Having fun baking and decorating cakes- come along for the ride.
(From the archives of 2015) Little boys like pirate ships. Fact! The little man in my life (aka as Asher my gorgeous four year old nephew*⬇︎) is seriously into them. So when I asked him what he wanted for his cake this year I had a pretty good idea of what the answer would be …
How NOT to make a mermaid cake Sometimes my cakes go wrong and when I say wrong I mean REALLY wrong. I didn’t realise quite how wrong this cake went until I had finished it. Tim -my harshest critic, walked into the kitchen and I asked “What do you think?” his response after looking at the …
My first ever cake demonstration- for Create and Craft Last Sunday I did something I’ve never done before. I stepped outside of my comfort zone and I did a cake decorating workshop at the Women’s Institute Centennial Fair in Harrogate for Create and Craft I’ve been styling photo shoots for Prima’s craft pages for a few …
Jammie Dodgers and Iced ring biscuits When it comes to baking during the summer holidays I have to say I’m well up for it- sometimes more than my kids are. So, when I was approached by The Great Little Trading Company to do a guest post for their blog I instantly jumped at the chance. Then …
Easy butterfly cookies I made these butterfly cookies for a local charity event a few months ago. As a volunteer at Free Cakes For Kids we’re always being asked to support local charities and this time it was for The Maypole project. Oh I do love a charity bake, don’t you? I’ve baked …
Lindy Smith’s Mini Cakes Academy I love doing book reviews – well, actually I love reading new cakey books and getting inspired and being desperate to share what I’ve found with you guys, but when it comes to the actual writing of these posts I always find myself waffling on and on and making them …
