I hope I'm not running before I can walk, but I think I may have finally cracked Cake Pops!! I've talked here so many times about not being able to master them - I've still got a long way to go before they are perfect but I'm more than a ...
Sweet Treats
A selection of Sweet Treats recipes from Casa Costello. Wonderful edible gifts and seasonal recipes for sweet celebrations throughout the year.
Ginger & White Chocolate Hi Hat Cupcakes
Once you taste this White Chocolate frosting you will never want to go back to ordinary buttercream ever again! Believe me, this is one of the finest tastes in the world. The white chocolate matches perfectly with the spicy ginger cake. I ...
Halloween Chocolate Orange Pumpkin Bombe
Halloween is a fabulous time of year for those of us who like to create havoc in the kitchen. Anyone who makes cakes and sweet treats will enjoy messing around with the orange and black theme. I've been wanting to make a Bombe for ages. I ...
Apple, Date and Cinnamon Flapjacks
Sometimes you should just accept that things are not going to go your way - The first 2 times of making these Apple, Date & Cinnamon Flapjacks was one of these times - I came down with a rotten cold on Sunday evening but tried to ignore ...
Raspberry & Almond Scone Slices
I call these scones but really I suspect they are a mixture of scone and biscuit because of how I cook them. They are twice cooked because I love the proper crunch of the exterior and the softness of the inside. I use double cream because ...
Toasted Coconut Sponges with Caramel Sauce
This Caramel sauce is definitely my new addiction. Paired up with the delicious taste (and chewiness) of Toasted Coconut in a light sponge - You have a dessert made in heaven. These little cake are just as good made into a large cake (I ...
Passion Fruit Poke Cupcakes
I've been wanting to bake 'Poke' cupcakes for ages. I'm not convinced that they are that different from when I've baked extra flavour cupcakes before and let sauce seep in though. Basically, you bake a cupcake as normal and as soon as it ...
Passion Fruit & White Chocolate Profiteroles
Choux pastry is a marvel - I love how it comes together in a pan in a huge stodgy ball but by the time it comes out of the oven its light and airy. The profiteroles pictured are the second lot I made yesterday (and pictured in the dark so ...
Mini Marzipan Birds’ Nests Tutorial
Even I think these are cute! Tiny mouthfuls of marzipan with a mini egg all disguised as Birds' Nests. For people that are rather fond of grammar, I've had massive arguments with myself about where the apostrophe goes! I've was set the ...
Caramel Coconut Traybake
This one took me completely by surprise by how popular it was. I say was because it is long gone. This was definitely one of those 'messing around' recipes that just seemed to work. It started as needing something to give the kids the next ...
