Wedding Days are such an important day for the happy couple and the wedding cake is one of the main features of their celebration. I offer free consultations to discuss their wedding cake of their dreams.
Wedding cakes
CHOCOLATE DRIP CAKES
CUPCAKE BOUQCAKES
New to my range are the beautiful floral cupcakes presented in a bouquet!
They come in bunches of 7, 12, 19, 24 or 30. For a price on these little beauties, drop me an email with your requirements, colour palette and cupcake flavours (vanilla, chocolate, red velvet or carrot cake) to my email address: lulubellesbakes@gmail
TRADITIONAL DONUT RECIPE
This recipe is for baked donuts or for use in a mini donut maker (similar to a waffle iron) – really easy to make and soooo delicious. You can use either a royal icing glaze (stiff peaks) and dip a few times to get a nice consistency or simply glaze in a thin glaze (see recipe below) and leave as is or coat in cinnamon sugar. You can also decorate with sprinkles, chopped nuts, vermicelli or whatever takes your fancy. You can also dip them in a yummy chocolate ganache – works really well too (recipe below)
INGREDIENTS:
- 200g flour
- 125g sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 125ml milk
- 50g melted butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- In a large bowl sitr in the flour, castor sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix till combined. Then add the melted butter, egg, vanilla essence, ground nutmeg and milk. Beat all ingredients together with an electric beater until the mixture becomes smooth and thick.
- Add mixture to a piping bag and carefully pipe into the donut rings in your preheated donut maker – (**or lightly greased donut pan – SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW).
- Cook for 2 minutes in the donut maker or until they are golden brown and soft to the touch. Carefully remove and place on a cooling rack. (I fined a teaspoon works well to carefully remove them)
- decorate as desired
- If you prefer, you can lightly brush them with melted butter and coat with cinnamon sugar – really delicious!
**BAKING INSTRUCTIONS:
- After mixing the batter, add mixture to a piping bag and carefully pipe mixture into lightly greased donut rings in your baking pan (about 3/4 full).
- Bake at 170C for approximately 13 minutes
- Allow to cool on a cooling rack
- Decorate as desired
CHOCOLATE CHIP DONUTS
- 100g plain flour
- 45g cocoa powder
- 100g light brown sugar
- 80g chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 egg
- 90ml Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 50g melted butter
In a bowl add the flour, cocoa powder, light brown sugar, chocolate chips, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Mix together until all combined.
Then add the following to the dry ingredients: egg, milk, vanilla essence, apple cider vinegar and melted butter. Mix together until all combined.
Add mixture to a piping bag and pipe mixture into donut rings in your lightly greased donut baking pan (3/4 full)
Bake in a preheated oven at 170C for approximately 13 minutes. Allow to cool then glaze and decorate – enjoy!
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 200 Dark chocolate
- 100ml milk/cream
Carefully melt the chocolate and milk/cream together in the microwave on full power for approximately 60 seconds; be careful not to overheat otherwise the ganache will split. If this happens quickly beat in a little extra milk/cream to bring the mixture together again. Allow to cool slightly (it will thicken as it cools down). Dip the top of your donuts in the ganache then decorate with sprinkles, nuts or vermicelli – enjoy!
BASIC GLAZE
- 250g icing sugar
- 75g butter
- 3 – 5Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Melt the butter, add the milk, add icing and vanilla. If you want a thinner glaze, add more milk.
As soon as your donuts have been baked quickly dip each donut in the glaze to coat all over with the glaze and allow to dry on a cooling rack. You can then dip the tops of each donut in either the ganache or a thicker glaze and then decorate with sprinkles, chopped nuts or vermicelli – Enjoy
BUTTERMILK PECAN RUSKS
INGREDIENTS:
1.5kg cake flour
9 heaped teaspoons baking powder
1 tsp salt
500g butter (or baking margarine)
2 large eggs
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups castor sugar
1.5 tsp vanilla essence
- cup chopped pecan nuts (optional)
METHOD:
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
- Roughly chop nuts
- Beat butter till soft; Whisk eggs together then add your buttermilk and vanilla essence; add this mixture to your butter and beat until blended.
- Mix flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, add nuts and knead well until firm dough is formed. If it is easier, once the dough starts to come together, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until all ingredients are combined and a firm dough is formed
- Grease a large baking tray and flatten the dough into the tray with a rolling pin (about 2cm in height)
- Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes
- Cool off in tray on cooling rack. Once cool, cut into slices.
- Arrange slices on two baking trays and pop back in the over at 100 degrees for about 5 hours with the door slightly open (use a wooden spoon in the door). Switch off your oven and leave the trays in with the door closed overnight.
