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 …
How to make a Rock climbing birthday cake My little nephew Asher isn’t that little any more! He’s eight already. Last weekend he had a climbing party and before Christmas he told me exactly what he wanted his cake to be. Yes I know, you can see it’s a rock climbing cake! The party was …
Chocolate Torte Madeira Sprinkle Birthday Cake Where do you get your cake inspiration from? I follow quite a lot of blogs but I only stay subscribed if they keep on delivering great inspiration month after month. If they don’t post for a few weeks I don’t really mind as when they do it’s always amazing new …
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 …
