Happy Birthday Mr B!

Hazelnut Cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World

MrB is *mumblemumble* years old today, so it’s as good a reason as any to make cake. My little sister bought me the book for Christmas and this is the first outing it’s had, because I have been oh-so-good for the past month and not had a crumb of cakey goodness to eat. But the sugar, fat and chocolate in these should make up for it! They’re slightly not quite right because the mousse filling is actually on top of the cakes and I’ve omitted the chocolate ganache on top because I ran out of chocolate and there’s more chance of it raining Wollmeise than finding 70% cocoa chocolate at my corner shop. I blame the fact that the book is American and uses ounces. I mean, how can six ounces be more than a hundred grammes? Those ounces are huge!

And of course MrB loved his socks. He was impressed with the stranding after I waved the socks under his nose gently pointed it out to him, although I am fully aware that he doesn’t quite get just how fiddly they were. But I do and can feel chuffed with myself. They are on his feet today, which is the most important thing!

Have a good weekend, everyone!