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It's not very often you don't catch me thinking about cake, but the other day the thought came to me to combine the much-loved dessert lemon meringue pie with cupcakes. I don't quite know why - anything to procrastinate revision, I'm guessing. But I gave it a go and they are soooooo delicious. Here's how to make them:  You Will Need: For 12 Cupcakes: 125g of butter or margarine  125g of caster sugar 2 medium eggs 125g self-raising flour zest of half a lemon 1 tbsp milk For the butter icing:  200g icing sugar 75g butter juice of almost a whole lemon a meringue nest, broken up into varied-sized chunks yellow crunches  Method: Pre-heat your oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5 before lining a cupcake tin with 12 cupcake cases. Mix together the butter and sugar with an electric hand whisk until white and fluffy in consistency. Beat in an egg, then add quarter of the flour. Beat in the second egg, then add another quarter of the flo...

My second-cousin/one-of-my-best-friends and I have been looking forward to seeing The Vamps ever since they announced their Wake Up World Tour late last year. I must admit, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I've been a fan of the band since I saw them live as a support act for The Wanted at Rochester Castle a couple of years ago, but they weren't top of my list of acts to see. However, the big day came around yesterday (1st April) and these were my thoughts... The gig was at the O2 Arena in London.   Firstly, as soon as you emerge from the tube station and you get your first glimpses of the iconic venue, the excitement rushes through you immediately. You instantly get the feeling you're in for  a  treat. Before long, we were sat watching the first support act, HomeTown. Trying to find our seats in the darkness of the arena wasn't the easiest of tasks so we weren't concentrating a great deal on the band, but from what I heard they were quite similar to ...