Sharkett Sisters: June 2017

ST DUNSTAN-IN-THE-EAST

June 26, 2017

London will never cease to amaze us with it's infinite amount of beautiful sights. The best ones are ALWAYS the ones that are most secret, as they just hold a bit more magic than the others. St Dunstan-in-the-East is a church which was damaged by the Great Fire of London, and again in the Blitz of 1941. The bombed ruins of this medieval church are now a tranquil, green oasis hidden between the busy streets of East London.

This Gothic setting is now overcome with twisting climbers, and decorated with lots of leafy plants. We absolutely loved it here, and although if you're in the area we really recommend a wander through the church.

We wanted to show you a few fashion pieces that we have been loving, and thought this unique garden would make the perfect background. So please keep on reading...

I absolutely love this style! Wearing shorts styled like this ~ especially with a classic red lip!~ really brings out my inner Taylor Swift, and I am OBSESSED! You could say that I'm slightly biased, because this top is from my department at River Island, so I want it to do well BUT this top is beautiful. It has such a gorgeous shape with the frills and the bell sleeves, and I think it looks super cute tucked into these high-waisted shorts.

Of course, the outfit wouldn't have been complete without my beautiful embroidered bag from Topshop, complimented very nicely with the red lip. If you haven't seen it already then head over to this post to see more of this bag!

Top - River Island

Shorts - Zara (from two years ago but v. similar linked)

Sandals - Topshop (from 2 years ago)

Bag - Topshop

Necklace - Anna Saccone at Stilnest

Earrings - Primark

I have been waiting to wear this dress with the t-shirt underneath for what feels like forever, it's been so hot in London that there's absolutely no way I was wearing layers! But I finally got my chance now its a bit cooler and I really love this outfit. The dress is the kind of shape that I love wearing, but I hardly ever find on the high street, so I am so happy I found this one from M&S. It's the perfect length for me and I love the muted floral print.

Dress - M&S

T-Shirt - M&S

Sandals - Kurt Geiger (last summer)

Watch - Olivia Burton

Bag - Topshop (last year)

Thanks so much for reading this post, we hope you liked it.

What did you do this weekend? We hope you had a lovely one whatever you did!

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Lots of love, Antonia and Imogen x

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TIRAMISU CUPCAKES

June 17, 2017

As you all know, this Sunday is Fathers Day.

And if you didn't know, then luckily you've still got time to go out and grab a card for your dad! As per every occasion, we wanted to make some delicious cakes of some kind to celebrate.

Our dad, like many others I'm sure, is in love with chocolate. But we've really exhausted the chocolate cake ideas with every other birthday/Fathers Day. After throwing a few suggestions around we remembered that one of his faves desserts is Tiramisu. And when we say favourite, we kind of mean OBSESSED, if there is one on the menu in the restaurant he just cannot resist.

These cupcakes taste just like Tiramisu and they are divine ~ if you like Tiramisu!

The creamy mascarpone and Kahlua top is so so tasty (and my work friends definitely agreed)! And it is a marriage made in heaven alongside the coffee and chocolate cake.

So, it's time to get your bake on, and make some delicious Tiramisu cupcakes to show your dad how much you love him...

Ingredients:
(makes 10)

For the cake...

4 oz butter

2 oz caster sugar

2oz brown sugar

2 eggs

3 1/2 oz self-raising flour

1/2 oz cocoa powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp ground coffee (instant coffee)

2 tsp water

1 tsp baking powder

For the syrup...

50ml boiling water

3 tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp Kahlua (or other coffee liqueur or brandy-like alcohol)

1 tsp ground coffee

For the Frosting...

170g mascarpone

180ml double cream

80g icing sugar

2 tbsp Kahlua

Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas mark 6 and line a cupcake tray with 10-12 cupcake cases.

Start by beating together your butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Then, beat in the eggs, vanilla, baking powder, water and ground coffee, until well combined. Lastly, mix in the flour and cocoa powder until you have a smooth, combined mixture.

Fill your cupcake cases with the mixture. You want these to be about 2/3 full so you may make more or less than 10 depending on the size. Place these in the centre of your pre-heated oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Before the cupcakes are ready to come out of the oven you want to make the syrup so you are ready and armed to soak them while still warm.

To do this just measure out all of your ingredients into a cup and give them a good stir. Making sure all of the coffee granules and sugar have dissolved.

Once your cupcakes are baked, take them out of the cupcake tin and onto a cooling rack. While the cupcakes are still warm, take a cocktail stick and poke a few holes in the top.

