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With the latest series of The Great British Bake Off now upon us (it starts on BBC1 on Wednesday!) our lives are about to get a whole lot sweeter.

Still, while we enjoy very much eating cake – actually making it ourselves can be less than delicious.

Weighing, measuring, folding and separating: in short, baking seems like a lot of hard work.

Fear not, however! We’ve stumbled across the PERFECT solution for the lazy baker: cake in a mug.

A handful of ingredients, a large mug, your microwave – and hey presto! in minutes you’ve whipped up a yummy, moist cake without even a hint of a soggy bottom.

Yes, you will basically be Mary Berry meets Cake Boss… on a good day.

Here, we round up our three absolute favourites for you to try right now.

 

The classic:

  • 4 tbsp self raising flour
  • 4 tbsp caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 medium egg
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Vanilla or almond essence (just a few drops)
  • 2 tbsp chocolate chips/nuts/raisins (or all three!)
  1. Use the absolute largest mug you have.
  2. Add the flour, sugar and cocoa powder to the mug and mix with a fork.
  3. Add the egg to the mixture and mix again.
  4. Add all the other ingredients apart from the chocolate chips, nuts or raisins and combine until smooth.
  5. Finally, add the chocolate chips, nuts, and/or raisins.
  6. Depending on the size of your mug, you might want to tip out some excess mix if it looks like it’s going to overflow.
  7. Centre your mug in the middle of the microwave oven and cook on high for 4-5 mins, or until it has stopped rising and is firm to the touch.
  8. Remove and tip onto a plate before devouring.

Oreo chocolate:

  • 30g butter
  • 15g of milk chocolate
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp single cream
  • Vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 3 broken Oreo biscuits – plus one for decoration
  1. Get your giant mug and in it melt the butter with the chocolate in the microwave for 30 to 40 seconds
  2. Beat the mixture until smooth and allow it to cool slightly.
  3. One by one, whisk in the egg, cream, vanilla extract, flour and baking powder.
  4. Add the broken Oreos without stirring too much.
  5. Cook in the microwave for about 90 seconds.
  6. Remove and decorate with the broken Oreo.
  7. Allow to cool for a minute before eating and enjoying.

Peanut butter chocolate:

  • 30g butter
  • 30g of dark chocolate
  • 1½ tsp peanut butter – plus 1 tsp extra
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 5 tbsp plain flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  1. Get your giant mug and melt the butter with the chocolate in the microwave for 30–40 seconds.
  2. Beat the mixture until smooth, then allow it to cool slightly.
  3. One by one, whisk in the peanut butter, egg, sugar, flour and baking powder.
  4. Cook in the microwave for around 50 seconds.
  5. Push the additional spoonful of peanut butter into the middle and cook for a further 40 seconds.
  6. Allow to cool for one minute before eating.
  7. Repeat as hunger dictates! 

 

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With so many new make-up techniques and trends taking over the world, it can be seriously hard to keep up.

Baking and strobing seem to be the latest two crazes that beauty bloggers are raving about but you still just can’t beat contouring.

Make-up artist Nadia El Ferdaoussi from Sleek Make Up has revealed the three easy steps to contouring like a pro.

Know where you need to contour

The places that you usually want to highlight are the cheekbones, the cupids of the bow of your upper lift and the bridge of your nose. Use lighter shimmery shades on these parts to give a glow to the skin. Use darker, matte shades to the areas you want to sculpt, such as the hairline, under the chin and the lower side of your cheekbones.

Find a formula that suits you                                         

The face form palette and face contour kit from Sleek Make Up have darker matte powders for contouring and lighter pearlescent shades for highlighting that can also be used on the eyes.

Blend, blend, blend

The secret to contouring is subtlety so it is vital that you blend correctly. Always build your colour and coverage slowly. Use small fluffy natural hair brushes for powders and synthetic fibres or fingers for creams. Always make sure that there are no obvious lines around the edges. 

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Contouring has had its time in the spotlight, and strobing is just getting in on the action, BUT, have you heard about baking your makeup yet?

If you’ve ever watched Ru-Paul’s Drag Race, you’ve probably heard, and seen, the fantastic results this makeup hack can have for your face.

