First we had Movember: men cultivating moustaches in November for charity to highlight men’s health issues. Then came Stoptober: a government-backed campaign to help people give up smoking in October. Now January has been rebranded by a charity set up… Read More ›
It’s been a while since I posted a “party” cake on the blog. I have been making cakes for friends and family for a while now, and a year working as a dessert chef has given me the confidence to… Read More ›
My camera has decided to go on strike for the moment and I am having to use my phone to take photos instead, which is really not helping, as you can see! Combined with the lights on my Christmas tree… Read More ›
You may have already seen Pigs in Mud cakes online: they are very cute and much easier to make than you might think. I was asked to make one by one of the mums from school for her daughter’s birthday… Read More ›
I guess it was really just a matter of time before one of my friends asked me to make a One Direction cake and cupcakes for their daughter. Cake for the party and cupcakes for the party bag. You can… Read More ›
Having recently moved house, not only do I have endless boxes to unpack, I also have a new kitchen and oven to get used to. So making birthday cakes for friends and family was a good excuse to try them… Read More ›
If you’re a regular follower of my blog you’ll have heard me mention my friend Frin who, amongst other things, runs the Boot Camp I struggle to get through twice a week. But there will be no more Boot… Read More ›
My friend Nicola gave me this recipe which she found in her new favourite Waitrose recipe book and promised me it was really good. A great chocolate cake was exactly what I was looking for as my friend Karyn had… Read More ›
This weekend has been a busy one. Last year I made 16th birthday cakes for my friend Kylie’s twins, Mia and Freddie. Kylie does Boot Camp with me and during the school holidays the kids could come too. Mia dropped… Read More ›
One of the very first cakes I ever made for a friend was a Star cake. It was also one of my very first posts and consisted of two sentences and one photo. Having decided I needed a blog I… Read More ›
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