Sometimes the best things in life are the little things – a mug of tea when it’s freezing outside, a good book and a bubble bath, a little black dress…
Claire Potter’s Simple Pleasures Cupcakes are one of those things. I came across her stall at the BHASVIC boot sale whilst freezing my socks off looking for vintage treasure one chilly Sunday morning. With lashings of frosting and flavours I’d never even thought possible (Coke Float, anyone?) they were the perfect antidote to the Sunday morning blues.
Claire and her team make them from scratch in their cupcakery near Brighton using traditional recipes and just a sprinkling of magical imagination.
Flavours include Strawberry Fields (which has a strawberry jam centre), Lemon Meringue, Oreo and, my personal favourite, After Eight, which is topped with green butter cream and a little chocolate flake. The more adventurous can try Coke Float, Hot Chocolate
(not as innocent as it sounds – a chocolate and chilli cupcake with spicy butter cream topping), and seasonal flavours such as Pumpkin Pie and Courgette. This month’s flavour, Vanilla Roses, pays homage to the Chelsea Flower Show. For updates on the latest flavours follow @simplecupcakery on Twitter.
Simple Pleasures cupcakes cost just £1 each for a very generously sized ‘maxi’ cake. Look out for their bright red parasol at the BHASVIC boot sale or get them delivered by contacting Simple Pleasures Cupcakery via http://simplepleasurescupcakery.blogspot.com/ .
Enjoy!
By Amy Sandiford-Watts
