Pumpkin cake pops

by Jenny // October 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

Last week I made a graveyard ghost cake for Halloween, I leveled the top of the cake and had left over buttercream icing so decided to use the leftover cake and icing to make cake pops. These pumpkin cake pops... Continue reading →

Afternoon tea fit for an Evil Queen

by Jenny // October 4, 2017 // 5 Comments

Halloween and the final of the great british bake off all within one week of each other doesn’t happen all that often, but last year it did, so it felt like it would be rude not to combine the two.... 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 →

Bloodied glass halloween cupcakes

by Jenny // November 1, 2013 // 9 Comments

Today marks the launch of my very own linky, Celebration Cakes & Bakes. The obvious celebration at the moment is Halloween, and I’ve been busy making lots of themed bakes over the last few weeks including a dairy free pumpkin... Continue reading →

Spooktacular Halloween Ideas: Canibal Pumpkin

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

Last year our pumpkin was a dragon but this year I decided I wanted to do one of those giant pumpkins that’s eating a mini pumpkin. It was actually pretty simple to make, just cut out a hole the mini... 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: Gingerbread biscuits

by Jenny // October 20, 2013 // 4 Comments

Who doesn’t love gingerbread, it’s one of my favourite things to make with my kids. This recipe is really straight forward and easy for little people to do (pretty much) by themselves. I dug out my traditional witch, pumpkin, ghost... 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 →

Spooktacular Halloween Ideas: Monster Cupcakes

by Jenny // October 7, 2013 // 18 Comments

A few days ago I wrote a post about making Room on the broom inspired cupcakes for Halloween. At the same time I also made a selection of more traditional monster cupcakes that you could easily do for a kiddy... Continue reading →