Birthday cakes

How to make a Mario and Yoshie Birthday Cake

When my friend Nicole asked me if I would make her son Oliver a Mario and Yoshi birthday cake I of course said “yes”. Then I quickly scoured Google images to find out exactly who Yoshi was!  I’ve had a few cake requests recently for computer games I’ve never heard of ( I know who …

Some seriously chocolatey cookies
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Some seriously chocolatey cookies

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 …

Excited about sprinkles. And sauces. And ganache!
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Excited about sprinkles. And sauces. And ganache!

Just before Christmas I received one of those emails that makes you feel like the pounds instantly go from your Mac straight onto your hips! Tesco’s are launching a great new range of ice cream accessories and Finest* desserts and they wanted to know if I would like to ‘test them’? I mean it would be rude …

Christmas dessert puddings

Christmas bread and butter pudding.

ands up who still has some Christmas cake leftover? Hands up who’s had enough of it now? Well I’ve got a neat little way to use it up and make it even more delicious second time round! This bread and butter pudding is really custardy and I have been eating it for my second breakfast …

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Give your mince pies a swirl with this great mince pie recipe

  For a modern twist on a mince pie these swirls are easy to make. What’s more you can assemble and freeze them ready to bake straight from the freezer on Christmas day. They taste best when warm from the oven with a dollop of cream. I’ve made them 5 times so far – testing …

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How to make Bauble cookie decorations

I love these Christmas Tree bauble Cutters from Eddingtons. Apart from the fact that the set comes with 5 sizes (way more than I could need in one go) but it also comes with ribbon and a little punch for making the holes! It’s available from Amazon.com and I think I’m going to be using them for …

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