So Christmas is long gone but all the eating and drinking has taken its toll. New Year’s Resolutions lists are just long – most of them involving diets! So here is the answer to having your cake and eating it… Read More ›
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Chocolate Birthday Cake – with extra chocolate
My “baby” boy was 8 years old on January 1st. I can’t believe how the time has passed – it’s almost long enough to look back on his birth without reliving the horror all over again! As he shares his… Read More ›
Blackcurrant Trifle – a reminder of summer
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while will know that fruit picking is one of my favourite summer time pastimes (yes, my life really is that exciting!). This year the weather was so terrible there… Read More ›
Birthday Cake with Blue Flowers
For my Mum’s birthday this year we thought we would pay her a surprise visit. My Dad was in on the secret and had to manoeuvre her round to deciding that it would be better to go out for dinner… Read More ›
Mini Christmas Cupcakes
It’s really easy to transform your favourite cupcake recipe into a Christmas cupcake, you just need the right cases and toppings. I made some mini vanilla and mini chocolate cupcakes in some festive cases and used some holly green sugarpaste to… Read More ›
Gingerbread Wreath Cake – perfect for Christmas coffee mornings
Blogs feature highly on my “to do” list these days, either for writing posts or reading other people’s. There are definitely not enough hours in the day to read or write all the posts I would like to, and one of the… Read More ›
Homemade Mince Pies
For me, the Christmas season has really begun when I eat my first mince pie. I put it off for as long as possible (not very long really!). This year I made my own mincemeat for the first time and was… Read More ›
Lemon Cheesecake with Raspberries
If you are expecting guests and don’t want to be doing everything at the last minute, this is the perfect dessert. You can make it the day before and keep it chilled until you are ready for it. It has… Read More ›
Chocolate Melting Moments – take a break from Christmas shopping
The Christmas season is already in full swing: shops are full of decorations, Christmas music and present ideas, and most people have already received their first Christmas card but not bought theirs yet. Or that might just be me… These little… Read More ›
Birthday Cake – Dolphins
I was very flattered when my friend Leslie’s daughter said that she would like me to make her a cake for her birthday party, but a bit worried when I heard it was a “water walkers” party! Water walkers are… Read More ›
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