Having fun baking and decorating cakes- come along for the ride.
One of the questions I seem to have been asked a lot recently is “How long can I keep a Madeira cake for?” The official answer is 1 week in an airtight container and 3 months when frozen. How long I keep it for. PHASE ONE: When I have a cake to make for a Saturday …
6 to 12″ in 60 seconds: Madeira cake ingredients I have to say that I have been bowled over by how many questions I have been asked about Madeira cake since I started this blog. I mean if you check out my first post on it there are over 200 comments! So I shouldn’t have …
Last week was my birthday and in true Emma tradition I got so crazy busy with work and kids and other stuff that I was running out of time to make the ‘Dr Pepper drink can’ shaped cake that I’d dream of making for my party? (I’m addicted to the stuff – but that cake will …
I mentioned yesterday that I had never tried to make cake pops before. I think it’s because I read a hysterically funny blog post somewhere (years ago) where the person trying to make them made a complete mess of it! They weren’t round, the candy melts wouldn’t stick, the sticks wouldn’t stick and her disaster stuck in my mind. So …
How can I help? I am often asked questions about my cakes and recipes so I thought I would set up a ‘Frequently asked Questions’ page to help you guys out. If you don’t see the answer that you’re looking for please just leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to help. 1. …
It was my sister Shelley’s birthday on Monday and I wanted to make her a little treat. Just a little one – as I know she has nearly as much chocolate left over from Christmas as we do! I decided to make her some vanilla and chocolate cookies covered in thick milk, dark and white …