Then brush with the coffee syrup, allowing it to soak in. Use all of syrup evenly between the 10 cupcakes. Then leave to cool completely.

To make the frosting whisk together the mascarpone, icing sugar and Kahlua.

In a separate bowl, whisk the double cream until stiff peaks are formed. And then carefully fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone in two additions until fully combined.

Use the frosting straight away to decorate the cupcakes. We piped ours on but you can pipe or spread whichever you prefer. Dust with cocoa powder and grated chocolate. Keep the cupcakes chilled until ready to serve.

We know we always say this but these are one of the most delicious and flavoursome cupcakes we've made. They are definitely one of the best like for like flavours we have done, they taste just like Tiramisu just in cake form!

The frosting is absolutely divine!

If you are a lover of Tiramisu or just coffee flavoured things you are going to love these! And your dad will too!

What dessert would you want to turn into a cupcake?

Thank you so much for reading this post!

We hope you have a lovely Fathers Day spending time with your dad and family!

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Lots of love, Antonia and Imogen x

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2 REFRESHING SUMMER GIN COCKTAILS

June 10, 2017

As you may or may not know:

Today is WORLD GIN DAY!

Otherwise known as the third best day of the year after Christmas and your birthday, and a global celebration of all things gin!

So to the gin lovers of the world ~ Happy Gin Day to you!

We have two delicious light and refreshing, fruity cocktails for you to try. They are both extremely tasty and will be gorgeous drinks for the summer. Even if you are not a gin lover you could easily swap in another spirit such as vodka or white rum. They only take a few minutes to stir up so what are you waiting for?!

Raspberry and Peach Gin and Lemonade

We have aways been lovers of fruity cocktails so this raspberry and peach lemonade is a dreamy summer cocktail for us. It is sweet, fruity and fresh and a perfect drink for a sunny summers day.

Ingredients:

(makes 4)

4 shots Gin

3 cups cold water

Juice of 2 lemons

Ice

Raspberries and peach slices for garnish

Raspberry Peach Purée...

2 ripe peaches, diced

(if you can't find fresh or ripe then tinned is better than nothing)

1 cup raspberries

1 cup water

2 tsp sugar

To start making this delicious cocktail, you will need to make a raspberry peach purée. To do this, add your peaches, raspberries, water and sugar to a food processor and blend until puréed. Sieve the puree into a bowl, using a spoon to push all of the liquid through, and discard of the seeds and skins left in the sieve.

This is best made in a large jug and then poured into glasses, but you could make in the glass separately if you want.

In a large jug, add 3 cups of cold water, lemon juice, your raspberry peach purée and ice cubes and stir to combine. Then add in your 4 shots of Gin, stir again before putting into the fridge until ready to serve.

Pour the cocktail into glasses over ice and serve with raspberries and slices of peach to garnish.

Blackberry Bramble

Brambles are another super summery, refreshing and sparkling cocktail and I'm sure anyone who likes gin will love these delicious drinks. A classic drink made of gin, lemon juice, blackberries and soda water. You could also add a blackberry liqueur or a dash of the black raspberry liqueur Chambord for an even better taste.

Brambles hold a lot of memories for me (Imogen), and I'm sure some of you will know why. They are basically the cocktail that reminds me of some of the best years of my life with the best people at University.

Ingredients:

(makes 3 to 4)

1 punnet of blackberries

4 shots Gin

2 tsp sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

Soda Water

Blackberry liqueur/Chambord (optional)

In a jug (or cocktail shaker if you have on), muddle your blackberries with gin, lemon juice and sugar. Keep muddling until all of the blackberries are broken up and have released of of their tasty juice.

Fill 4 short glasses with lots of ice, (crushed is best if you have it), and pour the blackberry gin mix over the ice using a sieve to remove the seeds. Top with soda water and garnish with blackberries and lemon zest.

What's your favourite cocktail?

We would love to know in the comments!

Remember, if you're more of a cake person than a drink person, we made lots of delicious cocktail inspired cupcakes last year - 5 to be exact - and you can find them all > here < !

Thank you so much for reading this post!

Please follow us on Bloglovin', Instagram and like our Facebook page 'Sharkett Sisters', if you want to see more of us, and never miss a post.

Make sure to check out our Instagram feed and story, especially on a weekend as it's more than likely that if we are baking or exploring more of London it will all be on there!

(All social media links are at the top of the page or in a box to the side!)

Lots of love, Antonia and Imogen x

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