I'm not a huge plain coffee fan. What I do like is coffee from huge chain cafes, the ones with syrup and cream & sprinkles.

I've looked for coffee syrups before, but they seem quite hard to track down.
www.hellosweetbird.com has everything you could want to transform a filter coffee into a barista's masterpiece.

There are various chocolate flavours, but check out the giant list of flavours above you can pick from! Cherry, Coconut, Gingerbread, Cinnamon- you can make your own 'Red Cups' all year round, at a fraction of the price.

www.HelloSweetbird.com sent me some syrups from the range to try, which made some delicious coffee, but then I had a cool idea.

My friend Claire fromwww.LilyPinkBakery.com makes the top cupcakes in all of Belfast, and I thought she could work some magic with a few squirts of Sweetbird.

Claire made these drool-worthy Pink Lady Toffee Apple cupcakes, using the Sweetbird syrup.

If you are close to Belfast watch out for The Lily Pink Bakery at St. George's Market, you might get to try some Sweetbird inspired buns over the coming weeks.

If you want to try using Sweetbird for more than just coffee or milkshakes, they also have a recipe section with dozens of drink options and step by step instructions.