If you want a flawless, crease free and long lasting makeup look, you need to get on board with this trick. Beauty bloggers on YouTube are starting to get in on the trend and provide the rest of us cosmetic novices with useful advice on how to nail this look.

It takes a little more time, but the results are worth it. Plus, Kim Kardashian’s favourite makeup guru is a fan so you know that this is legit the way to ensure your face is flawless all day and night.

Basically, the method involves applying your under eye concealer and blending with a damp sponge to avoid any creases. Then you apply more concealer, yes, it’s an awful lot on makeup, but the long lasting results are worth it.

Then you dust on your translucent powder, with your fluffy eye shadow brush of course. Now you’re ready for the baking part, and no, you don’t need an oven for this step, relax.

You use a wedge sponge to pack your powder over the concealer coated areas, generously, and leave it to sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Then get that fluffy brush back out and dust it off.

You are now baked to absolute perfection. Get ready to look red carpet flawless every day of the week; if you’re willing to set that alarm an extra 10 minutes early.

Take a look a more in-depth look at the ‘baking’ technique in this tutorial, sadly, no cupcakes are involved, apologies.  

 

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Is quite possible that baked goods are the absolute best gift you could ever give anyone. However, baking takes a bit of skill, and practice, and willpower to not eat the batter before you’re finished. Oops.

While we all would like to leave the kitchen in one piece after our baking endeavours sometimes it’s not always possible.

So, to help you out, we found a couple of easy baking guides so you can take your cupcake game to a more delicious level. Your Sunday afternoon will now be complete with baked goods. You’re welcome. 

Mug cake recipes FTW

The answer is always "all of the cake", but here's a chart to help you anyway

How to identify the best of the cookies

 

Marshmallow Frosting. That is all. 

 

Store cookies with an apple slice to keep them getting too dry. 

 

Gluten intolerant? Not an issue, you can make your own gluten free flour with some oats. 

And finally, never get stuck without an ingredient again. See the whole chart here

 

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Every girl knows that half the fun of baking is buying and using gorgeous bakeware and fancy kitchen appliances; the other half is obviously the eating part.

We love baking gadgets and kitsch kitchenware, so when we spotted the new bakeware range hitting Aldi’s shelves on 15th March, we immediately marked the date in our calendars.

This collection is perfect for the bakers at SHEmazing! HQ, blending beautiful retro designs with cool technological twists, like their Measuring Jug Scales (€8.99).

Our favourite part of the collection has to be Aldi’s Classic Food Mixer (€39.99), which looks just one you’d expect to find in Rachel Khoo’s kitchen. It has a similar look to KitchenAid’s well-known model, but for a fraction of the price! This multi-purpose mixer comes with a 4-litre auto-rotating stainless steel bowl and stainless steel dough hooks and beaters. It also has a turbo function and eject button with a built-in safety device.

If you’re a baking beginner and want to add some essentials to your kit, the new Aldi range has some great items you should grab. The Stainless Steel Measuring Cups/Spoon (€2.49) come in a pack of 4, perfect for any non-metric recipes – because who of us hasn’t found ourselves doing incredibly frustrating conversions after finding an amazing cupcake recipe on an American food blog?

If you’re planning on making pastry or using ready-roll icing, Aldi’s Rolling Pins (€6.99) are available in a variety of colours to suit any taste preference. Also, if you’re guilty of burning your fingers on the muffin tray because you can’t wait until it cools to try your tasty creations, Aldi also has silicone bakeware available.

This new baking range is available from Aldi’s 113 stores nationwide from Sunday, 15th March while stocks last.

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There is nothing in the world more horrifically embarrassing than being walked in on by your boyfriend’s parents while getting it on. Well… nothing in the world except the “Sorry we caught you dry-humping” cake that follows.

These two cringing parents obviously felt a sincere apology was the way to go to smooth things over after finding their son and his girlfriend grinding in the living room.

Rather than write a letter or make a call, Reddit user One Skinny Mexican said his parents baked a cake with the concise message “Sorry we caught you dry-humping our son — we still love you!”

“The way my mother caught me was because we have security cameras set up in our house, monitoring certain rooms,” said the Reddit user. “We can pull up the views at any time… All my mom could see when she looked at the camera was my girlfriend moving back and forth.”

