Return of Doctor Who - Eggs, Cupcakes and the Asylum

 Us Doctor Who fans who watched Saturdays episode ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ will know that to make a soufflé you need... eggs.

 So what else can you make with eggs? Well, when you’re an avid fan like me and my partner... you make Doctor Who themed cupcakes- I mean seriously… what else?!

We chose Saturday to bake our cakes as we thought it appropriate to enjoy and indulge in them whilst watching the new episode… and they were delicious! We paid tribute to 'new who', from the 9th to the 11th doctors. 

Ingredients:

(Sainsburys, £1.89 each)

6oz - Self Raising Flour

6oz - Soft Margarine

6oz - Caster Sugar

3eggs

Icing sugar

3 tubes of decorative icing in Red, Blue and Black 

Method:

·         Oven on 200/6, put cupcake cases in tin

·         Put all ingredients into mixing bowl and beat well with a wooden spoon.

·         Divide the mixture between 12-18 cake cases.

·         Bake for around 20 minutes.

·         Put icing sugar into mixing bowl; gradually adding cold water to make the icing.

·         Once cakes are cool, add icing and decorate.

 The final result:

I know they're not perfect, but I was impressed with our efforts! Mine are the cakes in the first image :-) 

Luke and myself posing with our favourite cakes and Doctor Who tees ;) -

The Asylum - *SPOILERS*

So what did you think of the Series 7 opener? Well, wow, what an explosive start to the series! In my opinion, it was probably one of the best Matt Smith episodes I’ve ever watched, and that’s saying something! From start to finish through every detail, every image and every inch of narrative I was completely hooked.

I also thought Jenna’s early appearance was a brilliant addition. Her performance was outstanding as she captured and projected a range of different emotions to the viewers throughout and during the final twist. Definitely a companion to look forward to and *remember*! Karen and Arthur were on top form playing Amy and Rory - It was refreshing to see their relationship in a completely different circumstance to what we are used to. And Matt Smith was as quick witted and charismatic as always - I really can't wait to see Jenna and Matt bounce off each others sentences when playing alongside later on in the series - I think it will be very interesting to watch. 

Credit to the writers for a fantastic storyline, I can’t wait for the series to continue!

Jenna Louise Coleman - Credit: BBC

Next up: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship” - BBC One, 7.35pm Saturday 8^th September 2012.

Out of this world:-

I celebrated with new Tardis/Universe inspired nails...

Barry M - Base-coat and Topcoat.
Barry M - Cobalt Blue
Barry M - Silver Multi-Glitter

...and Alfie celebrated with his Sonic Screwdriver...

You can watch Asylum of the Daleks now on BBC iplayer - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

Thanks for Reading

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Tardis Blue – Doctor Who inspired nails

Hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend… mine consisted of assignment planning, a Harry Potter film-night with the family, running into town to grab Mother’s Day presents, watching the finale of Stella (which was a-mazing) and lots of Doctor Who viewing! Now to look forward to a loooong week of work and uni… or not!!

Now I’m a keen wearer of nail polish… and if I don’t have any nail polish on these days I feel like I’m missing a piece of clothing, my finger tips just feel so naked! (Sad, I know!) But I always notice Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) wearing the most eye-catching colours in episodes, so I thought I'd give these a try...

I tried two blues out: Cobalt Blue by Barry M, and a dark, rich blue by Ted Baker London Beauty. I always find that my small collection of Ted Baker polishes are the easiest to apply, as well as the quickest to dry, so I highly recommend them :-)

After waiting for the Barry M polish to dry, I realised it wasn’t the Tardis Blue I was looking for, it dries to a colour much lighter than the bottle, and the flash on the camera doesn't help … so I applied one nail on each hand with Ted Baker in dark blue to get the real Tardis effect.

I’ve seen the most amazing Doctor Who art nail designs, which one day I hope to have on my own nails, but for now I think I’ll just stick to plain old Tardis blue…

Don’t you think they’re the coolest?!

Source: http://jeealee.tumblr.com/post/7601396655/doctorwhonails 

Update: 12/03 -I did have a quick go at the bowtie and braces design... I think its all right for my first try, especially since I don't yet own a nail art pen! This picture also shows the Cobalt Blue in a better light :)

So now I’m off to have my last cuppa before bed ready for a day of work tomorrow!

“Cheers!” (Yes, that is Matt Smith lurking behind me) haha!!

Have a lovely night and I shall blog to you soon x

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