Colours of fall and my first time with black jeans!

Can you find one piece of clothing that you never ever worn before? Maybe you were affraid of buying it, because it may not suit you or you just haven't thought of this item at all? If yes, I'm in the same boat. I can tell you that I was always a type of girl who liked comfort so jeans were my best friend for life, but I've never worn black ones. Can you believe it? I always thought that black is so depressing and doesn't suit me, that I've never even tried it on, but I wanted to try something new and I gave it a go. It was a great decision!

Autumn can be a bit depressing, but  with a little help of highstreet shops (or designer shops, if you want!) we can change our attitute by adding some colour to our wardrobe. I chose this orange shirt, which I didin't LOVE at the beginning, but I've decided to keep it and now I think that it's a great colour for autumn and it's perfect with black jeans. I think that fashion means experimenting with clothes, but you also have to feel comfortable in clothes you wear. It's you that wear clothes, not the other way around.

What colours are you going to choose for autumn?

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BAKE IT: Chocolate brownie.

Chocolate is every girl's best friend, especially in those rainy days. I thought that I have to make something chocolaty for Halloween and I found this great recipe on Crafted Cake blog! Go and visit this blog for more great recipes.

In Poland brownie is made without chocolate so it was something different to me, but when I tried it... Oh my! Heaven! 

I think it's perfect for Halloween so if you craving for some chocolate it's not to late to make this amazing brownie.

Ingredients:
150g dark chocolate
50g milk chocolate
180g butter
40g cocoa powder
3 eggs
270g golden caster sugar

​1. Grease a baking tray and preheat the oven to 180c/ Gas 4, a tray that is 23cm and 4cm deep is usually best for brownies.

2. Melt the chocolate slowly on a low heat and add the butter and melt together, when all is finally melted then take it off the heat to cool.

3. In a seperate bowl whisk the eggs, gradually adding the sugar as you whisk, whisk the egg and sugar until it is pale and has doubled in size, roughly whisk for about 3-5 minutes.

5. When whisked and the chocolate mixture has cooled (you need to make sure it really has cooled otherwise if it is too warm it will turn your egg mixture into scrambled egg!) add the chocolate mix to the eggs and sugar and carefully fold together until all is combined. 

6. Sieve the flour and cocoa and add it to the mix and carefully fold it all together.

​7. Place on the middle shelf in the oven and bake for about 25- 30 minutes, they will be ready when they have risen and have a light crust looking layer on the top, remove them from the oven and leave them in the tin to cool, then when cooled, cut into squares and enjoy!

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BAKE IT: Carrot cake.

I only ate carrot cake once, when my friend brought it to work and it was great! Since then I wanted to make my own carrot cake, but it seemed so difficult to make (I didn't even read the recipe) and I also wanted to learn how to bake simple recipes so I left this one for later. 

One day I looked in the fridge and I saw that we have a lot of carot there, so I googled the recipe and I finally made it the next day. 

I think this is one of my favourites, it's a nice sponge which isn't dry at all, you actually can't taste the carrot (I'm talking here about its texture) but you can notice a sweetness from carrot. And believe it or not - philadelphia is just perfect with it. It will be one of my "must-bake" cakes for autumn and winter.

Ingredients:
2 cups of plain flour
3 cups of grated carrot
1 cup of oil
3/4 cup of caster sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp of baking powder
2 tsp of cinnamon
pinch of salt
Walnuts (add the amount you prefer)

Cream cheese frosting:
500g of Philadelphia or mascarpone
1/2 cup of sugar
100g of soft butter

Method:
Grate peeled carrots on a bigger grater. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a bowl. Mix eggs with sugar in another bowl, then add oil and mix again.
Add dry ingredients to egg and sugar mixture and mix ingredients with a spoon. Add carrot and walnuts.
Pour your mixture into a 25 cm cake pan with a parchment on it and bake in 180 degrees for 50 minutes.
Cool the cake in a cake pan and then leave it to cool completely on a wire rack.
Mix every ingredient of a cream cheese frosting into a smooth mixture, add more sugar if you like.
Slice the cake into 2-3 sponches and put frosting on each of them.
Put whole walnuts to decorate the top of your cake. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.

Put into a fridge to cool.

Enjoy!

Do you like carrot cake? What is your favourite autumn bake? Let me know in comments below.

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How to rock casual outfit with fringe boots?

Jeans and sweater is the perfect outfit for cosy evenings in fall. And when you add fringe boots to it your quick visit to a local shop round the corner becomes a fashion outing! Just one item can rock the whole look.

This sweater has a long V neckline so it is very feminen and slightly romantic such as the fabric it's made of. Romantic and comfortable is what i like the most. Classic jeans are in white to give this outfit a contrast. And last but not least - fringe boot, my must have for autumn! I love the colour which is very neutral but it's not black which I don't wear very often.

I also like this time of the year when days are shorter and a little bit colder and you can just spend evenings under the blanket with a glass of wine or hot chocolate or you can play on the floor with your little one.

Autumn and winter are seasons of warm sweaters so choose your favourite one and pair it with some jeans, add your must have shoes for this season and you're ready to rock.

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