Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Today, as part of my cupcake series, I’m going to show you how to make a very simple sugarpaste flower cake topper and two sugarpaste leaves. You can use these flowers to decorate cupcakes, as I have done, or cookies, fondant fancies and anything else you can think of. They are very quick to make, [...]
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
As I’m slightly addicted to finding new ways to decorate cupcakes I thought I’d launch a new series on my site dedicated to doing just that. I’m starting today with a how-to on piping a classic buttercream swirl. For the cupcakes – 170g room temperature unsalted butter 225g caster sugar 280g self raising flour [...]
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
I decided last week that although we are moving house, are surrounded by boxes, and ALMOST living out of suitcases, that we needed a treat. We needed something that was ridiculously unhealthy but ridiculously delicious in equal measure. I wanted something that tasted like springtime as it hit my mouth and had us picking up [...]
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
It’s Valentine’s Day morning, I’m in the second stage of my book edit, I have a photo shoot taking place for a magazine around twelve today (will tweet, facebook and instagram from it, links below if you’d like to follow). Robert the Husband has the week off work and he has given me a subscription [...]
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
I suppose I need to start today with an apology. If you have given up sweet things for Lent then look away now and I’m sorry! I have given up something for Lent but it isn’t baking so here is a recipe that is fitting for this time of year. There are few things more satisfying [...]
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Have tea with me, will you? Tea ( although I haven’t even put the kettle on yet) and a slice of cake. Banana Bread. Using all those bananas that don’t get eaten in time. We’ll sit and chat and stare at the Spring sun and talk of the months to come. How we’ll give up [...]
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
HELLO! Today is a good day. Not only have I started it by rocking out to Prince and the Rolling Stones with my kids in the kitchen but the sun is out too. Dancing and sunshine are all I need……apart from the odd Prosecco obviously. But I knew that today would be a good day [...]
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
It’s the first of the month, we’re officially in February! The Love Month. Valentine’s Day has held different feelings and emotions for me throughout various times in my life. When I was a teenager I wanted to give and receive cards and some years that happened. As I progressed in to my twenties I wanted [...]
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
They say that there is snow on the way again. Will it look like this in my back garden again? I hope so. Will the scarlet berries be weighed down by the weight of the flakes? I hope so. Will Tommy from the stables next door be able to walk in the road again? I [...]
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined!” – Thoreau Sometimes I don’t know what I want specifically I simply know what I want it to look like. When I was making my version of a batch of Lamingtons (they are meant to be chocolate) I simply knew that [...]
