My last post was about my friends 21st and the mulled wine cupcakes I made for her. Well a birthday isn't a birthday without an actual cake to cut into. In my house we try to make cakes for people's birthdays that reflect something about them or something they really like. In the past we've had … Continue reading Chocolate and Chai Tea Checkerboard Cake
My little girl turned 3 this summer (they grow up so quickly!!). Her favourite film at the moment is Toy Story, much loved by the whole family, myself included! I decided to go with a Toy Story theme for her party and thankfully managed to rope Lizzy in to help with / do everything! It … Continue reading Toy Story Party
On my recent visit to France, I treated myself to several violet flavoured goodies - chocolate, ice cream, raspberry and violet mousse... (see here for my poppy 'coquelicot' cupcakes, also inspired by my visit to France). My absolute favourite goody was a beautiful bottle of Crème de Violette which I managed to get from a French supermarket. … Continue reading Parma Violet Cake
So, the time arrived to bake my competition cake for the Cake and Bake Show. As the Clandestine Cake Club theme was Sugar and Spice all things nice, I decided to cook a ginger and orange sponge, My aim was to create a light and airy cake, not your standard dark, sticky. ginger cake made … Continue reading Ginger and Orange Cake
Yesterday I had my first solo mahoosive cake making session. (Obviously I do bake regularly but not quite to this extent…) It was our summer ball on Tuesday and after getting into bed at 7am following a well-deserved hog roast and making it to the survivor’s photo, I decided there was not much I could … Continue reading Strawberry and Chocolate Cake
Cupcake Sisters 