Cake! Everybody Loves Cake!

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Today I decided to release my inner baking skills and make some cupcakes. I followed Mary Berry's recipe for banana and chocolate chip cupcakes but without the banana and with lots of marshmallows on top. I decided to cheat a little bit and use a pre-made chocolate icing in a tube but I think it would have been much easier to make it myself and use a piping bag because it was really hard to get out of the tube, hence why there isn't a lot of icing on. 


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  1. The Robyn Diaries9 February 2013 at 20:22

    I baked cakes today as well but had MAJOR issues with getting the icing out the piping bag! Yours still look really cute though - chocolate and marsh mellow = yummy!x

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    1. Amy10 February 2013 at 19:13

      I never used a piping bag. I think it's one of those things that looks easy but it's actually really difficult. xx

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  2. Rachel9 February 2013 at 21:18

    These look yummy! Mary Berry is such a babe. xx

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    1. Amy10 February 2013 at 19:18

      Thanks! Isn't she just wonderful!!?!?! xx

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  3. Ellie Burns9 February 2013 at 23:06

    banana and chocolate chip nom nom nom nom these look so tasty! xx

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