I finally realised you need an electric hand blender for making cupcakes, especially the buttercream part! So I collected my Kenwood yesterday from Argos. This morning I made a small batch of 12 cupcakes following this recipe for the cupcakes and this one for the buttercream. I made a stupid mistake; I'd run out of cocoa powder and I hate to admit this but used Clipper organic drinking chocolate instead! I know, I know how silly but I did sift it so not much extra sugar got through. Oh well that will teach me! I'm off to finish my roll neck jumper whilst its still cold enough to wear it. Enjoy the rest of your long weekend x