Alice in wonderland birthday cupcakes

by Jenny // March 23, 2015 // 1 Comment

It was my birthday at the start of this month and although my husband offered to buy me a cake I decided that I’d rather make my own. Last year I made a Giant raspberry and peach cupcake so this year... Continue reading →

Hidden heart cupcakes for Valentine’s Day

by Jenny // February 3, 2015 // No Comments

Valentine’s day is just around the corner and so I’ve been thinking about home made gifts with a romantic theme. Last week I made heart shaped macrons and these easy hidden heart cupcakes. All you need to make them... Continue reading →

Chocolate orange cupcakes for grown ups with decorating ideas for all levels

by Jenny // September 12, 2014 // 2 Comments

What’s your favourite cupcake? This week I’ve been deciding what I should bake for a great competition run by the people at Betta Living. They are looking for exciting cupcake recipes in the run up to National Cupcake Week 15th... Continue reading →

Mint Chocolate Chip Muffins

by Jenny // July 8, 2014 // 3 Comments

This week the unthinkable happened and we ran out of cake and biscuits! My son got sent to preschool with dried fruit for his pudding yesterday and was not impressed, so while the kids were eating tea I quickly whipped... Continue reading →

Rainbow frosting cupcakes

by Jenny // May 19, 2014 // 8 Comments

Last Saturday I had a go at a frosting technique that I’ve seen done but haven’t tried before. I needed to make some cakes for my son’s preschool open day and didn’t have much time because we had only got... Continue reading →

Easy Easter Nest Cakes

by Jenny // April 1, 2014 // 10 Comments

Easter isn’t that far off now and it’s always nice to be able to make some easy cakes with the kids. Today my kids wanted to make cakes, my daughter chose fairy cakes and my son wanted to make a... Continue reading →

Easy red nose cupcakes

by Jenny // February 5, 2014 // 9 Comments

Sport relief is coming next month and the bloggers from the Great Bloggers Bake Off have decided to join a special linky in support of this brilliant charity. All across the blogging community there are people getting involved, specifically supporting... Continue reading →

Christmas tree cupcakes and Chocolate Piñata

by Jenny // January 11, 2014 // 6 Comments

Just before Christmas (it seems such a long time ago now) my husband left his old job for an exciting new work from home job with Unity, the company responsible for the Unity engine used in many computer games including... Continue reading →

Christmas treats to make with kids and giveaway

by Jenny // December 12, 2013 // 10 Comments

I love cooking with my kids and Christmas is such a good chance to make loads of fun yummy treats, I’m getting quite a collection of festive bakeware and cookie cutters so I thought I’d put a few of them... Continue reading →

Christmas fair cupcakes

by Jenny // December 6, 2013 // 7 Comments

My son started at the local pre-school in September and they have asked parents to make cakes or donate prizes for their Christmas fair / fund raiser this weekend. It’s the first time I’ve done cake making for a school... Continue reading →