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Jungle Culture – sustainable homeware
Chocolate nutella muffins – with a crunchie topping
Christmas gift box – give someone a cosy night in this festive season with our chocolate gift experience
Chocolate gift ideas – EmmaBakes selection box
Mince pie muffins

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Jungle Culture - sustainable homeware. Coconut bowls

Jungle Culture – sustainable homeware

Rows of chocolate nutella muffins on a wire baking rack topped with nutella and crunchies

Chocolate nutella muffins – with a crunchie topping

Christmas gift box - Emma Bakes Elevate This, filled with handmade Christmas pudding truffles, games, decorations, hot chocolate and Christmas crackers

Christmas gift box – give someone a cosy night in this festive season with our chocolate gift experience

Looking for unique, thoughtful and tasty gift ideas? Try our chocolate gift ideas from EmmaBakes. Chocolate Orange, Chilli and Cinnamon and Chocolate Coconut truffles are such crowdpleasers, perfect for any special occasion.

Chocolate gift ideas – EmmaBakes selection box

Festive mince pie muffins lined up on a cooling rack

Mince pie muffins

A selection of prints and gift ideas available at Peach and Home

Peach and Home – prints, stationery and gifts

Fireworks white chocolate bark, covered with multicoloured swirls, sprinkles and edible glitter

Fireworks white chocolate bark

Baked banana and cinnamon breakfast doughnuts with orange sugar. Displayed on a plate with orange slices below for decoration.

Banana and cinnamon baked doughnuts

An image promoting Jatinder Creates; the maker is standing next to a selection of her artwork inspired by her South Asian heritage

Jatinder Creates – South Asian inspired art

Matcha and chocolate halloween cupcakes

Halloween cupcakes – matcha mash

Jammie Dodger cupcakes on a baking rack

Jammie Dodger cupcakes

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Cardamom and vanilla baked fruit

6 chocolate and dulce de leche cupcakes with chocolate icing and topped with a variety of Quality Street chocolates and gold sprinkles

Quality Street chocolate cupcakes

Vegan peanut butter and chocolate scones, topped with chocolate ganache icing and swirls of peanut butter with a crunchy peanut topping

Vegan chocolate peanut butter scones

Chai banana bread on a cooling rack decorated with maple and orange icing and decorated with banana chips and seeds with orange zest

Chai Banana Bread

Apple pie muffins with a big pile of stewed apples on top of the cinnamon sugar coated vanilla muffins

Apple pie muffins

Lemon and ginger carrot cake cupcakes on a baking wrack. The front cake as the cake case turned down to show the carrot cake below contrasted with the pale cream cheese frosting.

Lemon ginger carrot cake cupcakes

Scoops of Turkish Delight no churn ice cream, scooped into three small bowls, with crushed pistachios and rose petals topping the dessert. Surrounded on a table by roses and an ice cream scoop.

Turkish Delight ice cream

Mini egg filled and multicoloured no churn ice-cream in a cone

Mini egg ice-cream

Baked doughnuts topped with coloured icing displayed on a cake stand

Iced baked doughnuts

A row of double chocolate baked doughnuts, covered in a layer of chocolate ganache icing and covered with multicoloured sprinkles

Double Chocolate Baked Doughnuts

Easter baked doughnuts. Easter egg nests with a difference. Decorated with chocolate ganache, sprinkles and mini eggs

Easter Nest Doughnuts

Vegan Goodies featuring a range of Etsy sellers

Vegan self-care from Etsy. Taking care of yourself and our environment. Win, win.

Stack of pumpkin spiced pancakes with maple orange syrup and toasted pecan nuts

Pumpkin spiced pancakes with orange maple syrup and toasted pecans.

Cheese scones on a wire cooling rack

Cheddar Red Leicester cheese scone recipe

Jam donut muffins, coated in sugar and topped with raspberry jam on a cooling rack

Jam doughnut muffins

Mango, coconut and lime porridge

Mango, coconut and lime porridge – a touch of sunshine to start the day

A scoop of white chocolate sparkle ice cream in an ice cream cone decorated with melted white chocolate. The ice cream tub with remaining ice cream behind.

