Beautiful dessert at Marmadukes, York

My school friend got married at the weekend in the lovely city of York. I was very excited when this came out as the dessert. It consisted of vanilla sponge, white chocolate cream, raspberries and homemade Irish cream. It was a perfect end to a perfect day.

Minion Cake!

I made this Minion Cake for my nephew's second birthday. It's a chocolate and vanilla marble sponge with chocolate fudge icing. I turned it into a minion by decorating it with yellow, black and some white fondant icing. 

Gylly Beach Cafe, Falmouth, Cornwall

I went to uni in Falmouth and always loved going to Gylly Beach Cafe. It's right on the sand and serves great fresh food, but is expensive if you're on a student budget. When visitng the other day, I had delicious vegetarian nachos off the main menu and there are also daily specials available. 
The cakes and biscuits baked on the premises are also worth a try!

The Park Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

Great lunch at The Park Mawgan Porth. Very relaxed atmosphere in the cafe with a variety of reasonably priced food on the menu. I had a flavoursome balti chicken pie.

The holiday park is within walking distance to the beach and offers a wide variety of accommodation such as luxury lodges, yurts and glamping old American caravans. Definitely worth a visit for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Blackberry Frozen Yogurt

Now I'm living in North Cornwall, there are lots of blackberry bushes along the lanes. They are in season so I went foraging.

I made the frozen yogurt by blitzing the blackberries with a little water. Sieve the juice then combine with natural yogurt and two tablespoons of honey. Then froze!

Pulled Pork @ Poldhu Cove, Cornwall

I had a lovely evening yesterday at Poldhu Beach Cafe. For the feast night, they served delicious pulled pork in a soft brioche bun with chips and coleslaw for £10. I think you partly pay for the beautiful view from the cafe over the cove. Great atmosphere with a chilled guitar duo playing too. Looking forward to the next feast night!

Chocolate Biscuit Cake

125g dark chocolate

3 tbsp milk

150g butter

150g caster sugar

3 eggs

200g plain flour

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp bicarb

 

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4. Cream the butter and sugar together until really light and fluffy.

Whisk in the eggs. Melt the chocolate together with the milk until smooth, then combine into the butter mixture. Sieve in the remaining ingredients. Pour into a greased tin.

 

I used to different sized tins to create a tier effect.

 

Leave to cool. I cheated and used Betty Crocker's chocolate fudge icing to decorate, and added chocolate buttons, bourbons and custard creams.