And now for something completely different! I haven’t really shared websites with you guys before but after being introduced to this one by a photographer on a recent shoot (thanks Si) I just had to. It amazes me what people have the patience to make and to the most intricate detail. Pimp my snack is …
This is my friend Emma. Have I mentioned that in my adult life I am surrounded by Emmas? This Emma is a mum from Beau’s year but in Darcey there are three of us Emma Mums. When I used to work at Woman and Home magazine there were 6 working in the office at one …
I’ve been making these simple flowers for my cakes for years. In fact I am pretty sure these were the very first plunger cutters I ever bought. That was back at the start. Now I have tons of different shapes and styles of cutters and all because they are really easy to use and create …
I started off by baking two Chocolate Madeira cakes (the large one was an 8″ and the small one was a 6″- I made double the recipe here and split it between the two tins) The smaller cake was cut up so that I had two ‘L’ shaped cakes to create the steps. I think …
This is a cake I made for Amelia who is in Darcey’s class. It was for her sleepover party and we (the mum’s of the party goers) were all informed that Amelia wanted everyone to wear bright colours, so it stands to reason that the cake was going to be nice and bright as well. …
Hands up who wants to make festive cake pops this Christmas? Once you take a look at the cute designs in this book you’re certainly going to want to. Bakerella is an American blogger (aka the lovely Angie Dudley). She’s the original cake pop developer. She’s written books including Cake Pops and Cake Pops: Tips, …
