The recipe is also from Cox, Cookies & Cake, the book I featured a few weeks back. They are a lovely soft buttery cake with a tangy tast of marmalade, topped off with orange butter cream & a final dollop of marmalade if they're not orangey enough for you already!
So Happy Birthday Paddington (I do realise my excuses to bake cakes are getting a little ridiculous!), here are a few facts you may not know about the bear from darkest Peru...
- The first item to pass through the channel tunnel when the UK broke through to the French side was a Paddington Bear
- The first Paddington Bear book, 'A Bear Called Paddington' was published in 1958. The book series has gone on to sell more than 35 million copies & have been translated into 40 languages!
- 9 different artists have created their own vision of Paddington, but he is always seen with his duffle coat, hat & wellies.
I loved these marmalade cupcakes, they're a great addition to the repertoire, if you want to try them yourself, just add around 3 tablespoons of marmalade, the zest of an orange & a good dash of OJ to a basic vanilla batter. Then add some orange zest to a vanilla butter cream, yum! Till next time, Rebecca x
Our Limited Edition Marmite Paddington, he lives in our fruit bowl!
They sound delicious. For me, Paddington is all about the little TV progs voiced by Michael Hordern which were on in the 70s.
ReplyDeleteI love cupcakes....
ReplyDeletedear rebecca, i'm new to baking n wud love to make new frens who share the same interest! was wondering if we cud follow each other? i'm following you, hope u'll do the same... :)
ReplyDeletetill then, take care...
love, tse..(the purple patissierre)
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