This morning the weather changed from being unseasonably warm to proper Halloween weather. Not bright, sunny, chilly Autumn weather but cold, dark, swirly leaves Autumn weather. Weather for real fires and soup. And finally it felt like it actually should… Read More ›
Between the apples that appear in my vegetable box and the ones that my parents bring me from their garden, I have a lot of apples at the moment. Apple cake is a delicious way to use them up and… Read More ›
I found some very appealing-looking freeze dried strawberries in the cake decorating aisle a while ago and had been looking for a good reason to use them. I wasn’t sure whether to put them in or on something but I… Read More ›
My daughter came home with the recipe for this banana loaf at the end of one school term. Her only homework that holiday was to make this banana loaf. This is exactly the kind of homework I like. I didn’t… Read More ›
I mentioned that I was making chocolate birthday cakes for my friend’s twin girls when I posted their disco party cakes and here they are. Two bunny cakes. The girls had a rabbit each for their birthday. There is one blonde… Read More ›
I mention my lovely friends a lot on this blog and this post is no exception! Children’s birthday parties get more exciting by the day – I don’t remember going to a disco when I was 8 but my friend’s… Read More ›
One of my very lovely friends (and I am extremely lucky in that I have lots of very lovely friends) was hosting lunch for her friend’s birthday and was looking for a birthday cake that could also serve as dessert… Read More ›
If you like your muffins chocolatey, you’ll love these. Chunks of dark chocolate in a chocolate sponge, best still slightly warm from the oven. And it’s a super easy recipe. I have two admissions to make for this post: firstly I… Read More ›
This is a perfect “Coffee Morning” cake: light, pretty and easier to make than it looks. Hummingbird Cake comes from the southern US and is very similar to carrot cake except it contains banana, pineapple and pecan nuts instead of… Read More ›
Although I am trying really hard eat to food when it is in season, I am finding it hard to kick my blueberry habit that always develops over the summer. Which was lucky because my brother requested blueberry muffins when… Read More ›
