Photo credit: Ren Behan It’s been a busy week at Maison Cupcake HQ, I’m trying to get my kitchen redone but the lady from Wickes didn’t turn up, I amused the man servicing my boiler by my photography set up on the dining room table and I had, shock horror, two evenings out on the […]
Ciabatta Pizzas with Sun Blush Tomato
These easy mini pizzas are easy to make in minutes home or away. A light meal or tasty appetiser using sundried tomato, mozzarella and olives.
Ted bakes jubilee biscuits
Incase you’re wondering, I didn’t do these. Ted did. It’s only a matter of time until Ted has a blog of his own, tonight I even caught him lining up a silver cake board as a reflector leaned up against some baked bean tins. Meanwhile, despite best intentions, I did not manage to blog my […]
Strawberry Muffins with Rose Water Icing
These Strawberry Muffins are topped with glacé icing and trimmed with crystallised rose petals. Updated 2026 · Now with printable recipe I was inspired to make these Strawberry Muffins when I was sent a copy of Marian Keyes’ Saved By Cake. Her book features some strawberry cupcakes made from oil rather than butter – although […]
Jubilee shopping guide
A union flagged round up of Maison Cupcake’s favourite Diamond Jubilee food and homeware ranges. From disposable cake stands to corgis on tea cosies.
Kenwood Biscuit Class with Miranda Gore Brown
Miranda Gore Brown biscuit class with Kenwood chef: making savoury biscuits in stand mixers with the Great British Bake Off finalist.
“Forever Nigella” diamond jubilee celebration
Just a quick reminder that this month’s Forever Nigella is now live and the theme is celebrating the Diamond Jubilee. Clearly this is quite a flexible theme quite similar to when Mardi did Royal Wedding Street Party last year however much festooning of bunting and union flags over the Nigella-ness is actively encouraged. Our lovely […]
Suda Thai Covent Garden
Review of SUDA Thai restaurant in Covent Garden. With cocktails, Thai curries and Thai wine, this was excellent Thai food in a contemporary setting.
Cake International at London ExCel
The first baking focussed Cake International show is taking place this weekend at London’s Excel and I had the pleasure of nipping in the car down the road to see the opening day this morning. This is a lightning, timely post for anyone mulling over whether they want to go. It’s bigger than the Squires […]
When my hot cross buns were more like rock cakes
Well well well. Bread you actually knead with your own hands rather than the bread maker or at a push the dough hook is a novelty to me. I really don’t like getting my hands doughy and my wrists are quite weak and pathetic. But I threw myself into making hot cross buns for Fresh […]
Rhubarb No Bake Cheesecakes
Sometimes when a recipe isn’t quite perfect how you expected it to be, it tastes just as good all the same. Making cheesecake is something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time but I have been putting it off, worried about immersing springform tins wrapped in foil into bain maries and suchlike. Then […]
Banoffee Cheesecake Bites with Biscoff
I am embarrassed to admit I have hoarded two packets of Speculoos biscuits for nearly two years. Before I realised Lotus or Biscoff biscuits were virtually the same as Speculoos I bought some on holiday in Brittany congratulating myself on stocking up on something I couldn’t buy at home. My purchase followed discovering a French […]
