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New blondie recipe coming soon 👀🥳 Any guesse

New blondie recipe coming soon 👀🥳 Any guesses on the flavour??

Psst! It’s made with one of @whittardofchelsea1886’s delicious hot chocolate flavours that I just can’t get enough of 🫶🏼

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AD 🍁 SLOW-COOKER CHILLI CON CARNE Hello Autum

AD 🍁 SLOW-COOKER CHILLI CON CARNE

Hello Autumn! 👋🏼 I’ve teamed up with the wonderful @maplecanadauk to bring you a hearty, wholesome slow-cooker chilli con carne recipe for the cooler months. This dish has been made with Very Dark 100% Pure Canadian Maple Syrup, which is harvested just before the snow hits the trees – giving the syrup a rich, dark colour and stronger, more prominent flavour.

🍁 It’s quick and easy to make
🍁 You don’t have to use a slow cooker – just cook it low and slow over the hob or in the oven instead
🍁 Its a one-pot wonder
🍁 It pairs with tons of delicious sides
🍁 It keeps well, making it ideal for batch cooking

Head to @acupofteaandcake and grab the link for the recipe in my bio 😘 What would you serve with it?

#PureCanadianMapleSyrup #MapleSyrup #CanadianMapleSyrup #MapleFromCanadaUK

Have you made my cherry bakewell cookie cups yet?

Have you made my cherry bakewell cookie cups yet? 🍒

Here’s why I love this recipe so much:

❤️ They’re a fun alternative to regular cookies
❤️ The creamy frangipane filling is divine
❤️ It’s an easy recipe for beginners

Head over to acupofteaandcake.com and search ‘cherry bakewell’ 😘

#acupofteaandcake #easybakes

🥜 PEANUT BUTTER CAKE 🥜 Calling all my peanu

🥜 PEANUT BUTTER CAKE 🥜

Calling all my peanut butter lovers!! 📣 This one’s for you! Delicious springy peanut sponge made with crunchy @manilife_ Deep Roast PB and a peanut whipped buttercream. Top with salted peanuts and @joeandseph’s Peanut Butter popcorn 🍿

Also Happy Birthday to my dad today who can regularly be found with a peanut butter sandwich 😂 Find the full recipe on my site, linked in my bio @acupofteaandcake ❤️

#acupofteaandcake #cakeweekuk

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I promised you this a while ago… So here it is

I promised you this a while ago…

So here it is: a sneak peek into our new house 🏡👀 AND my own photography studio!

Thanks to all my wonderful clients and everyone who follows me for supporting me this far ❤️ Here’s to a new chapter! ✨ Many more bakes, dishes to plate, beautiful photography, and videography to come! What do you want to see or learn next? Drop a comment below 👇🏼

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Getting hungry? Make this quick creamy mushroom pa

Getting hungry? Make this quick creamy mushroom pasta for dinner!

I made this a few weeks ago for our first official dinner party and just HAD to snap a few shots of the surplus {which we then ate for lunch the next day!}

Combine a variety of mushrooms for a stunning, yet simple dish. I like oyster, shiitake, button and shimeji but you could use any you can get your hands on!

Recipe live on my site if you’re in need of some dinner inspo 😉 Just head to @acupofteaandcake and grab the link in my bio 🍝 buon appetito!

#acupofteaandcake #autumnfood

When you take 128639 shots to get the perfect pour

When you take 128639 shots to get the perfect pour… 😅
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Kicking off the week with this glorious pour shot of @dorsetcereals NEW Muesli Crunch. Not an ad, just really loving this as my new favourite breakfast go-to. It has crispy granola clusters, muesli flakes and maple caramelised pecans & sweet nutty almonds. Perfection!
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I'm someone who loves to evolve, grow and challenge myself as a creative. I can't stand stagnating or feeling like I'm not constantly moving forward. I HUGELY advocate stepping outside your comfort zone because that it truly where the magic happens! Never evolving just doesn't feel right to me, and I'm someone who throws myself into the things I'm passionate about.
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Does this resonate with you? How are you pushing yourself outside your comfort zone this week? I want to know!
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☁️ MAKE PERFECT MERINGUES EVERY TIME ☁️ C

☁️ MAKE PERFECT MERINGUES EVERY TIME ☁️

Can you tell I’m holding onto summer? 😅 If there’s one recipe that you can pair with ANYTHING it’s meringues! But there’s nothing worse than a meringue that doesn’t hold its shape, or turns out to be a liquidy mess. Follow these failsafe tips for a perfect meringue every time:

USE A METAL BOWL AND MAKE SURE IT’S CLEAN
Rubbing the inside of your bowl with half a lemon beforehand helps to eliminate any specks of grease or fat before you whip the egg whites.

