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 →

Christmas Cranberry Wreath Bread with Baked Camembert and Cranberry Sauce

by Jenny // December 15, 2014 // 2 Comments

I love making festive food and this is an idea I came up with based on a starter we used to have in our favorite restaurant before they changed the menu. The cranberry studded loaf has a jeweled look that’s... Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →