put the batter into a 9" pan and roll out "pops" from that or I can use miniature cupcake cases. As you can see, I opted for miniature cupcake cases. I melted white chocolate and plain chocolate. Really you can use any kind of chocolate that you like. Creating white chocolate swirls is a very simple thing to do. My advice when making these. Let the chocolate cool just slightly, once it's all melted remove it from the heat. And when the cakes are done make sure they are cooled completely. The fridge is always a good thing if your in a rush.
So I after I made those I had some cake batter left over & some strawberries. So what do you think I did? :)
of course... I made some cupcakes. The left over strawberries I used for buttercream frosting.
I honestly just couldn't help myself. I love making/baking/eating cupcakes! :)
I am very pleased to announce that I am baking quite a large number of cupcakes for Last.fm
My friend has a client moving to a new office and she wants to welcome them to their new home. What a better way to do that than with cupcakes? But not just any cupcakes. Ruthless cupcakes. I've decided to go with my red velvet and coconut buttercream frosting. You all remember those.. Just incase you need a reminder...
That's all for now... stay tuned for more goodness ahead.
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