Flower Power

Hello everyone Yes it has been a while since I’ve posted, if I am very honest I have been dealing with a lot of other things going on this year and haven’t been baking as much. It is really sad that I didn’t spend as much time in the kitchen as I really love it…

Easter Bake Round Up

It has been a wonderful time away and an amazing Easter which has meant I have taken some time away from the blog and Instagram! As you will all know, Easter is one of my favourite times of the year and I love baking for the whole family. I managed to balance baking for the…

Mother’s Day Baking

I love pampering my Mum on Mother’s Day and of course part of this involves baked goods of some kind! I wanted to do something different this year so when I was doing my standard hunt around Lakeland’s new arrivals, I saw a Mason Jar Cupcake Bouquet Holder. This sounded like a perfect and cute…

Smashing Sprinkles

Last weekend I had the pleasure of making a birthday cake for Annabelle’s 1st Birthday Party. Not having baked a cake for a 1 year old before, I wanted to make sure I made something that was fun and also yummy. I decided to keep it simple, by just decorating with pink buttercream and finishing…

Top 5 Cake Decorating Tools you need in your life

You really don’t have to splash out to invest in some decent cake decorating tools. By having these items in your life, it will help you make any cake into a show stopper! You will also find they make decorating much easier than using a normal plate and knife combination. These are recommendations based on…

Christmas Baking…Where to start?

Hi everyone Yes I know, you are probably as shocked as I am that you are seeing a new post up on the blog! Unfortunately with other commitments and a kitchen refurbishment (YAY), I have not had as much time for the blog as I would have liked to. Also, fresh off the press, I…

Salted Caramel Brownies

As you know by know, anything that has the words Salted and Caramel has my attention immediately! These dreamy brownies are such a delicious treat at Christmas time and such a crowd pleaser. Ingredients 200g unsalted butter 100g chocolate ,70% cocoa solids 100g chocolate, 50% cocoa solids 397g can Carnation Caramel 1 tsp flaky sea…

Ginger and Cinnamon Festive Cake

This makes a nice alternative to a chocolate or fruit cake if you are looking for a Christmassy sponge cake. For the sponge 200g butter 200g brown sugar (I used Demerara) 200g self raising flour 4 eggs 2tsp. ginger 1 tsp. cinnamon For the icing 300g icing sugar 150g butter 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ginger For decoration…

Christmas Tree Pull Apart Cake

I am a big fan of pull apart cakes as from the surface, they look like a big cake rather than lots of cupcakes joined together. This is an easy recipe to follow and gives amazing results!   For the sponge 200g butter 200g caster sugar 200g self raising flour 4 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract…

Christmas Macaroons

These little gems are such a cute Christmas gift and so much fun to create. I have designed mine round Santa Claus but there are so many other options you can choose. Ingredients 125g icing sugar 125g ground almonds 90g egg whites 2 tbsp water 110g caster sugar red food gel For the filling & decorating…