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How to make Edible Sugar Glue

March 28, 2023 by Helen 1 Comment

Cover pic showing a clear pot with sugar glue in

This post contains affiliate links. One of the most important substances you will use when doing any sort of cake decoration or sugarcraft is the glue. For the most part you will want to use a sugar glue that is fully edible. Ready-made ...

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Creme Egg Easter Chicks

March 28, 2023 by Helen 8 Comments

2 Easter Chicks made from sugar with a creme egg inside

This post contains affiliate links. I've wanted to write a tutorial for How to make Cadbury's Creme Egg Easter Chicks for ages now. I know a lot of people over the years have enjoyed making my Peppa Pig Cake Topper and Gruffalo Cake ...

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Football Cake for Girls

March 9, 2019 by Helen 13 Comments

Girls' Football Cake

Tara is 8! How has that happened so quickly? I swear she has only just started school and all of a sudden she has grown so tall and can hold a proper conversation. Her love of football is well known around here - no synchro for this one. ...

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Walnut Whip Swedish Gnome /Gonk Tutorial

December 8, 2018 by Helen 16 Comments

Walnut Whip Swedish Gnome

I've got a cute Swedish Gnome tutorial for you today - How to make your own Walnut Whip Swedish Gnome or Gonk as they are sometimes known. Great for a small gift for someone or a table setting on Christmas Day. Best of all the whole thing ...

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Yoda Cake Topper Tutorial (Star Wars)

January 23, 2018 by Helen 22 Comments

2 tier black Star Wars cake with a marzipan Yoda sat on the top

I may not take cake orders anymore but it doesn't mean I don't enjoy having a play. My 7 year nephew is a huge Star Wars fan and celebrated his birthday party at the weekend. I offered to make him a cake as he tends to miss out, having a ...

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Giant Battenburg

October 5, 2017 by Helen 6 Comments

Giant Battenburg

We've had a bit of a celebration in our house this week. One that even made me crack open the oven. Millie went to GB trials in Bristol the weekend before last and was offered a place on both the Junior and Senior GB Synchronised Swimming ...

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Forget-Me-Not Wedding Cake – Bake of the Week

September 13, 2016 by Helen 6 Comments

Blue Forget-Me-Not 5 tier Wedding Cake

In-between holidays, I managed to create a 5 tier Forget-Me-Not Wedding Cake for my baby sister. Readers of my other lifestyle blog, 2 Adults 3 Children may have seen some of the pictures of our wonderful family day. As usual, I loved ...

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70th Birthday Cake with White Sugar Roses #BakeoftheWeek

June 24, 2016 by Helen 16 Comments

70th Birthday Cake White Sugar Roses

I'm bringing you a delicate, pretty birthday cake for this week's #BakeoftheWeek. Made for a friend's Mum on her 70th birthday last weekend - I was so pleased to be able to make her 'special' birthday cake. My brief was 'Elegant' so ...

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Pink Rose Birthday Cake #BakeoftheWeek

April 5, 2016 by Helen 22 Comments

Pink Rose Birthday Cake

I have a huge cake for this week's #BakeoftheWeek from me. Last week was my first major week since re-opening my cake business, Aardvark Cakes. There was slight trepidation - Could I remember how to make cakes? Had I slowed down a lot? ...

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Easy Valentine’s Chocolate Cake

January 30, 2016 by Helen 17 Comments

Easy Valentine's Chocolate Cake Recipe Casa Costello

I would appear I'm turning all romantic. I had an urge to bake Mr C a chocolate cake earlier in the week and thought I may as well make it into a Valentine's cake while I was there. I've been having a potter through my cake tins and ...

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Hi, I'm Helen. Mother of 3, Wife of 1. Tired since 2002. To be found in the kitchen or poolside.
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