Having fun baking and decorating cakes
It was Tim’s birthday last Monday and his favourite cake is a Black Forrest Gateau. I have made this for him a few times but never properly. Really I just made a chocolate cake with cherries and cream. He was not satisfied! So I decided this year I was going to do it properly, but as usual I decided …
I’ve been updating some blogs from the past and THIS is my all-time favorite Brownies Recipe. It takes a ton of chocolate and I think that’s what makes them sooo gormet. Since originally writing this blog post in 2012 Bex has worked at many foodie magazines, written a book, got married and had little one. …
When my friend Sam asked if I wanted some of her Mum’s freshly grown/picked rhubarb I jumped at the chance. I had never baked with it before so I did what every cake obsessed blogger would do. I trawled through all my cook books looking for a nice juicy cake recipe to share with …
This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. This book is great. It’s the perfect mix of delicious cake recipes and ‘how to’ decorating tips. ‘The busy girls Guide to Cake Decorating’ (David & Charles Publishers) is by Ruth Clemens of The Great British …
Covering a cake with sugar paste When it comes to decorating a cake you need to know how much ingredients you’re going to need. One of the most important ingredients to consider is the sugar paste. Buy too much and you can always store it for next time, but buy too little and you’re …
Following on from my post from yesterday, the publishers at BBC Books have very kindly given me permission to share with you Mary Berry’s Lemon Drizzle traybake recipe, as taken from her book Mary Berry’s baking bible. I made this cake for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Until then I had …
