Morning all, happy Monday, give us a smile, the weekend’s over but it’s not that bad – especially as we are announcing a brand new create-a-cupcake competition! It’s pretty straightforward – we want you to suggest traditional British flavors for us to turn into bitesized baked yummies. We put our heads together at T&S HQ over the weekend and came up with a few ideas of our own: Guiness, Rhubarb & Custard and Maltesers got us excited, while Shepherd’s Pie and Branston Pickle got a firm thumbs down…
We need to confirm the prize, but most likely it’ll be a pot of tea and a couple of your little creations at Tea & Sympathy! As well as getting the honor to help name the beauty.
So please let us know by commenting below, or tweeting us @TeaAndSympathy, or on facebook.
Really looking forward to your suggestions!
One day, all this could be yours... Just give it a great British flavor!
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Orange marmalade cupcake with lemon curd filling topped with clotted cream.
Wow, decadent! We like very much though – thank you!
Great suggestion – and you’ve made the shortlist! Please name your creation and we’ll be announcing the winner soon!
I have two ideas…
1) FlapJack Cupcake: a yellow made with oats and sweetened with golden syrup with browned butter icing, dusted with brown sugar
2) Hot Toddy Cupcake: a clove and cinnamon spice cake with a whiskey flavored egg-custard filling and honey-vanilla icing
Hot Toddy is a great idea & has made it on to the shortlist of our cupcake competition! Please suggest a name for your creation, and we’ll be announcing the winner soon!
I’ve got a Baileys Cheesecake sitting in my fridge (recipe coming soon!) so I’m going to suggest a Baileys Irish Cream Cupcake – perhaps with a green fondant shamrock on top, perfect for St Paddys Day 🙂
Yum yum yum, at this rate we’re gonna have to make them all..
Also, we’d love u to send us a pic before you eat it all!
Your suggestion of Baileys Irish Cream has made it on to the shortlist of our cupcake competition! Please can u give your creation a name, and we’ll be announcing a winner soon!
Oooh, I’m excited, thanks! I’m going to name it Emerald Isle Cupcake as an homage to the homeland.
Oh and btw, pics of the cheesecake are here: http://thingsmybellylikes.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/baileys-cheesecake-bites-2/
I scoffed more than I should but the pic still makes me drool 🙂
That looks delicious. And you can never have too much cheesecake!
I don’t know how it might be done and it’s always argued over whether this is a French or English dessert, but I’ll suggest it anyway…Creme Brulee’????
Ooohh, very interesting!! We’ll see what Lindsay (or chef) has to say about it!
Not sure if it’s cakey enough, but I’d love to see an Apple Crumble. Maybe with an apple filling and a custard-influenced frosting? Or the other way ’round?
Delicious – although it’s not that cakey, it’s a great idea to work with. Perhaps an apple cake with custard frosting and crumbles on top?
Oooooo, so many to suggest: tea cake, mince pie (as in Christmas not beef), strawberries and cream, and of course the most British Cake of all Victoria Sponge.
Completely love this competition!!!
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How about lemon cupcakes with earl grey tea icing drizzled with agave nector (tastes just like honey)- vegan style! Let me know and i”ll put a recipe on my blog!
http://www.lindsayisvegan.wordpress.com!
I suggest an Earl Grey infused cupcake with blueberries and a creamy vanilla frosting. Oh! Or maybe lavender instead of blueberry!
I have a recipe for an apple and rhubarb loaf that I’ve been dying to bake- I think the idea’s taken from the good old-fashioned apple/rhubarb crumble! Would love to see it in cupcake form 🙂
Also, my grandma’s own (very, very old) lemon cake with tangy lemon syrup always seems to resonate British tradition with me!
In fact, what am I thinking! The classic Victoria Sponge definitely deserves a cupcake resurrection!
What about a Sticky Toffee Pudding cupcake? I know I sure would buy as many as I could get my hands on………yeah, maybe it’s a good thing they don’t exist!
Thank you for all the great suggestions. We’ll be announcing a shortlist for our #CupcakeCompetition over on Twitter (@TeaAndSympathy) throughout the course of the day. We’ll then be asking the lucky ones who make it on to the list to name their creations before choosing a winner. We’ll post the full list here on facebook, after we’ve tweeted them all!
A buttery vanilla scone flavored cup cake with clotted cream and strawberry jam. Easy peasy
Buttery vanilla scone cupcake with clotted cream and strawberry jam frosting
yum yum yum!
How about a Bakewell tart cupcake, with an almond sponge, plum jam filling and a custardy topping?
Good idea… If you suggest a name for it quickly, there may just be space for it on our shortlist!
Good suggestion… could u give it a name, and we’ll see what the chef says!
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Week, only just saw that you’d asked for a name. How about “Doesn’t She Bake Well?”
Thank you for all your fantastic suggestions, and congratulations to those who made the shortlist. After much deliberation, the overall winner is Viki Noe’s ‘Black & Tan’; a delicious Guinness & dark chocolate creation – we just couldn’t turn down the thought of giving this a try!
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