White chocolate sparkle ice cream

Halloween splatter cookies on a wire baking rack decorated with purple, green and orange colouring

Halloween splatter cookies

Stack of cinnamon oat pancakes served with spiced plums and a dusting of icing sugar

Cinnamon oat and banana pancakes with spiced plums

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Recent Posts

Jungle Culture – sustainable homeware
Chocolate nutella muffins – with a crunchie topping
Christmas gift box – give someone a cosy night in this festive season with our chocolate gift experience
Chocolate gift ideas – EmmaBakes selection box
Mince pie muffins

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Trying to be more eco friendly with your homeware?

Trying to be more eco friendly with your homeware?

Meet Jungle Culture, the next feature in my Support Small Business blog series. (See link in bio.)

I know I’m much more mindful about what I buy and try to reduce plastic as much as possible.

Jungle Culture offers a range of unique eco-friendly alternatives to common household products to support sustainable living. Bamboo bowls and toothbrushes, wooden cups, and eco friendly razors and much more.

Read the full interview to learn more about their philosophy on sustainable homeware and ethical sourcing, their relationships with local makers in Vietnam and their tips for thoughtful gift giving.

Do you know a small business that would like to be featured? DM me for more info.

All posts in this series are designed to champion small business owners and celebrate the independent maker’s community. It is not a paid for advertisement.

Happy reading 📖

#supportsmallbusiness #etsyuk #ecofriendly #ecoliving #ecofriendlyproducts #ecoresponsable #giftideas #gifting #etsyfinds #etsyhandmade #bamboo #sustainableliving #sustainabledesign #smallbusinessuk #smallchangesbigresults #smallchanges

Cupcakes YES or NO? It’s Birthday week in our h

Cupcakes YES or NO? It’s Birthday week in our house this week so this was my contribution for my brothers and sister’s exciting celebrations 🙌💕💜😍

I am always drawn to bright colours and these are bright, bright, bright. 🥳

A simple vanilla sponge, filled with strawberry 🍓 jam and topped with vanilla buttercream.

Love this technique for decorating cupcakes - dip vanilla buttercream in sprinkles and then top with a swirl of pink icing - two different nozzles doing all the work for you. So proud of these guys 🥰🥰🥰

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We did the mash, we did the MATCHA mash! LOVE pl

We did the mash, we did the MATCHA mash!

LOVE playful Halloween bakes. 🎃 Dibbed into the spooky archives again for this one but still love it as much as ever.

Violent green matcha sponge and rich chocolate buttercream and all sorts of cheeky sprinkles make up some cute monster cupcakes.

Give them a go! Link to recipe on my blog (link in bio.)

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Creeping into the spooky 🎃 archives for this on

Creeping into the spooky 🎃 archives for this one. Halloween 👻 sparkle splatter cookies. Think Jackson Pollock meets ghoulish gatherings.

These are fun little cookies to make - rich chocolate cookies, royal icing and manic splats of Halloween colours.

Brilliant to make, a bit of a witch to clean 🤪😉😂

Fancy giving them a go? Check out the recipe on my blog (see link in bio.)

#chocolate #cookies #cookiestagram #cookiesart #halloween #halloweenfood #halloweenparty #spookyseason #spookybaking #royalicing #icedbiscuits #baking #bakersofinstagram #bakinglove #bakinglife #bakeandshare #foodim #discoverunder5k #foodie #foodphotography

What type of shopper are you? Early bird or last m

What type of shopper are you? Early bird or last minute?

Okay, so sometimes even with the best intentions I run out of time for present 🎁 buying but that doesn’t mean I don’t want it to be lovely and thoughtful.

Enter our new range of selection box, perfect for serious chocoholics everywhere. Unique, handmade, gorgeous and tasty.

Chocolate orange 🍊, chilli 🌶 in cinnamon or chocolate coconut 🥥 What would be your favourite?

Dairy, vegan and gluten free options to choose from. Available all across UK 🇬🇧 in my Etsy shop (link in bio.)

#chocolate #chocholics #feedfeedchocolate #thefeedfeed #chocolateorange #bountybar #chillichocolate #spicychocolate #selectionbox #etsyuk #etsyfinds #etsyselleruk #uniquegifts #artisanchocolate #handmadegifts #handmadeuk #handmadewithlove #shopsmall #shoplocal #independentbusiness #indiebusiness #birthdaygifts #birthdaygiftideas #birthdaygirl #christmasgiftideas #christmasgifts #veganuk #veganlife #vegangifts #femaleentrepreneur

Is banana bread dead to you? I know we’ve had A

Is banana bread dead to you? I know we’ve had A LOT of it over the last few years, but I have to say I think it’s one of my most favourite cakes 🧁😍😘

This is @nigelslater recipe for chocolate black banana cake and I added a chocolate ganache icing icing, because well, sometimes more is just marvellous 🤩🤣

What are some of your favourites?

