Yummy Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies

These brownies have gone down like a storm. They're messy, gooey and god damn tasty! This was the first batch I've ever made and I think it's fair to say I will be making them a lot more from now until Easter. 

Ingredients 

185g unsalted butter

185g dark chocolate

40g cocoa powder

85g plain flour

3 eggs 

275g caster sugar 

5 creme eggs ( you can use more/less if you want) 

Firstly, preheat the oven to 180 (gas mark 4). Whilst the ovens heating up you can get on with the prep work. 

Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a pan of hot water, stirring occasionally. Whilst that's melting, mix together the 3 eggs and sugar with an electric whisk on a high speed until you have a mousse like consistency. This should take 2-3 minutes. Once your chocolate and butter have melted, add them to a separate bowl with the melted chocolate and butter, and then combine it all together. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder and gently fold in - 

If you have a proper brownie tin that's great, use it. If not, any square tin will do like the one I used. Pour the mix in and then whack it in the oven for 15 minutes 

Whilst the brownie is baking, start halving the Creme Eggs. This is a skill I tell you. I found it easier if you use a serrated knife. It doesn't matter if the eggs aren't cut exactly in half because it's quite a messy bake anyway. 

Let the brownie bake for a further 10 minutes until they are completely done and nice and gooey. 

Portion the brownie up and then you're ready to serve. I can't express how good these taste so you'll have to bake some for yourself to see. If you do, let me know how you get on. 

Enjoy

Ceri xx

Gladiator Sandals

Well well well, what do we have here? Only the Curly wurly blogs first fashion post, that's what! I thought I'd start off small and from the bottom (literally) with SHOES!  

I'm going on holiday in just under a fortnight and desperately need a new pair of sandals. These are the 3 pairs that have caught my eye that I can't decide between! 

I'm a big fan of the gladiator sandal as you can see, and would like to purchase them all however my purse is saying no! I really like the style of the River Island sandals because they remind me of shoes that I used to wear with a summer dress in primary school. I think if I opted for the white pair I'd be tempted to wear a pair of frilly socks with them (strong look). I think I'm leaning more towards the middle pair because they've got a bit of a heel on them which is always a winner when you're slightly on the small side. 

What do you guys think? Help me decide which pair to get :) 

Ceri xx 

Love is in the air and on our nails

Ok so I've already done one valentines day nail art post, but I thought I'd share these with you as well. For anyone that doesn't get roses for valentines day this year, just paint some on your nails instead! They'll probably last longer too :) 

 

Hope that you like them! 

Ceri xx 

Need some valentines nail art inspo?

Valentines day is just around the corner as you all know because it's being pushed down our throat wherever we look (sorry I sound a little bitter there don't I)? I'm not. I have a boyfriend, but like many I just think Valentines Day is a bit pointless? 

One thing I do like about Valentines day though is that it seems to get peoples creative juices flowing, with lots of people posting makeup and nail art tutorials. 

Anyone who reads my blog will know I'm a huge nail art fan so it will come as no surprise that I'm doing a Valentines Day nail art special for all you romantics out there. Actually you don't have to be a romantic to appreciate this post, you just need to like lovehearts, roses , and a pink and red colour theme. 

First up is this easy look I created.

These are generic colour everyone has in their nail polish collection so you don't necessarily need to use the exact ones I did. It's a really easy design to create that looks quite good in my opinion. What do you think? 

Now maybe this next design is aimed more towards the romantic folk out there. Nothing says romance like a stick man and a stick woman with a few hearts thrown in. 

Look, the little stick people are in love!!! <3 <3 . 

 

Let me know if you want any nail art ideas!

Ceri xx 

Do you love a YSL lipstick too?

This little beauty is the latest addiction to the Ceri Jones lipstick collection. It was welcomed by some Chanel, Dior, MAC and Rimmel lipstick friends, however it hasn't been in my make up bag long enough to mingle with them because I've constantly got it in my hand staring at it. This has got to be one of the most luxurious looking lipsticks ever, so can you blame me? The packaging really is stunning with the YSL logo engraved on the outside of the case. 

I've been lusting after a YSL lipstick for about a year so when I finally got one I was a tad excited. This colour stood out so much from all the other lipsticks, and as I'm a lover of bright pink lips, this shade is perfect for me. 

Things that I like in a lipstick are that they are highly pigmented, moisturising, and have a nice shine finish to them. The YSL Rouge Volupté Shine collection do just that. I wouldn't say they were very long lasting, but with this lipstick I don't mind pulling it out my bag every half hour to re apply because it's just so beautiful! 

 - Rouge Volupté Shine , Fuchsia in Excess 

I really only have positive things to say about this lipstick, and I'm sure anyone else who owns one would agree. 

Have you tried any YSL lipsticks? If so what are your favourite shades? 

Ceri x