Enjoy dunking them in your cup of tea or coffee 😊
CHOCOLATE CRUNCHIES
INGREDIENTS:
- 230gms butter
- 1Tbs golden syrup
- 2 cups of oats
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
method:
- Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees c
- Mix the flour, oats and coconut in a bowl
- Melt the butter in a small pot and then add the syrup and sugar and heat
- When the butter is bubbling add the bicarb and stir through and remove from the heat
- Pour the butter mixture into the dry ingredients and stir together by hand
- Press the crunchie mixture into a greased or lined baking tray
- Bake for 15 minutes at 180 C, then turn the oven down to 160 C and bake for a further 10 minutes until golden brown
- Allow to cool in the pan before slicing.
- If desired, add melted chocolate to the top of the crunchies after they have cooled down and before slicing – really delicious!
- ENJOY!
Click on the link below to see my Youtube tutorial on these yummy treats!
ORANGE INFUSED BUTTER COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
1kg Plain Flour
500g salted butter, chilled and cut into squares
500g castor sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
Zest of 2 – 3 oranges (optional – but delicious!)
Melted chocolate
METHOD:
- Mix the butter, sugar and vanilla together until just combined
- Gradually add the eggs
- Add the flour and bring the mixture together until just combined (Be careful not to overwork the mixture)
- divide into 3 parts and carefully roll each part into a cylinder shape
- Wrap each cylinder shape in clingfoil and chill for approximately 1 hour
- Once chilled Roll the dough to approximately 5mm thick
- Cut out the cookies and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper
- Place baking tray with the cookies on it in the fridge for approximately 30 minutes
- Bake at 175C for 8 – 12 minutes until the edges have just started to brown – be careful not to overbake
- Dip the cookies in melted chocolate or drizzle as desired.
TIP: Make sure you roll them out onto a non stick surface and sprinkle both surface and rolling pin with icing sugar to avoid sticking to surface and rolling pin. Remember to not overwork the dough.
ENJOY!
FAULTLINE CAKES
Lemon Curd
DELICIOUS FILLING FOR CAKES OR CUPCAKES!
- Zest and juice of 4 lemons
- 200g Castor Sugar
- 100g butter cut into cubes
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Egg yolk
Method:
- Put the lemon zest and juice, the sugar and the butter into a heatproof bowl. Sit the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, making sure the water is not touching the bottom of the bowl. Stir the mixture every now and again until all of the butter has melted.
- Lightly whisk the eggs and egg yolk and stir them into the lemon mixture. Whisk until all of the ingredients are well combined, then leave to cook for 10-13 minutes, stirring every now and again, until the mixture is creamy and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove the lemon curd from the heat and set aside to cool, stirring occasionally as it cools. Once cooled, spoon the lemon curd into sterilized jars and seal. Keep in the fridge until ready to use.
DELICIOUS BUTTERCREAM ICING
DELICIOUS BUTTERCREAM ICING
| INGREDIENTS | ||
| Softened wooden spoon margarine or butter or 50/50 mix | grams | 250 |
| Icing sugar | kg | 1 |
| Milk powder | ml | 100 |
| Warm water | ml | 80 |
| Salt if using margarine | pinch | |
| Vanilla Essence | ml | 5 |
| Few drops extra Flavouring if required |
METHOD:
- Beat butter, milk powder, warm water and vanilla essence together with 500g icing sugar – mix well
- Add remaining 500g icing sugar and mix well
- Add colour and flavouring if required.
- Cover with a clean damp cloth direclty onto the icing. Place clingfoil or lid onto container until ready to use..
- Icing can be frozen for up to a month. Defrost throughly and allow icing to reach room temperature before using. You may need to beat it to soften a little bit before use.
CITRUS SYRUP DRIZZLE
You can add the sugar syrup on to cakes and cupcakes which will add moisture and flavour. Brush the syrup on the cupcakes/cake as soon as you take it out of the oven as this will help the syrup to soak into the cake. If you feel the cake is a bit dry you can pour most of the syrup onto the cake, likewise, if the cake is softer and more moist, then just pour a smaller amount over the cake. Don’t pour all the syrup on the cake otherwise it will become too soft and unstable.
INGREDIENTS:
FOR 4 – 6 CAKES:
1 cup water, 1 cup castor sugar, juice of 2 – 3 lemons or oranges
Method:
- Put the water into a microwave jug and cook on high for 1 minute and stir
- Add any flavouring and allow to cool
- Store in airtight container in the fridge for up to one month
Check out my YouTube video to see how much I use on my cakes:
Lulubelle's Bakes 