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I have MOST DEFINITELY got that Friday feeling 😍😍 and I’ll tell you why…after a few months of dabbling in other projects I am beyond excited to say that my Etsy shop is OPEN and ready and eager to meet your chocolate 🍫 needs. Woo! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I thought I’d take the opportunity then to literally jump a few months and step into Christmas 🎄and all it’s festiveness to share one of my top sellers from last year, my Christmas Pudding truffles. Can’t wait to make many more this year. 🥳🥳🥳

I realise I am biased, but these are very special to eat. Filled with spice, citrus and mincemeat, these rich truffles are covered in a delicate coating of chocolate and then topped with a festive sprinkling of white chocolate, gold sprinkles and a dash of Xmas sparkle.

(See link in bio to visit my Etsy shop and see the full collection.)

Dairy, vegan and gluten free options available. Can ship all across UK 🇬🇧

I’ve recently started a blog series dedicated to championing small businesses and all the creative and innovative products that they make and I’m most definitely going to be buying most of my Christmas 🤶 pressies this year from small indie businesses. Can’t wait to start my Christmas shopping 🛍🤪😉

Happy Friday everyone x

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On the look out for unique gift ideas? Meet Peach

On the look out for unique gift ideas? Meet Peach and Home - the next feature in my Support Small Business blog series 🎉🙌🎉🙌

Hannah @Peachandhome offers a unique range of bohemian prints, stationery and gifts, full of peachy and neutral tones.

Read the interview (link to my website in bio) to learn more about her design background, the recent expansion of her shop and why it is so important to her that we all find ways to support small businesses when we can.

Do you know a small business that would like to be featured? DM me for more info.

Happy reading 📖

#supportsmallbusiness #shoplocal #shopsmall #femaleownedbusiness #femaleentrepreneur #etsyuk #supportsmallbusinessesuk #supportetsysellers #uniquegifts #prints #shopsmalluk #buyindependent #shopindependent #smallbusiness #snallbusinessuk #smallbusinessowner #artsandcrafts #artgift #peachandhome #homewaregifts #empoweringentrepreneurs

In need of brunch-spiration? Cinnamon oat banana 🍌 pancakes should do the trick.

Pancakes are such a treat and these cinnamon oaty wonders are just that. Perfect for lazy autumn weekends in bed.

Mashed bananas happily make these sugar free too, so healthier than most. These are half and half made with oat flour too so getting more of the good stuff in ya.

I ate these with some stewed plums for some autumnal warmth but really anything would work. Go crazy. 🤪

Want to try these for yourself? Full recipe available on my blog elevate-this.com (see link in bio)

Happy weekend x

#foodim #foodblogger #inmykitchen #brunch #brunchideas #breakfastideas #pancakes #pancakeshealthy #pancakesunday

Liquorice YES or NO? Definitely a marmite kinda fl

Liquorice YES or NO? Definitely a marmite kinda flavour.

As we inch closer to October and of course the spooky season 🎃 I thought I’d share my devilishly dark chocolate salted liquorice truffles. A bit more of a sophisticated trick or treat for sure😂😉

Fancy trying to make these for yourself? Visit my blog Elevate-this.com (see link in bio) for the recipe - it’s under ‘special occasions.’

Let me know what you think!

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The FIRST interview in my Support Small Business b

The FIRST interview in my Support Small Business blog series is now AVAILABLE 🎉🙌🎉🙌🎉

Jatinder Creates is a small business that offers a range of art prints, greetings cards and stickers often influenced by her South Asian heritage.

Learn more about her thoughts on gift giving and how lockdown and family support gave her the confidence to turn her drawings into a growing business.

Read the full interview on my ‘Support Small Business’ section on my blog Elevate-this.com (see link in bio.)

Do you know a small business that would like to be featured? DM me for more info.

#supportsmallbusiness #shoplocal #shopsmall #femaleownedbusiness #femaleentrepreneur #jatindercreates #etsyuk #supportsmallbusinessesuk #supportetsysellers #uniquegifts #prints #shopsmalluk #discoverunder5k #buyindependent #shopindependent #smallbusiness #snallbusinessuk #smallbusinessowner

Maple chai scones - perfect for lazy autumnal 🍂

Maple chai scones - perfect for lazy autumnal 🍂 Sundays.

