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These beautiful cupcakes look gorgeous nestling in their new indigo Tala Originals tin and will liven up any picnic, even if the good old British weather lets you down! If you want non-boozy cupcakes, just leave out the champagne syrup and add half a teaspoon of vanilla paste to the buttercream. Ingredients For the cupcakes:3 free-range eggs150g caster sugar150g baking margarine or softened butter200g self-raising flour3 tbs milk0.5 tsp baking powder For the syrup (optional):70ml champagnesugar (filled to the 70ml mark in the measuring cup) For the decoration:250g butter softened350g icing sugarl tsp leftover syrup (optional)15 smallish strawberries, hulled, washed...

These puddings are the very last word in decadence and quite simply the easiest and most delicious pudding you will make this year. Ludicrously easy to make, they whip up in minutes and bake to perfection in 8 minutes flat. Enjoy with crème Fraiche or fully load them with clotted cream. If you must add fruit, fresh raspberries will compliment beautifully. If you are using Tala Performance bakeware, you needn't prepare your molds but if you have standard pudding or dariole molds, butter them generously and dust with cocoa powder before use. Serves 4 Preparation time: 10 minutesBaking time: 8...

When the weather is lovely and the sun is shining, there is nothing like a delicious lemon drizzle cake to enjoy with a cup of tea. If you have never made a lemon drizzle cake before and you are stuck for cake decorating ideas, you will be surprised to see how easy it is to create a minimalist masterpiece. We can take you through the stages to make a beautiful lemon drizzle cake topped with crisp, tangy white icing and crystallised lemon pieces. It is worth getting started on the crystallised lemon in advance, even the day before since it is...

A sweet treat or pick-me-up from time to time is always welcome. But if you are trying to eat healthily it's not always easy to satisfy those hunger pangs and sugar cravings!   Here is my answer to those days when my sweet tooth is yearning for something substantial, but I want to watch my sugar and carb intake: healthy no-bake Cookie Dough Bites. Even though they taste like cookie dough, there is no flour in these nut-forward, no-bake sweet treats. They couldn't be easier to make at home and are perfect for whipping up with your little helpers.  ...

The easiest and quickest way to fix that doughnut craving, these baked ring doughnuts can be easily whipped up in less than 30 minutes without a mixer! If you have a Tala Performance 12-cup mini doughnut muffin pan you won't need to spend time greasing and flouring the tin as the doughnuts will pop out effortlessly. No time to decorate? Just tumble the hot doughnuts in sugar and cinnamon and serve up with or without hot chocolate! If you feel that a doughnut needs a glaze and sprinkles, follow my delicious recipe below. Or if you have the time and...