Mocha cupcakes- cupcakes with a light mocha sponge and chocolate icing on top. Perfect for afternoon tea or parties. It's that time of year again at work (parents' evening) where I try to do my bit and provide cake for all the teachers doing a 12-13 hour day. It's amazing how much a little bit of cake can cheer you up when you're exhausted and feel like you've talked the hind leg off a donkey! So far, over the years, I have made blueberry doughnut muffins, lime and coconut cupcakes , chocolate brownie cupcakes and lemon drizzle cupcakes . I spent a while pondering what flavours to do this time and finally settled on Mocha cupcakes. I'm a bit of a funny fish with coffee things. I don't really like coffee as a drink. I would choose tea every time, given the chance! An occasional latte is about my limit. However, when it comes to coffee flavoured things, I'm straight in there! Coffee truffles, coffee ice cream, coffee cake- all winners for me. Part of lov...
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Home-Made Fish and Chips- a healthier way to have fish and chips, with home-made breadcrumbed cod and home-made oven chips. Fish and chips is just essential British food. There's something very comforting about it, perhaps because it reminds me of childhood holidays, eating fish and chips out of the paper on the seafront, and university, eating chips on the way home from the pub! The trouble is that, like most delicious foods, and definitely most take-aways, fish and chips are not great for those trying to lose weight or live a healthier lifestyle. At least, not in their traditional, yummy, crispy, deep-fried form. So what to do if you want to reduce those calories a wee bit? Well, the first thing is to make it at home so you can keep it healthy and the second is to find ways to reduce the oil right down. There are two options for the fish- batter or breadcrumbs. Home-made fish and chips are far easier to make with breadcrumbs instead of batter, so that's what I use. Breadcrum...
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