Eastleigh Clandestine Cake Club
It’s no secret that I love a good cake and to satisfy my cake cravings, I’ve been thinking about starting a Clandestine Cake Club for a while. With the recent popularity and press coverage, I’ve decided to go for it and will be holding the first event next week. For those of you who haven’t...
Lego birthday cake
I love getting new cake commissions because it almost always means I get to try out something new. I was very excited when a friend asked me to create a Lego themed cake for her son’s 7th birthday last weekend. She came up with the fantastic idea of making it into a number 7 and...
Cakes and Bakes of 2011
Wow, I can’t believe it is 2012 already! Happy New Year everyone! Last year I had a busy time baking – I didn’t realise how many cakes I had baked until I started to put together this collage so I have just picked some of my favourite ones. I was delighted to make the cake...
Coffee and walnut muffins
Faith is really into helping me in the kitchen at the moment, so last week we decided we’d make some cupcakes. I’d been sent some coffee samples from Douwe Egberts to try and as much as we were just enjoying them with our breakfast, we thought we’d have a go using some in our baking....
Chocolate beetroot cake
Last year I saw a whole host of beetroot flavoured cake and brownie recipes appear, but never got round to trying any myself. This year, when I was given some beetroot, I decided that I definitely needed to try and make a chocolate beetroot cake. I am so glad I did – it was the...
My Best Friend’s Wedding
Ever since my best friend announced her engagement, I was really excited about her big day. I was especially looking forward to it because she gave me some very creative and fun, although slightly nerve-wracking, jobs to do! I love handmade touches to weddings, it makes it so personal and you can tailor the theme...
Why so expensive?
This is the most common question I get asked when I’m quoting for a celebration cake, so I thought I’d go through some of the costs involved in making a cake. A popular response from the person asking for a quote is that they can buy a cake for under £10 in a supermarket –...
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...
Xbox Birthday Cake
Yesterday was Dale’s birthday and no celebration is complete without a cake. Those of you who know my other half will know that there was one obvious cake choice… Despite the fact I’m not a great Xbox fan myself, I really enjoyed making this cake (although shaping the controller was a little tricky). I learnt...
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...
Cowboy cake
The brief for this cake was ‘something cowboy themed’ and it was great fun to work on. The cake was a 3 layer vanilla sponge filled with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream. I covered the whole cake in white sugar paste then added a band of blue for the jeans, brown for the belt and...
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