CHOOSE CARTONNED EGG WHITES
And bring them to room temperature before using! They’ll whip up better than cold egg whites for stiffer peaks.

CHOOSE CASTER SUGAR
The smaller grains will dissolve better in your mixture than granulated sugar. Choosing a white sugar will ensure your meringues also stay white..

ADD YOUR SUGAR BIT BY BIT
Adding it all at once will knock air out of your whipped egg whites, resulting in a droopy and flat meringue. Add a tablespoon at a time, while your stand mixer is running.

ADD A STABILISER
Adding a little acid to your mixture will help achieve that signature texture: crisp on the outside, soft and sticky on the inside. I add lemon juice, but you can also add a 1tsp of vinegar or cream of tartar which would also do the trick.

BAKE THEM LOW
Bake your meringues at the lowest oven setting and then leave them in the oven once turned off overnight. I promise you, having a little patience is everything when it comes to good meringues.

Top with mounds of vanilla-infused whipped cream, and fruit of choice. I love mango and passion fruit, forest fruits, or chocolate, banana and caramel. What would have with your meringue? 👀

#acupofteaandcake #bakingtips

🍎 GRANDMA’S APPLE PIE 🍎 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ $🍎 GRANDMA’S APPLE PIE 🍎 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There’s something beautiful about a recipe being passed down through generations, tweaked and adapted as the years roll by. My Grandma was known for her superb homemade apple pie, and Grandad was always on custard duty. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This recipe used apples pulled from the branches of an apple tree in the garden of my parent’s cottage on the North Norfolk Coast {where my grandparents also both lived}. It’s one of my favourite, most wholesome desserts to serve around the family dinner table. Chunky cinnamon sugared apples, buttery flaky pastry and a sprinkling of Demerara sugar for a sweet crunch that hits the palette on your first bite. Serve with lashings of hot vanilla custard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Head to @acupofteaandcake to grab the recipe, linked in my bio 🥰 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Submitting photo no.3 for #BVSNature challenge with hosts and judges @blackvelvetstyling @anna_janecka and @gourmetglow and guest judge @violaminerva ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #acupofteaandcake #eatnatural$

One of the questions I get all the time from peopl

One of the questions I get all the time from people dying to start their own thing is this:
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How did you have the confidence to get started?
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The truth: I didn't. I just decided I had to do it. I still had a full time job that meant in every spare moment I was developing recipes, taking pictures with my iPhone and squeezing in late nights and early mornings. Doing the things that brought me joy GAVE me the confidence. And this photo is one that I still adore to this day. The colours. The light and shadows. The realness.
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So I want you to ask yourself: what brings you joy? What's the one thing that you just HAVE to do because it brings you so much happiness that you just can't ignore it? Then go after it 💫👊🏼
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Sharing for the #YourFoodMagazineCover challenge set by @anna_janecka and @mariamhamdy, with guest judge @twinsinmykitchen together with @cblbackdrops. Swipe to see my magazine cover 🥰
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Want to learn to make the best cinni rolls of your

Want to learn to make the best cinni rolls of your life?
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Bank Holiday Mondays 100% call for homemade cinnamon rolls fresh out the oven and slathered in delicious cream cheese icing, amirite?
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And you can learn how to make ALL of these from my 76-page e-book This Is How We Roll 🌀 It includes a vegan recipe too, alongside step-by-step photos of 4 different braiding and plaiting techniques along with the answers to all your struggles and questions about dough making!
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Grab 20% off today only with code BHM20 🥰💛 and come join the cinni roll crew 🤙🏼 Grab your copy via the link in my bio @acupofteaandcake 😘
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Happy Friday! ✨ I just had to jump on this trend

Happy Friday! ✨ I just had to jump on this trend, even if I do love a reel 🎥

A little personal project I shot the other evening starring @menierchoc dark on milk 🤤 There’s something magical about capturing light in an image that makes my heart soar. This was shot using @godoxlighting SL150 II LED, a gold reflector and some black fill cards, then given a post-production touch of colour and tonal modifications in @lightroom 🥰

What’s your go-to chocolate?? Mine: dark always 😌

#acupofteaandcake #meniermoments #bakingwithmenier

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Cake fails. We all have them. But there *are* wa

Cake fails.

