The Pink Cashmere

~Snowbelle surveying the front garden~

~I love this glamours image of Greta Garbo, image via~

~I really want to make this Pinata Cake!~

~this cake stand is adorable~

I have not baked in so long which is a bit of a shame really as baking is something I really find therapeutic, I prefer the process of making and baking rather than eating the finished product, which from what my family and D tells me is pretty good (even if it does not look particularly amazing). I really need to get back into the habit of whipping out the baking utensils and creating some sweet goodness that i will make everyone else, but myself, eat (I can hear D and my family members getting the gym gear out already). I came across this recipe the other day, and whilst I have not had a chance to try it out yet, it really has inspired me to get baking once again. I love how simple and elegant this vanilla cake looks, I’m not sure if my version will come out as well, I’m not to good at the ol’ icing thing… But it’s definitely worth a try.

~all images via~

This week I am loving this song by Aluna George – Attracting Flies
I love the video as well, a dark take on Grimm’s fairy tales.

For a while now I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a Facebook Page for The Pink Cashmere. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to create another social media outlet that I had to keep updating, considering I’m not particularly amazing at keeping my Twitter up to date!
I created this page a while back, I think all the way in October, when I first started The Pink Cashmere, but it isn’t until recently that I actually posted anything on it, I mean I seriously don’t use my own Facebook that much, so trying to organise another account for The Pink Cashmere was a lot of effort……especially when I logged in and everything had changed on FB, I needed a dummies guide to Facebook!
Anyway, without further ado, I present to you The Pink Cashmere Facebook Page. Like it, share it, and I promise I will try to keep it up to date!

Finally getting back on top of my # posts. I have been so busy at the moment and am afraid I’ve neglected my blog a bit. :(
Have a wonderful weekend. x

~Lolly in my Ray-Ban sunnies~

~Scruff and Lolly surveying the land~

~The most incredible sunset behind my house~

~I often find my self sitting around trying mine and my mum’s heels on~
(Wearing J-Brand jeans and my mum’s Gina Heels no longer available online in black)

~Wonderfully decadent, Strawberries dipped in chocolate and champagne~

I love strawberries dipped in chocolate, it’s such a simple desert and is so easy to make. The fact that I can go down to my local farm shop and pic the strawberries, something my mum and I have done ever since I can remember, only adds to my overall love of the chocolatey treat. I think the thing that I am most enamoured with when it comes to strawberries dipped in chocolate, is the way the sweet fruity zest of the strawberry adds a lovely intense flavour to the chocolate. If you have a chocolate fountain lying around then there is nothing better than firing it up and allowing guests to dip the strawberries into fresh warm melted chocolate. If however you don’t have that luxury (like myself) then there is a simple and easy alternative.
(Recipe beneath pictures)

You Will Need:

• Strawberries
• Chocolate
• Baking paper
• A microwave safe bowl (or your alternative to melting chocolate) 

Ingredients:

• As many strawberries as you like
• As many bars of chocolate you think will be needed (I buy extra bars, and then melt them when I need more chocolate)

Method:

1. Take a large enough cutting of baking paper and on a baking tray.

2. Wash and dry the strawberries (It is very important that the strawberries are as dry as possible, as the water in the melted chocolate can cause the chocolate to go all gloopy)

3. Melt the chocolate

4. Hold the strawberry by the stem and then dip it into the chocolate, twirl it so that the chocolate is evenly coating the strawberry.

5. Place the strawberry on the baking paper, and then do it all again. Make sure you leave a small gap between each strawberry as the chocolate can spread.

6. Once you’re done dipping the strawberries place them in the fridge for at least half and hour, or until you are ready to serve them. I’d recommend taking them out of the fridge for a few minuets before you want to serve them so they aren’t too cold and hard.

I always have to have something playing music on in the background, whether it be NRJ France, Kiss 100 (I love Ricky, Melvin and Charlie in the morning!) or just my humble iTunes playlist. Music is such an important part of my life and I really have no specific genre that I favour over another. I often find I get a bit obsessed with a different song each week, so I’ve been debating whether or not to do a weekly post, A Week In Song, so I can share with you, my lovely readers, the songs that I’ve been belting out for the past week.

This week I’ve been listening to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us  (yes I’m aware its an old song)

The song starts at around 40/50 seconds into the video.

Disclosure: All videos on 'A Week In Song' have been pasted from Youtube from the official artists link.