How many people do you follow on Twitter and have never actually met in the flesh? If you’re anything like us, it’s probably in its hundreds. Blogger Stephanie Pomfrett has decided to put an end to that and is hosting the very first Brighton Bloggers Bash here at Super+Super.

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A chance for local bloggers to come, have a cuppa and a slice of cake and do a bit of networking all at the same time. There will also be a raffle with lovely prizes from local craftys and businesses. The event will be on Saturday 9th June from 2-4pm so be sure to snap up your tickets here quick sharp! Hurrah!

Lime and Coconut Sponge Sandwich

If you are anything like us, you have eaten more sponge cakes than you have roast dinners. We decided it was high time to mix things up a bit so we decided to take a totally tropical take on the old classic. Baked to the sounds of Sam Cooke, this cake is definitely one for your recipe books.

Ingredients:

2 eggs

8 oz self raising flour

4 oz butter

4 oz caster sugar

grated rind of 1 lime

1 oz desicated coconut

semi skimmed milk to thin mix

Butter cream icing:

5oz margerine

16oz icing sugar

3 fl oz semi skimmed milk

half tsp vanilla

2 round cake tins

Butter to grease

NB: My general rule of thumb when baking a sponge is this….. weigh your eggs, and then use this measurement as a guide for your sugar and butter….

Recipe:

Pre heat your oven to 180 degrees

In a medium sized bowl, cream together butter and sugar with a metal spoon (or an electric hand whisk!)

Whisk the eggs in a glass. Now add a little egg, then a little flour and mix. Repeat this until both flour and egg are gone. Now stir in the cocnut and a little milk until the batter is smooth. Spoon half the batter into each of your pre greased tins….

Place in the oven and bake for 30 minute, or until your cakes are golden and cracked on top. (Pierce with a knife to check the sponge has cooked in the middle)

Turn both sponges out of the tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.

In a seperate bowl, mix together margerine, icing suger and 3 tbsp milk until smooth and light in colour.

Use half the icing to sandwich together the 2 cake halves by spreading it in a circular motion with a pallet knife. Spoon the rest into an icing bag and pipe on top. To finish sprinkle on the grated lime.

This cake will taste better after a day resting in an air tight tin…. if you can resist!

Each week us Super+Super gals will be putting our own little spin on Vogues ‘Today I’m Wearing‘ by showing you what trends we’re rocking that week. Notoriously known for ‘freestyle’ outfits, you never know what we’re going to pull out of the bag. It’s literally like a fashion lucky dip. Yet you don’t get a prize. Sorry about that…

So for the past week, we’ve been knee deep in vintage, sorting out our stock ready for our grand opening and as such Amy has embraced the tweeds and Claire has now decided to channel the 90′s and go all ‘Clarissa Explains it All’ on your asses. (Let’s face it, she was already resembling Blossom but this is totally next level…)

Amy:

You’ll most likely be as happy as we are that Tweeds are no longer just residing in the countryside or amongst the ‘older gentlemen’. The heritage trend is even bigger this year then it was last year and little jackets like this one nipped in with a belt resemble a fab forties style. One key trend this season is mixing your prints and fabrics which is exactly what Amy is doing here. She has mixed the jacket with a tweed pencil skirt and a flash of colour to create a super cute little forties style ensemble that is bang on trend.

Claire:

Whereas Amy is understated country chic, Claire is just all out 90′s. The 90s trend is MASSIVE this season and it’s set to continue all through the year. Technically 90′s doesn’t quite come under the ‘vintage’ category but it’s secondhand style at its very best. Think dungarees, oversized jumpers, crop tops and layering.