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 →

Spooktacular Halloween Ideas: Room on the broom

by Jenny // October 4, 2013 // 24 Comments

I love Halloween, I love the lanterns and the spookiness and the excuse to eat lots of things that are bad for you. I’ve been looking for ideas on Pintrest and wanted to do a tutorial on some simple but... 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: Down the rabbit hole

by Jenny // August 7, 2013 // 8 Comments

This weekend the Mad Hatter had a tea party in Chester. It was a charity event to raise money for a 2 year old little girl called Anya who desperately needs treatment in America for and aggressive form of cancer... Continue reading →

Fruit topped chocolate and vanilla swirled sponge

by Jenny // July 19, 2013 // 13 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I had my first try at making chocolate covered strawberries, they were so yummy that we ate them all within a day. I tried lots of different toppings and had lots of fun so I... Continue reading →

Butterfly birthday cake

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

Last week I made a rose tinted layer cake for my daughter’s birthday, she loved blowing out the candles and we have been working our way through it since Monday. Because her party wasn’t until the Saturday this (obviously) meant... Continue reading →

World baking day

by Jenny // May 19, 2013 // 2 Comments

Today is world baking day and originally I planned to have a go at these strawberry pies from level 87. Unfortunately I had to change my plans when I couldn’t get strawberries tonight at our local shop. Instead I decided... Continue reading →