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Teddy bear cake

by Jenny // October 6, 2017 // 1 Comment
This year my son had two birthday cakes, one for his party and one on his actual birthday – the on the day cake was the easiest he’s ever asked for, “a diamond block from Minecraft, Mummy – so, you... Continue reading →

Classic carrot cake

by Jenny // October 16, 2015 // 3 Comments
This carrot cake is adapted from the cake I made for Simba the Lion’s birthday a couple of years ago. As well as using lemon juice to sour the milk in this recipe I also added some orange juice to... Continue reading →
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Winnie the Pooh showstopper cake

by Jenny // October 16, 2015 // 5 Comments
The great British bake off finished for another year this week and I really think the right person won this year. The final showstopper challenge was a multi tiered classic British cake and one of my favourites is lemon cake.... Continue reading →

Simple Pastel Cake for Spring

by Jenny // March 30, 2015 // 3 Comments
It’s been a while since I made a large cake, recently I’ve made a lot of cupcakes and biscuits but this week I decided I wanted to make a pretty springtime cake using one of the lovely silicone moulds sent... Continue reading →

Frozen Snowflake and Olaf Cake

by Jenny // January 1, 2015 // 1 Comment
My daughter loves Frozen and had an entirely Frozen themed birthday party in the summer so I decided that our Christmas cake this year should be Frozen themed as well. I bought a “cake lace” mat with a snowflake design... Continue reading →

Simple Christmas Wreath Cake

by Jenny // January 1, 2015 // 1 Comment
Here is a simple and effective design for a Christmas cake, whether for a traditional fruit cake or, as in this case, a rich chocolate cake. The design is a holly wreath with hand rolled berries, a hand made red... Continue reading →

White chocolate orange cake with dark chocolate topping

by Jenny // December 1, 2014 // 5 Comments
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas so here’s a festive cake for anyone like me who isn’t a huge fan of the traditional Christmas cake. A light bundt cake with chocolate and orange flavours. Last year I made... Continue reading →

Happy Halloween

by Jenny // November 3, 2014 // No Comments
Did you have fun on Friday for Halloween? My kids were both finally old enough to understand it a little this year and were very excited – they decided they wanted to have a party so we had a little... Continue reading →

Room on the Broom Autumn Chocolate Cake

by Jenny // October 20, 2014 // 5 Comments
With nights closing in and leaves changing colour Summer is definitely over. The shops are filling up with Halloween (and even Christmas) goodies and I’m having to think about trick or treat costumes and  pumpkins. This week my son’s school... Continue reading →

Chocolate and vanilla swiss roll

by Jenny // August 7, 2014 // 5 Comments
So the Great British Bake Off is back for another year and last night saw the bakers challenged with cakes. Swiss rolls, cherry cake and miniature British classics. In celebration of the bake off the Great Blogger’s Bake Off is... Continue reading →

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