Ok I know it’s January and a lot of people are on a diet, so please don’t be annoyed at me!
I am certainly an advocate of healthy eating and exercising but I am also an advocate of the saying “you only live once” so frankly I would much rather eat the bloody cake and go for a run than not eat the cake and be a miserable skeletal moaning minnie…no offense to any skeletal moaning minnies of course 😉
Also please do remember that with ‘treat food’ such as sweeties, cakes or biscuits – if you want one/a pack of something then decide how much you are allowing yourself to have, don’t beat yourself up and really enjoy it cos if you feel guilty then you might think ‘oh sod it’ and then eat the entire packet which is so much worse! Sometimes I see people who say “oh i’m so hungry” and then while they are eating they shovel it in so fast that they cannot even taste or enjoy the food so make sure that if you are going to have a treat then really enjoy it and savour it. – Sorry I probably sound like your mum right now…back to normal Sarah!
So that being said if you do like baking or eating cakes then here is the recipe!
Honey Cupcakes with Honey Icing
Makes 12-15 depending on the size of your cupcake cases
Ingredients
2 tbsp honey
140g butter
1.5 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour, sifted
1/4 cup custard powder
Use a spash of milk if the mixture is too stiff
For icing
40g butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp honey
2 – 3 tsp hot water or milk
