Happy ‘Big’ Birthday!

Birthdays, in my opinion, are one of the best days of the year… It’s the only day that you get completely spoilt and appreciated just for being you!

Making birthday cakes and cupcakes always make me so happy because they’re always fun, bright and full of life.

 

These cupcakes are devil’s food cupcakes with white chocolate ganache and the piping is done in coloured chocolate. They were a lot of fun to make and I heard that the party that went to was fantastic!

I hope that you had a wonderful ‘big’ birthday Stuart and have many more to come!

Blossoms to brighten a Winter’s day…

When I got My Delight going and started uploading pictures on Facebook and generally trying to spread the word, a friend of mine form school messaged me to say that she had seen the pics and would love to try some cupcakes one day. Unfortunately being in different cities it wasn’t that simple!

Luckily on my recent trip to Joburg I was (at last) able to get some cupcakes to her! The cupcakes on the left are vanilla cupcakes covered in dark chocolate ganache with white blossoms.

 

The cupcakes on the right are devil’s food cupcakes with chocolate buttercream icing and white blossoms.

I just want to say a big thank you to Liesl. It’s really great to have friends’ support and I appreciate your enthusiasm for My Delight so much!

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Last weekend I tried my hand at carrot cake cupcakes. This was my first attempt and I must say that they came out even better than expected. I have to attribute it to my mom’s amazing recipe and advice. The cupcakes are covered in a cottage cheese frosting and tossed with pecan nuts.

Brownies

I am a massive fan of brownies! Fortunately a batch is too much for one person so I don’t make them myself. However, I made this batch for a friend of mine who coaches Herchel netball. She ordered these brownies for the team to congratulate them on the season (so sweet). They are truly delectable – hard on the outside and soft on the inside with a pecan nut crunch. Ok,now my mouth is watering…