We all have them. But there *are* ways to use up cake that’s sunk, broken or just not turned out quite the way you’d hoped. The best solution? Turn them into cake truffles 🥰 Whip up a simple buttercream icing, crumble your cake into the bowl and mix, then form into balls and refrigerate before coating them in chocolate and sprinkles. @cakeangelsuk do the cutest posh cake toppers that are the PERFECT finish 👌🏼

Other ways to use up leftover or surplus cake is as a soaked sponge for trifle, cut into petit fours, for a très leches traybake or a delicious cake-based “bread and butter” pudding.

Will you be giving this trick a go?

#acupofteaandcake #cakeideas

Want to know what all of these images have in comm

Want to know what all of these images have in common?
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They were all shot on my phone. Yup! Before I'd invested in a camera and lenses and tripods. Because once you NAIL lighting, composition and styling, you can still create stunning photos using the camera you have in your pocket 📱
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Did you know when you sign up to my mailing list you get a FREE e-book with my five secrets to stunning iphone food photography?
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Subscribe through the link in my bio @acupofteaandcake and begin capturing those epic food moments ✨ We all start somewhere...
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AD 🍁 Feast your eyes on this Maple Sumac Lamb w

AD 🍁 Feast your eyes on this Maple Sumac Lamb with minty couscous, flatbreads and Greek yoghurt! Now that’s what I’m talking about 🤌🏼

When the wonderful team @maplecanadauk asked me to create a delicious savoury dish for them, this simple summer salad came to mind. It’s fresh and light, making it perfect for eating al fresco with a glass of Côtés du Rhône rosé ✨

The lamb is pan fried in a marinade made of rich, dark Pure Canadian Maple Syrup and tangy sumac, which creates the perfect balance of flavours for the table.

Find the full recipe on my site, linked in my bio @acupofteaandcake 🍁

#MapleSyrup #PureCanadianMapleSyrup #CanadianMapleSyrup #MapleCanadaUK

Anyone else melting in this heat? 🙋🏼‍♀️

@judesicecream Strawberry Coulis is THE summer cooler you need to add to their Vanilla Clotted Cream ice cream for the most sensational Knickerbocker Glory! 🍦

Top with @nakedmallow Strawberry Cream Gourmet Marshmallows, fresh strawberries and fan wafers ❤️ You can find the recipe in Jude’s sensational recipe book which I’ll definitely be making more from soon 👌🏼

Thanks to the wonderful team at @judesicecream for gifting me the most delicious selection of their products to try 🥰

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What’s better than a cookie?? CHERRY BAKEWELL CO

What’s better than a cookie?? CHERRY BAKEWELL COOKIE CUPS! 🍒😍❤️

Made with @nielsenmasseyuk Almond Extract, beautiful golden and light muscovado sugars from @billingtonsuk, a deliciously creamy frangipane filling aaaand that classic cherry Bakewell topping! 🤤

Here are a few tips for baking cookie cups:

❤️ Get yourself a pastry tamper. Not essential - you can use a spoon - but this creates the PERFECT “cup”. Firmly press down into the centre of the cookie as soon as they come out the oven.

❤️ BUTTER THAT TIN. Get into the crevices and make sure you grease over the lip of each hole for a perfect release. And use a non-stick tin! @talacooking sell a fabulous Performance Mini Bun Tin that’s ideal for these or @lakelanduk sell a “Mini Morsel Set” which comes with the tamper too.

❤️ Run a sharp knife or palette knife carefully around the edge after baking then leave to cool completely in the tin before popping them out.

❤️ Underbake them jusssttt a little. They’ll continue to cook in the tin after being removed from the oven.

Recipe linked in my bio @acupofteaandcake ❤️

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AD 🏕️ To celebrate National S’mores Day, I’m bringing you a NEW S’mores Skillet recipe in partnership with the EPIC team at @epicsnax.

Here are 3 reasons to love this recipe:

🔥 It’s a one-pan bake.
This delicious dessert is baked in one dish or skillet, meaning there’s minimal washing up and even less faff.

🔥It’s really quick and easy to make.
Over scooping individual cookies? With this recipe, there’s no need for rolling or scooping. You simply whack it all in the pan and bake.

🔥Marshmallow + chocolate + cookie.
Yes please! The combination of delicious chocolate chip cookies and gooey Epic Snax Giant Toastin’ Marshmallows is a winner. Top it all off with a scoop of your favourite vanilla ice cream to make the ultimate summer dessert.

Gather around the campfire {or BBQ} and add this to your baking list! You can pick up @epicsnax Giant Toastin’ Marshmallows form @ocadouk @tescofood @waitrose and @sainsburys ✨ Find the full recipe via the link in my bio @acupofteaandcake 💥

#EpicSnax #MakeItEpic

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