Tiramisu Cupcake

Its been an interesting couple days here at La Toriana!  It started with my facebook page vanishing, and then the rallying around by gorgeous friends and followers and customers!  In less than 36 hrs we are almost back to where we were!   Wow…. I am in awe of such a wonderful, supportive and embracing group online I have.   So, each one of you please grab a cuppa and cake here and join me.   I personally want to say THANK YOU

 oh and if you love it so much (as I am sure you will) here is the recipe and get more great and amazing recipes from here.. click HERE at the Australian Womens Weekly

Vanilla buttercake:
90g butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons milk

Mascarpone cream:
250g mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar
1 tablespoon marsala
3/4 cup (180ml) thickened cream, whipped

Coffee mixture:
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
1/3 cup (80ml) boiling water
2 tablespoons marsala

Decorations:
50g dark eating chocolate, grated finely

1. Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan-forced). Line 6-hole texas or 12-hole standard muffin pan with paper cases.

2. Beat butter, extract, sugar, eggs, flour and milk in small bowl with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are just combined. Increase speed to medium, beat until mixture is changed to a paler colour. Divide mixture among cases; smooth surface.

3. Bake large cakes about 25 minutes, small cakes about 20 minutes. Turn cakes onto wire rack to cool.

4. Make mascarpone cream. Make coffee mixture.

5. Remove cases from cakes. Cut each cake horizontally into four. Brush both sides of cake slices with coffee mixture. Join cake slices with mascarpone cream.

6. Spread tops of cakes with mascarpone cream; sprinkle with grated chocolate. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.

Mascarpone cream
Combine mascarpone, sifted icing sugar and marsala in small bowl; fold in cream.

Coffee mixture
Combine coffee, the water and marsala in small bowl; cool.

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Beautiful  “BELLA”  BRONTE

Above photo Bronte (8 mths)  is wearing the Tea Princess long sleeve top with lace frill and the Tea Princess white ruffled leggings.  The Dolly Up headband completes her outfit!  Thanks Hollie… these are adorable photo’s and what a stunning little girl. Bronte was the “Belle of the Ball” at the wedding, and looked adorable in her designer baby clothing that Hollie bought from La Toriana.

 oh what a beautiful photo.  Its stunning.  Little Bronte is so cute wearing a white pettiskirt from Princess Ratbag with her white long sleeve top from Tea Princess.  Mum (Hollie) attaches the vintage hairclip from Bethany’s Child.  Must say she is like a little princess.   Hollie shares her Never Fail scone recipe’s for cooks like me (who isnt great in the cooking skills department).

 ~ Hollie ’s   NEVER  FAIL   Scones ~

3 cups self raising flour

1 cup lemonade

1 cup cream

1 pinch salt

Preheat oven at 200 degrees

sift flour and salt

Make a well in the centre and add lemonade and the cream

combine and then knead til smooth

cut into circles with cutter or a glass rim

place on a grease proof paper on a baking tray fairly close together

reduce oven to 180 degrees

bake for 10-12 mins

~ ENJOY~

yep, I am thinking these sounds great and I am sure I could give it a try!! 

Beautiful Bronte….  ahhhh definitely the best looking baby I know in Townsville!

If you are looking to achieve this look… here are some items from these gorgeous girls designer clothing online at La Toriana.

If  you are looking for gorgeous designer girls clothing online for your little princess, why not drop into La Toriana boutique.  We have heaps new stock arrive the last week and having heaps new shipments arriving soon  too for Winter.  You have come to the right place if you are looking for birthday presents, baby gifts, designer dresses, tops and skirts and amazing new hair accessories with an antique and vintage style.   We have just had arrive the cutest baby rompers, baby booties, christening gifts and flower girl dresses as well as the above gorgeous pettiskirts, tops and accessories.  More are on its way… so watch out!