Wow.

Apparently the poor lad’s mum “just thought it would be funny” to bake the cake. We wonder if his girlfriend thought it was quite so hilarious!

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This recipe is not only easy to make but also makes the perfect summer snack.

What you’ll need:

  • 125g plain flour
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 60g sugar
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 100ml milk
  • 500g icing sugar
  • 1/2-1 tbsp. warm water
  • 25g chocolate chips

What you’ll need to do:

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C, sieve the cocoa powder, flour and baking powder into a bowl.
  2. Mix the egg, milk, butter and sugar together in another bowl.
  3. Pour the egg mixture into the first bowl, then add chocolate chips. Mix until combined but still lumpy.
  4. Spoon mixture into cake cases and put the tray in the oven at 160°C for 20 minutes.
  5. You can check the muffins are set by cracking the top of the cupcake, if not quite set put back in for a further 10 minutes.
  6. Leave muffins to cool and serve.
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Delicious and easy to make, these peanut butter chocolate brownies are the perfect summer treat.

What you’ll need:

  • 100 g plain flour
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100 g butter
  • 150 g crunchy peanut butter
  • 175 g  brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 75 g  chocolate

What you’ll need to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C. Butter the sides of your baking tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.

2. Sift the flour, baking powder and coco powder into a small bowl and set aside.

3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter together until very soft. Add the sugar, egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Add the flour, baking powder, coco powder and the chopped chocolate and mix to form a dough.

4. Place the dough into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes, or until golden brown and almost firm in the centre.

5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin, before removing and cutting into squares.

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Follow these simple baking hacks to give Mary Berry a run for her money!

1. Ripen bananas in the oven
If your bananas are perfect for eating but not ripe enough for baking, don’t panic! Cook the bananas you need for your recipe in a medium temperature oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Be sure to line the pan with foil as some bananas may leak when cooking. Once the bananas are black and soft, remove them from the oven and let them cool for 20 to 30 minutes. Peel, and start baking that award-winning banana bread!

2. No rolling pin? Grab the vino!
If your mostly-unused rolling pin is on a dusty top shelf, save on cupboard space and just use a wine bottle as your rolling pin! Empty or full, remove the label and scrape off any residue, then wash the outside of the bottle.

3. Cheat! (a little)
If you want everyone to think the cake mix you baked was from scratch, just add one more egg than the box’s recipe calls for, use melted butter instead of oil, and use whole milk or buttermilk instead of water. Shhhh…we won’t tell anyone!

4. Make the perfect cookies
If you’re looking for perfect chocolate chip cookies that are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, follow these two steps! First, chill the dough prior to baking (one hour is good; overnight is better). Second, when you remove the cookies from the oven, bang the pan straight down on the stove to force the cookies to settle.

5. Keep brown sugar soft with bread
Throw a piece of bread into the container to keep your brown sugar from going hard. The bread magically keeps the sugar soft and never gets mouldy!

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After weeks of salivating at the Great Irish Bake Off, there’s no doubt that an influx of cakes, brownies and cookies have appeared in homes and offices across the country, as people test their baking skills in the kitchen.

However, with most of us lacking both time and professional baking skills, Betty Crocker is challenging you to stop worrying, grab your apron and ‘Bake like there’s nobody judging!’

From the delicious Devil’s Food Cake to rich Red Velvet Cake and from classic Carrot Cake to luscious Sunny Lemon Cake, there’s something to bring out the baking angel in us all! For the artistic types, the Chocolate Swirl Cake has never-ending spirals, creating a delicious twist on a traditional sponge.

If cakes aren’t your specialty, then prepare to be transported to brownie heaven. Chewy on top and gooey inside, brownies have become a staple treat in homes all across Ireland. With various brownie mixes such as Sticky Chocolate and Chocolate Fudge, Betty Crocker has made sure that there is something to satisfy even the biggest chocoholics!

For the ultimate sweet treat, cookies are always guaranteed to hit the spot. Choose from melt-in-the-mouth White Chocolate, deliciously crunchy and chewy Maple Syrup, or gooey Chocolate Chip.

Betty Crocker products are available in the baking aisle of all good retailers including Dunnes Stores, Tesco, Superquinn and SuperValu.

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