I've got a tiny bit of advice for you. If you ever get tempted to take a heavy fruit Christmas Cake on a train from one end of the country to the other, think again! This is one well travelled cake - Made as a gift to the family that Millie ...
Novelty Cake
In My Kitchen – December 2015
It's been a while since I had time to do a round up of all things food - My mind is already racing ahead to plans for 2016 including a kitchen makeover and some badly needed new kitchen appliances (You have never heard a washing machine as ...
Chocolate Orange Pumpkin Bombe #UnileverHalloween
I've been wanting to make a Bombe for ages. I knew it wouldn't be super easy, otherwise everyone would be making them, wouldn't they? I was set the Halloween Challenge by Unilever when they sent me some products to come up with a Halloween ...
Mini Marzipan Birds’ Nests Tutorial – Center Parcs Family Blogger April Challenge
Even I think these are cute! Tiny mouthfuls of marzipan with a mini egg all disguised as Birds' Nests. For people that are rather fond of grammar, I've had massive arguments with myself about where the apostrophe goes! I've was set the ...
Camel Cake – Cake of the Week
A much less stressful week for cakes this week so why on earth was I so last minute finishing this camel cake? I was due to deliver it on Friday at 2pm and at 1.20PM I'm still putting the last minute touches on it. I always have been better ...
Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake – Cake of the Week
There was no choice to be made about what would be Cake of the Week this week - Baby T is One and this is her cake. A Very Hungry Caterpillar cake. It is an absolute miracle that there is any semblance of a cake as this week has been so ...
Cake of the Week – Mickey Mouse Cake
I'll admit it - until this week I could NOT STAND Mickey or Minnie cakes. They are so difficult to get right especially the mouth and there are so many Disney disaster cakes out there that I just didn't want to join. This was a 2nd ...
Cake of the Week – Saints Rugby Cake
I had to take a week off Cake of the Week last week - Half term just had me beaten. But I wasn't slacking on the work front. Oh No! Coming from St Helens, rugby cakes are always a popular choice. Our new, Saints Rugby League ...
Cake Topper Tutorial – How to make an icing Hello Kitty – Cake of the Week
After the success of the gruffalo tutorial, I wish to present another 'How to' tutorial - How to make a fondant Hello Kitty cake topper again using a creme egg middle.I have had a few people asking what to use if creme eggs are not ...
Cake of the week – Hello Kitty Cake & Cupcakes
Very very late posting my Cake of the Week - A Hello Kitty Cake complete with matching Cupcakes and Cake Topper. This is a special cake for me as it is my daughter, Violet's 5th birthday cake - and I get to eat it! Yay! The Hello Kitty ...