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 Our labels include, Alimrose, annieB, Lambykins, Princess Allure, FairyFloss Creations, Eternal Creation, Vanchi, TikiBoo Kids, Little Pearls for Little Girls, Tea Princess, Three Little trees, Tummbear, Dolly Up, babyjo bamboo baby wear, nest organics, early birds premature baby clothes, teeny weeny premmie baby wear, Extreem Glass, Oopsidaisi, boxy design, anamalz, Briit design, Bump buddy, cheeky little soles, Sounds for silence, Deshabille, eco peko, fINNIGAN fINN, gertie and me, Hey baby, huggalugs, i candy, lazybones, Knuffle Kid, Ogilvies Designs, Bethany’s Child, locolili, miniwhisk, mon tresor, nana huchy, nanny pickle, OOBI baby, penny scallan, Tabitha Emma, Tippie Toes, Robert Gordon Australia, Sweetie Pie, Princess Ratbag, Alannah Rose stationary, Mulberry Muse, Vintage Kid, Wild Things of Noosa, YmamaY, Xanna,  and so many more!

My daughters name is Malia and she’s 5 years old. She’s a big sister, a kindergartener, an artist and a practicing ‘balleray’ dancer (I refuse to correct her pronunciation of the word ballet because it’s just to cute).

Nikki’s Healthy Cookie Recipe

3 large, ripe bananas, well mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup coconut oil, barely warm – so it isn’t solid (or alternately, olive oil)
2 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup almond meal
1/3 cup coconut, finely shredded & unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 – 7 ounces chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, racks in the top third.

In a large bowl combine the bananas, vanilla extract, and coconut oil. Set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oats, almond meal, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips.The dough is a bit looser than a standard cookie dough, don’t worry about it. Drop dollops of the dough, each about 2 teaspoons in size, an inch apart, onto a parchment (or Silpat) lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 – 14 minutes. 

Makes about 3 dozen bite-sized cookies.

(Source: www.101cookbooks.com)

Kids love cooking in the kitchen  (though not always cleaning up afterwards!!)  here are a few suggestions for kids cooking products available online at La Toriana.

Honeycomb creams Cupcakes.

mmm this is a YUMMO cupcake. 

 I dont know about you… but I can never get an even top on my cupcakes… always get a lump in the middle when I get them out of the oven no matter how hard I try to pop a small dent in the middle before popping them in !  (how do they do it?

I like this as I can disguise my uneven cakes with this topping… and looks AWESOM!! Impress your guests when they pop over for Arvo tea.   The kids will love taking one to kinda and school too! (the teachers will think you are amazing… send one along for them too!)  For more great recipes like this see HERE

Decorations:
300ml thickened cream
3 x 50g violet crumble bars, chopped coarsely

 METHOD

1. Preheat oven to moderately slow (170°C/150°C fan-forced). Line 6-hole texas or 12-hole standard muffin pan with paper cases.

2. Sift dry ingredients into small bowl, add butter, egg, buttermilk and syrup; beat mixture with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are combined. Increase speed to medium, beat until mixture is changed to a paler colour. Stir in chocolate. Divide mixture among cases; smooth surface.

3. Bake large cakes about 40 minutes, small cakes about 30 minutes. Turn cakes onto wire rack to cool.

4. Spread cakes with whipped cream; top with violet crumble.

Warmly Elizabeth xx 

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Choc Chip Bikkies

100gm melted butter

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tin condensed milk

1 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 pkt chocolate chips

mix butter and sugar….. add condensed milk and chocolate chips (if using melted butter choc chips will melt and turn the mix a great brony colour!) Put in baking powder and flour and combine well…….. roll into small balls place on greased tray and press with fork …..bake in a 150 degree c for 8-10 minutes approx

I like to take them out while they are still doughy and scrape carefully onto a wire rack (this makes the bikkies soft and chewy!) I sometimes double the quantities in the mix and it makes about 50 little cookies that are perfect for school lunchboxes….

THANK heaps CINDY.  this is awesom!!!  please contact me and we will give you a $10 voucher!!!

This is so easy and something he kids can help with too!  Will definately be trying this one out in the next school holidays!!