29th January 2014 // No Comments

The Happy Egg Co. Cake - Valentine Sweetheart

2014 is officially here which means our partnership with The Happy Egg Co. is coming to an end. We’ve made a selection of delicious cakes for them over the past year and experimented with lots of flavours, palettes and designs; our last cake certainly won’t be any different! Though the new year brings with it the beginning of winter, Valentine’s Day offers the opportunity to use otherwise ‘summery’ ingredients; strawberries and champagne! With this in mind we’re very excited to announce that our very last cake with The Happy Egg Co. incorporates some of life’s little luxuries; strawberries, white chocolates, and roses all tied together with a generous helping of champagne!

Champagne, Chocolate and Strawberries Cake Development

For this cake our colour palette is inspired by gorgeous bouquets of roses that traditionally find themselves delivered to loved ones on Valentine’s Day. The vibrant and soft pinks of roses combined with fresh greens and delicate creams lend themselves wonderfully to cakes and other sweet treats of the season!

Champagne, Chocolate and Strawberries Cake Development

3rd December 2013 // No Comments

The Happy Egg Co. Cake - After Dinner Mint

The festive season is just around the corner and of course we are incredibly excited! We love everything about this time of year; woolly jumpers, blustery weather, houses adorned with tinkling lights and the abundance of fantastic flavours on offer! With all this in mind an obvious flavour choice for our next cake with The Happy Egg Co. jumped out at us; after dinner mint! The luxurious combination of dark chocolate and smooth mint cream is a seasonal classic around the Christmas dinner table, and one to share with family and friends while watching winter TV specials! We loved the idea of a decadent cake incorporating the fresh sweet taste of peppermint and the bitter creaminess of dark chocolate. Why not finish a festive dinner with an after dinner mint cake instead? We certainly will; we’re salivating at the thought!

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Another thing we adore about combining peppermint with dark cocoa is the vibrancy of natural greens contrasted perfectly next to warm browns and crisp grey whites. They do say that you eat with your eyes first so festive greens and natural browns will help tempt everyone!

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You don’t even have to wait until after your evening meal to enjoy such a cake flavour. It’s winter in less than a month so why not indulge and warm up your tummy with a generous slice and a piping hot mug of peppermint hot cocoa! Excited? Watch this space for our truly tempting and taste bud tingling recipe!

18th September 2013 // 1 Comment

The Happy Egg Co. Cake - Coffee, Caramel and Brown Sugar

September is quickly moving towards October which means wrapping up and keeping warm is a must! The thought of cool, crisp mornings and dark evenings have inspired this month’s recipe which is to be a coffee, caramel and brown sugar cake! The rich, nutty tones of coffee and the crunchy texture of brown sugar fits right in when we imagine the burnt oranges, yellows and reds of autumn.

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The inviting scent of coffee beans we’ve had circulating through our studio reminds us of winter mornings when a warm drink is a great substitute for a lie in! Coffee cake is a classic and adding brown sugar to the mix will deepen the colour and enrich the flavour too!

Coffee, Carmel and Brown Sugar

Pairing a caramel buttercream with coffee and brown sugar adds another dimension and reminds us of fun, flavoursome hot drinks offered by coffee shops in winter. The recipe we have in mind would also work wonderfully with gingerbread or eggnog but we think a silky caramel buttercream would add a luxurious taste and texture without overpowering the coffee and brown sugar.

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