Christmas Day with Mummy Makes Cakes

by Jenny // January 11, 2014 // 3 Comments

Back before Christmas I wrote about our perfect Christmas Day for the Tots 100 12 days of Christmas competition. I was hoping to win the PS4 for my husband and be the best wife ever but needless to say I... Continue reading →

Resignation Cake

by Jenny // December 6, 2013 // 8 Comments

The first time I heard of a resignation cake was earlier this year when my husband showed me a post on redit. Someone handed their notice in written in icing on a cake. I think this is a great way... Continue reading →

Santa night scene Christmas cake

by Jenny // December 1, 2013 // 6 Comments

When I was thinking about the post I wanted to link up to December’s Celebration Cakes And Bakes I knew pretty much straight away that I wanted to write about the cake I made for my family last Christmas. Not... Continue reading →

Victoria Sponge with Duerr’s Raspberry Jam

by Jenny // November 9, 2013 // No Comments

Now that The Great British Bake Off has finished we need to start looking elsewhere for our baking inspiration. Duerr’s is a family owned Jam making company that has been around since 1881 and they are keen to encourage us... Continue reading →

Spooktacular Halloween Ideas:Easy Peasy Castle Cake

by Jenny // October 23, 2013 // 3 Comments

This is a really easy recipe and perfect for making a fun Halloween castle cake with the kids. It’s essentially a rice krispie cake covered in coloured candy melts. Instead of using the traditional chocolate to hold the Rice Krispies... Continue reading →

Spooktacular Halloween Ideas: Pumpkin shaped dairy free carrot cake

by Jenny // October 13, 2013 // 10 Comments

Ok so just to be clear this recipe does not contain pumpkin, it’s a carrot cake made in the shape of a pumpkin. In The Great British Bake Off this week Mary Berry was a little bit disparaging of the... Continue reading →

Diamond anniversary cake

by Jenny // September 19, 2013 // 1 Comment

I’m not a professional baker and I would never pretend to be but a friend asked if I would make a 60th anniversary cake for her grandparents and I was happy to do it. We had a look on pintrest... Continue reading →

Lightning McQueen Birthday cake

by Jenny // September 11, 2013 // 15 Comments

So I’m finally getting around to writing up my son’s 4th birthday. A couple of months ago I asked what he wanted for his birthday cake and he decided on Lightning McQueen from Disney’s Cars. I had a look on... Continue reading →

Raspberry ripple sandwich cake & white chocolate ganache

by Jenny // August 23, 2013 // 6 Comments

Hands up if you love the Great British Bake Off! I adore watching it and even thought about entering last year but my daughter was just 1 and realistically I would have probably ended up having a nervous breakdown. I... Continue reading →

Alice in Wonderland Cakes: Who are you??

by Jenny // August 7, 2013 // 1 Comment

In my last post I described making cupcakes with white rabbits going down the rabbit hole to wonderland. They were for a Mad Hatters tea party, a charity event in aid of a very poorly little girl called Anya... Continue reading →