Inspiration took a bit longer than usual to come for this cake. I know Chris very well as he is engaged to my sister so knew there were so many things I could choose from to put on his cake. He loves football, music and loads more but most ...
Tips for Ferry Travel with Young Children
In the past 4 years we have gone on 3x 20 hour ferry journeys plus extra Irish Sea crossings totalling over 110 human hours of ferry travel for us. We are no experts but have learnt a lot from our mistakes. These are some of our tips for ...
Engagement Cake
Cake of the Week is back from its summer holidays! Hope everyone had a good one and is raring to go back with the baking. Here is my cake of the week - A joint Engagement and Emigration cake. The Groom (are you called that once you get ...
Radley Handbag Cake
What do you get for the lady who is mad on handbags for her 50th Birthday? A Radley Handbag cake of course! This cake was made as a present for my good friend, Donna on the occasion of her 50th Birthday (Shhhh, I purposely didn't put a ...
Purple Handbag Birthday Cake
I LOVE handbag cakes! And I love this cake too - I wasn't too sure how the colours would work out until it started coming together but I think they are really striking. Phew! If they hadn't worked it would have only been my fault as it was ...
Cath Kidston and Personalised Cupcakes
Another special celebration for our house - lovely Millie was 9 last week and therefore has to be Cake of the Week. Millie is truly lovely - she is gentle, grown-up, fun and innocent all at once. She mixes so well with her friends and we ...
How I started my Cake Decorating Business from home
One of the most common questions I get asked is how I came to start my own business. How did I start making cakes? I would say that nearly all Cake Decorators start as a hobby and I was no different. I had just finished studying for my post ...
Chocolate Chip Whoopie Pies
I've wanted to make Whoopie Pies for ages and when I had a bag of Caramel Chocolate Chips hanging about I knew exactly what to do with them. Whoopie Pies are a flattish cake that are sandwiched together with a creamy middle. The most ...
How to make a Hello Kitty Cake Topper
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 ...
Hello Kitty Cake and 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 ...
