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Hatching Egg Easter Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Easter, Iced Cakes, Spices, Spring, tagged , , on April 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Once again I didn’t get round to putting up photos of the Easter cake I made 2 years ago. I wanted to make something quick and easy as well as something that the girls would love too. Click here to see some more photos of this funny cake.

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Carrot Covered Easter Bunny Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Easter, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Orange, Spices, Spring, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »

As usual, I struggled to find time to sit down and upload pics of the cakes and baking I’ve been doing. Probably because I’m spending all my time in the kitchen cooking! So here is the super silly Easter cake I made last year, as well as the delicious recipe I used – chocolate, cherry and hazelnut Simnel cake. Click here to see some more pics and the recipe.

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Gingerbread Cupcakes

Posted in Christmas, Cupcakes, Spices, tagged , , , , on December 23, 2022| 1 Comment »

I feel like I might be overdoing the gingerbread baking a bit this year! But it’s so Christmassy I can’t resist! I always make a box of 6 cupcakes for the girls teachers and teaching assistants for Christmas, it gives me a good excuse to try another recipe or a new decoration. Click here to find out more.

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White Christmas House Silhouette Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, White, tagged , , , , on December 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »

This year I really wanted to make a completely white Christmas cake, something elegant and something that could be made in advance. I also couldn’t resist using some LED light to add some Christmas sparkle! Click here to see some more pics of this gorgeous white cake.

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Gingerbread Marshmallow Slice

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Spices, Tray Bakes, tagged , , , on December 21, 2022| 1 Comment »

My Christmas baking this year is very gingerbread themed, so here’s another gingerbread recipe I found to try out. Rich and the girls love marshmallows, so this sounded like a winning combination! Click here to find out more.

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Silly Santa Hat Christmas Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Red, Spices, White, tagged , , , on December 19, 2022| 1 Comment »

It’s definitely now one of our Christmas traditions to give our best friends Matt and Beckie a Christmas cake as a Christmas present. I love being able to decorate an extra Christmas cake and choose a silly design that will make Ellie and Freddie smile! Click here to see which recipe I used this year.

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Gingerbread Man Rocky Road

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Spices, Tray Bakes, tagged , , on December 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »

I love the idea of popping some gingerbread men into some rocky road, such a fun idea! I made a big batch of gingerbread the other day, so have been using it to make various things including the gingerbread men for this rocky road, it’s so Christmassy and makes the house smell amazing when it’s baking. Click here to have a go at this festive rocky road.

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Magical Toadstool Cake

Posted in autumn, Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Green, Iced Cakes, pink, purple, Spices, tagged , , , on November 8, 2022| 1 Comment »

On Sunday we finally got around to having Chloe’s Baptism, 2.5 years later than planned due to covid etc. But it was worth the wait, we had a wonderful weekend with family and Godparents. I wanted to make a really special cake and loved the cake I made for my niece Alice, so I decided to make something similar. Click here to see some more photos of this magical cake.

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Lawn Mowing 70th Birthday Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Green, Iced Cakes, Spices, Summer, tagged , , on October 27, 2022| 1 Comment »

It was Dad’s 70th Birthday in the middle of August and he treated us all to a wonderful week away. Em and I discussed various ideas for his Birthday cake design and finally settled on a lawn mowing themed cake as Dad absolutely loves his lawn and mowing beautiful stripes into it! It was always something that we joked about as did his friends and neighbours too! Click here to find out more about this cake.

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Reindeer Christmas Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, Winter, tagged , , , on December 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »

I can’t resist making more than one Christmas cake and giving one as a Christmas present to our best friends is the perfect excuse to make another one! So here’s this years second cake, another silly design! Click here to read more.

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