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Owl Tree House Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, gluten-free, Iced Cakes, tagged , , , on February 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »

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Owl Woodland Cake

Last year was a busy year and I didn’t get round to uploading photos of most of the cakes I baked. October and November were especially busy – with Emily’s 1st Birthday too. We had a small family party on the weekend of her Birthday and I made a baby friendly cake to eat – chocolate and beetroot. I wanted to do something woodland or owl themed and something where all the decorations could be made in advance, so this design was perfect. I had seen an idea on Pinterest and added some extras and changed a few things to make it fit the theme of the party. Click here to see more details of this cake and the yummy recipe.

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Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, tagged , , , on December 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

P1240059.JPGI’m always looking for quick simple ideas for decorating cupcakes, time is limited with a 14 month old to look after! I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought they looked pretty easy. Click  here to find out how to make these pretty chocolate Christmas trees.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 7 -Marjolaine

Posted in Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, gluten-free, Nuts, Other Cakes, tagged , , , , , on October 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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Last weeks challenge had to wait till we got back from Devon earlier this week, so I made this on Wednesday and assembled it on Thursday morning in a bit of a rush while trying to get Emily breakfast and get ready to go out. None of the individual parts were too complicated, but it was very time consuming to make! Click  here to see how I got on.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 1 – Jaffa Cakes

Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Other Cakes, tagged , , , , on August 30, 2016| 1 Comment »

In case you missed it, the Great British Bake Off started again last week! Becky and I both really enjoyed trying the technical challenges last year so we’ve decided we’ll be doing them again this year. Last year we took it in turns to make them each week but we both decided we wanted to try the technical challenge from cake week – Jaffa Cakes!

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Bug Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, Fruit/Veg, Spring, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2016| 2 Comments »

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It’s been a gorgeous week, full of spring sunshine so I couldn’t resist making some spring cupcakes as a present for Matt and Beckie who looked after Emily on Saturday while Rich and I were at a wedding. Click here to find out how to make these little bugs.

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Bird and Blossom Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, pink, Spring on April 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »

IMG_3596Last week on Friday we got home from work to find a bowl full of eggs fresh on our doorstep, from our neighbours. I decided that in return for the eggs, I would bake them some cupcakes. I’ve had these pinned on Pinterest for ages and decided that they were the perfect cakes to make – spring-like and quick to make. Click here to find out how to make them.

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Other, Red, White, Winter, tagged , , on December 18, 2015| 6 Comments »

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Last weekend we had a Reunion/ Christmas get together with our NCT friends, which we offered to host. Baking with a 7 week old baby is challenging, but I was desperate to bake something Christmassy and fun!   I chose a design that could be done in stages so I could fit it in around looking after little Emily. Click here to see what I baked.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 9 – Hot Chocolate Souffle

Posted in Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged , , , , on October 5, 2015| 2 Comments »

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I have to admit, that like all contestants on the GBBO, I have never made a souffle! I love to eat them, but for some reason, I have never got round to making one, so this week I was actually a bit nervous – especially as you regularly see failed souffles on cookery programmes. Click here to see if I rose to the challenge.

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Mint Green and Pink Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, Green, Nuts, pink, Spring, Summer, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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Last time I got back from holiday, I bought some Toblerone at the airport, I decided to copy Emma’s idea and use it to make some treats for the office. I chose a summery design, perfect for the warm weather we’ve been having recently. Click here to find out more about these pretty cupcakes.

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Very Hungry Caterpillar Biscuits

Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, Nuts, royal icing, Summer, tagged , , , , , on June 27, 2015| 3 Comments »

 When I was little, every night before bed I would ask to be read the same book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar. For some reason it was my favourite book – maybe because it was all about food! What did the Very Hungry Caterpillar eat today?

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