Cinnamon & Pecan Rolls

So now that university is officially over, I have a degree (but haven't graduated just yet!), I'm back home and baking. Opening our bread cupboard to homemade loaves of bread rather than shop-bought stuff is always nice, but I haven't convinced my parents we need a bread machine just yet, I'll just keep on kneading it in the KitchenAid.

But yesterday I decided it was time to push my bread making skills further than piling in the ingredients and pressing 'start'. And so, cinnamon and pecan rolls were born!

Ready to tear and share!

Pretty Little Pancakes

So the other morning I woke up and had a craving for pancakes. Now I do love my crêpes, but you just can't recreate the same thing without a big hot stone and a window scraping implement like they do in France, so I normally just stick to Delia Smith's simple pancake recipe, and have relatively thin pancakes. (Even if I do deviate slightly from what Delia tells me to do!)

Freshly cooked breakfast

That morning though I wanted American style, scotch pancakes. Often these are made with buttermilk, I didn't have that hanging around in my fridge though so had to create a new sort of recipe from mixing some together, so here it is!

Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Cinnamon Cupcakes

So finally, I have met my birthday present. The gorgeous raspberry ice KitchenAid. So, my favourite things to bake are cupcakes, so they had to be the first thing I made.
Firstly... Oh. My. Gosh. I love it... so easy to mix things up and far quicker than the handheld electric whisk I would normally use.

It's so shiny and pink!

Chocolate, cinnamon and peanut butter cupcakes