Posted in Celebration Cakes, pink, Sugarpaste flowers, White, tagged 90th Birthday Cake, Pink Flower Cake, Sugar Paste Flowers on May 2, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Over Easter weekend it was our Grandma’s 90th Birthday and to celebrate we had a wonderful family weekend together. It all started with a surprise Birthday lunch for Grandma followed by tea and cake of course! Making cakes for the family is always special, particularly this time as Emma and I were always fascinated by the sugar flowers that Grandma used to make, so it was really lovely to be able to make some for her. Click here to see some more photos of this pretty cake.
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Sugarpaste flowers, White, tagged Banoffee Cake, White Cake, White Flowers on March 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
I always seem to get asked on my Birthday “Are you baking your own cake?” and the answer is always “YES!” I love baking and it’s the one cake a year where I get to do exactly what I want! So this year I made the banoffee cake which was in March’s Olive magazine and chose a design that was simple but elegant. Click here for the scrummy recipe.
Posted in Cupcakes, Fruit/Veg, purple, Spring, Sugarpaste flowers, Summer, tagged Lavender and Lemon Cupcakes, Purple flower cupcakes, purple flowers, spring cupcakes on February 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
It definitely feels like spring has arrived this week with some gorgeous sunshine and lovely warm weather! So I thought I should upload some photos of these pretty cupcakes. I made them a couple of years ago and have made several similar versions since as the flowers are very easy to make and look really good on top of the cupcakes. Click here to see the recipe and how to make the flower.
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Fruit/Veg, gold, Iced Cakes, Nuts, Red, Spices, Sugarpaste flowers, tagged chocolate fruit cake, Painted cake, Red and Gold, Ruby Wedding Anniversary Cake, Sugarpaste poppy on August 10, 2017| Leave a Comment »
It was our parents 40th wedding anniversary on the 30th July so not surprisingly Em and I decided to make them a cake as a present! Celebrating 40 years of marriage is a wonderful occasion, so it had to be a very special cake for two very special people. Click here to see some more pics and the yummy chocolate fruit cake recipe we used.
Posted in Christmas, Cupcakes, gold, Red, Spices, Sugarpaste flowers, tagged christmas baking, Poinsettia Cupcakes, Red and Gold on December 3, 2016| 1 Comment »
It’s time for our 1st batch of Christmas baking! As usual I am baking for Serpentine Running Club for the last cross country race before Christmas, so it seemed fitting to make something Christmas theme and in red and gold – the clubs colours. I love the Hummingbird Bakery Christmas cupcake recipe, it has got all the flavours of a Christmas cake, but its lovely and light and is topped with scrummy almond butter cream. Click here to try this recipe.
Posted in Sugarpaste flowers, Summer, Wedding Cakes on September 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Last weekend I went to the wedding of Rob and Sian – Sian and I grew up in the same village and we’ve known each other since we were about 3 years old. As well as being invited to the wedding, I got to make the cake. Tom and I had a great time at the wedding – everything about the day was perfect. Keep reading.
Posted in Iced Cakes, Red, silver, Sugarpaste flowers, Wedding Cakes, White, tagged ferns, Red roses, silver, wedding cake on July 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »
A couple of months ago I made my first wedding cake of 2016 and the first since little Emily arrived. The design that Helen and Nick came up with was quite dramatic and worked beautifully with the theme of their wedding. Helen is English, so the cake had some large red roses and Nick is from New Zealand, so some ferns were also included in the design. Click here to see some more pics of this stand out cake.
Posted in autumn, Biscuits, Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Cupcakes, Easter, Figure Modelling, Halloween, Iced Cakes, Macarons, Other, royal icing, Spring, Sugarpaste flowers, Summer, Winter on January 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
If you follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter you’ll probably have seen some baking over the last 12 months that hasn’t made it onto the blog. Sometimes we spend so much time baking that it’s hard to find the time to blog about our creations, especially since we also work…. Click here to find out what else we got up to last year.
Posted in Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, purple, Sugarpaste flowers, Summer, Wedding Cakes, tagged freesias, lilac wedding cake, roses, summer wedding, wedding cake on September 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Just before Christmas last year, a family friend, Emma, asked if I would be able to make her wedding cake. Despite not living near where the wedding was going to be I said yes since it was near my parents so I thought it would be a good chance to go back to my parents for a few days. However, that didn’t happen – instead mum, dad and Becky came up to stay with me for a few days and then took the cake back. Becky even assembled the cake for me! Click here to keep reading.
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, pink, Spices, Sugarpaste flowers, Summer, tagged 100th Birthday Cake, chocolate, chocolate cupcakes, lemon, lemon cupcakes, pink, sugarpaste roses on July 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »
I’d never made a 100th Birthday cake before, so I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to make one. It was for our close friend’s Granny, who is called Rose, so the request for pink roses on the cake was perfect. The cake was a light fruit cake, a delicious recipe from an old cook book that our Mum has, great for this time of year! Click here for the recipe.
