I love Sawyer and Scout

 I have had alot of love for this shop for a long time. I recently purchased the felix felicis necklace. It's sooooo cute.....

I would definitely recommend!!

Check the lovely things here at her page.....

http://www.sawyerandscout.com/

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Crafty Things

Chocolate and Guinness cupcakes

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I made these chocolate and guinness  cakes recently and they went down a storm.I got the recipe from this blogging lady.

Finished product

Fancy a pint?

 The recipe is as follows:

ngredients
For the cupcakes
250ml Guinness
250g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
75g cocoa
400g caster sugar
142ml sour cream
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
275g plain flour
2 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

For the topping
300g Philadelphia cream cheese
150g icing sugar
125ml double or whipping cream

Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180˚C/fan oven 160˚C. Line 2 muffin tins with muffin paper cases.

Start by pouring the Guinness into a large, wide saucepan and add the butter; heat until the butter's melted, at which time you should whisk in the cocoa and sugar. Beat the sour cream with eggs and vanilla and then pour in the pan of brown, buttery, beer and finally whisk in the flour and bicarbonate of soda.

Pour the batter into the muffin cases ¾ of the way up and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Leave to cool in the tins for 20 minutes and then cool completely on a cooling rack.

When the cupcakes are cold get on with the icing. Lightly whip the cream cheese until smooth, sieve over the icing sugar and then beat them both together. Add the cream and beat again until it makes a spreadable consistency.

I also have had my hand at making lavender pieces which look super cute...




 Lavender hearts and sachets with super cute heart details.....

My other half's Mum's cake.....................

What crafty things have you had planned?