Baking
May Bake It! Recipe - Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

May Bake It! Recipe – Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Sorry, I’m a little (or a lot!) late this month posting the recipe! I hope the lemon meringue cupcake recipe – delicious for these sunny Spring days, will make up for it. There were only a couple of entries into the club again last month so congratulations to Lucy, who I picked randomly as the...
Banana loaf cake

Banana loaf cake

We’ve been very busy recently redecorating the bathroom and having a big spring clean, so after a heavy day’s work last Saturday, I really fancied a little baking therapy. As I walked past the fruit bowl I noticed a couple of very overripe bananas that really needed using up. Don’t you just love it when a plan...
Oaty ginger cookies

Oaty ginger cookies

Today Grace and Dale are off to the Gadget Show Live in Birmingham and last night, leaving it until the last minute, Grace asked if there were any snacks she could take for the journey. Having scoured the cupboards and realised there was very little in the way of snack food, I threw on the...

April Bake It! recipe – pizza rolls

Thank you to everyone who joined in last month with the carrot and orange cake recipe – there were some delicious looking cakes! As there was no prize I won’t pick a winner at random this month but I’m please those of you who joined in enjoyed the recipe. I’ve been so busy recently with...

My Book – The Baking Pocket Bible

I can’t quite believe it – I’ve written a book! It’s in the shops and on Amazon and people are buying it! Those of you who follow me on twitter will probably know by now that last year I was approached by Crimson Publishing, who had been reading my blog and asked if I’d be...

Billy The Bear Birthday Cake

Last year I made a rabbit shaped cake for Tegan’s birthday so I was delighted when her Mum came back to me this year and asked if I’d make another cake for her. This time Tegan wanted a cake in the shape of her favourite toy – Billy The Bear! I was sent a photo...

Rowse Honey

Who can resist a good cupcake? Well, I can’t, so I was very excited when Rowse Honey sent me a box of cupcakes and a jar of honey to promote their latest advertising campaign. And very delicious cupcakes they were too. I shall be using the honey to make a honey cake – watch out...

Princess Biscuits

Having two daughters it is inevitable that sometimes I have to partake in some very girly activities. My two were definitely born with the ‘pink gene’ and whilst I try to steer clear of too much pink, sometimes you just have to give in! So we bought Faith a very pink baking set for Christmas...

January Bake It! Club

I hope you have enjoyed the Sundried Tomato and Cheese Scone recipe this month. I have to say they went down very well in our house and I had to make another batch straight away! If you haven’t had a chance to bake them yet, then there’s still plenty of time to join in. The linky...

Monkey Bread and a Bundt Tin

Quite a while ago now I saw a recipe for Monkey Bread on The Pink Whisk and it looked so delicious I was desperate to try it. However, I didn’t have the special pan that Ruth used to make it in and I didn’t have a Bundt tin. I was wondering if I could fashion...
January Bake It! recipe - sundried tomato and cheese scones

January Bake It! recipe – sundried tomato and cheese scones

Welcome back to the Bake It! club and the first recipe of 2011. If you have joined in before then you will know all about the club and you are most welcome back. If you are new then a big hello and I hope you will join in when you see a recipe you fancy....
Makes of 2010

Makes of 2010

We had quite a crafty year last year, but this year I’m aiming to top it with lots more knitting, crochet, sewing and loads of crafts for the children. Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming makes, but in the meantime, here are some of the things we made in 2010.