Scones are a favourite of mine and these maple chai scones are perfect for when you just want to curl up on the sofa with a nice tea ☕️

Fancy making this simple treat? Recipe available on my blog elevate-this.com (link in bio)

What are you favourite weekend go-tos? Visit my stories to tell me your favourite scone.

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As a small business owner myself (re-opening shop

As a small business owner myself (re-opening shop very soon 🥳🥳🥳) I know how important it is to celebrate the community of independent sellers and the creative and unique products they make.

I’m currently working on a new blog series and have been speaking with a lot of innovative creators about their ethos and how this inspires their work. All to create unique gifting opportunities for us all. Lucky us 🎉

This series will launch in a few weeks on my blog elevate-this.com (see link in bio.)

I’m always looking for more creatives to talk to so if you are a small business owner or know someone that is, message me for more information on how to be featured.

Happy weekend everyone 🎉🙌🎉

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Doughnuts are my biggest food weakness. What’s y

Doughnuts are my biggest food weakness. What’s yours?

These jam doughnut muffins are a delicious adaptation which is so much quicker and easier to make. No food mixer required, slightly healthier than anything deep fried, and just as moreish. Win, win, win!

A classic jam donut is always the one I go back to time and time again so that had to be my choice here. Raspberry and vanilla muffin, rolled in granulated sugar and topped with a generous blob of rich raspberry jam.

These bring joy to my heart and a huge smile to my face.

Want to have a go? The recipe is available on my blog Elevate-this.com (link in bio.)

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What treats are in store for your Friday fun day?

What treats are in store for your Friday fun day? I find that as much as chocolate 🍫 is a standout ingredient and firm favourite in its own right, it’s also a very social ingredient and seems to get on with so many other flavours 🙌😂

I made these cakes for a party recently, double chocolate cupcakes with pineapple and coconut 🌴🥥, a piña colada kinda vibe. I’m sure if you ate both together you wouldn’t be sad 🤣🤩

What would be your ultimate chocolate combo?

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Vegan. Chocolate. Peanut butter. Scones 🙌💛🍫🥜

If you’re looking for a simple, delicious crowd pleaser of a vegan bake then this will tick all the boxes. Dipped into my baking archives for this one but I’ll have to make these again very soon 😍🥰

Fancy having a go? Visit my blog got the recipe - elevate-this.com (see link in bio.)

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What comfort food do you crave on a weekend? For

What comfort food do you crave on a weekend?

For me, I can’t resist a warming, spiced cake with a friendly cup of tea on a Sunday. A hug from the inside out.

This Chai Banana Nut bread is literally cake and tea in one, so ticks all the boxes for me. 😉😍🍌 The maple, orange icing makes it’s even more yummy and the added banana chip, nuts and seeds combo give it a gorgeous crunch.

Fancy having a go? The recipe is available on my blog elevate-this.com (see link in bio.)

Grab a slice and get stuck in. Happy weekend 🙌🎉

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Are you a hedgerow harvester? We always went fru

Are you a hedgerow harvester?

We always went fruit picking when we were little so I guess it’s stayed with me but I just LOVE a forage 😆The choice. The free food. The need to reduce food waste. All this and more has filled my freezer with many many blackberries this year.

One way I used my haul last year was to make this instant ice-cream 🍨🍦 3 Ingredients, made in minutes and much healthier than usual.
For the recipe and more inspiration for how to use up any lingering blackberries visit my blog elevate-this.com (see link in bio.)

Happy picking. Happy Friday 🎉💜

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Apple pie 🍎 muffins. A playful respect for the

Apple pie 🍎 muffins. A playful respect for the classics has created a most luscious mashup.

Custard flavoured vanilla muffins, coated in cinnamon sugar and topped with stewed apples. Simple to make and gorgeous to eat and all the flavours to look forward to with Autumn 🍂 just around the corner.

Want to make these yourself? The recipe is now available on my blog elevate-this.com (see link in bio)

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What is your go-to celebration food? For 40 years,

What is your go-to celebration food? For 40 years, only a very special cake would do. Wishing a very happy Ruby wedding anniversary to my Ma and Pa. Thanks to @cielocakery for adding a sparkle to the celebrations with this gorgeous red velvet creation with white chocolate frosting. 🎉💕🎉

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