Had a baby shower at brunch time today. We had a lovely spread. One of my friends made a gorgeous potato and basil frittata from The Barefoot Contessa and she also did a whole array of smoothies and fruit juices. Another friend brought her waffle maker and we all made our own waffles which we had with maple syrup, strawberries and cream. She also brought fruit platters and a cinnamon dip which was gorgeous.
Here is my waffle making attempt -
I had done a continental selection - croissants, cheeses and cold meats. And a couple of different cupcakes.
The first batch of cupcakes are Maple Buttermilk Pancake Cupcakes. The recipe is from The Art Of Being Perfect.
And the other batch is just my plain cupcake recipe with some sultanas thrown in. My cupcake recipe comes from Cupcake Magic by Kate Shirazi.
This was the book that got me into baking again after Adam was born. I found it for sale at Glendoick garden centre in Dundee on our way for a few days in Glasgow and I begged Steve to let me have it. I'll bet he regrets it now as our house is full of cake making stuff and all sorts of sprinkles, icing bags, etc.!
This was the book that got me into baking again after Adam was born. I found it for sale at Glendoick garden centre in Dundee on our way for a few days in Glasgow and I begged Steve to let me have it. I'll bet he regrets it now as our house is full of cake making stuff and all sorts of sprinkles, icing bags, etc.!
It was a lovely baby shower for our friend, Rachael. She's from Texas - hence the baby shower. She threw one for me when expecting Rufie and so we've had one for all our baby bumps since then. Rachael's on to her third baby - she's a brave soul!
