A blast from our past - Our Wedding Cake

Probably my finest cake decorating achievement, 

Our wedding cake 2007.

Dark Chocolate Sponge with a white chocolate ganache (two top tiers)

Rich Fruit Cake (bottom two tiers)

I had never made anything like this before and was thoroughly delighted with the result.

Kays 50th Birthday Cake

Kay's Cheeky Willy 50th Birthday Cake

Isla's 6th Birthday Cake

Harry's Hogwart's Magic Sponge Cake

Vanilla rainbow sponge with classic buttercream filling. 

I used a few new decorating methods with this cake, the gold food colouring pen worked a treat to achieve a Hogwart(-y) font.

From cupcakes and beyond.....

After a busy few months it has been a pleasure to return to the kitchen with a new vigour and mountain of ideas to experiment with. After a few challenging birthday cakes, chiefly my eldest daughter's 6 year old birthday cake and youngest daughter's 2nd birthday cake.
Also with a Royal Wedding to contend with how could it pass by without a very British flavoured cupcake recipe, Strawberry and Cream!

Rainbow Firework Cupcakes

I have to share this with you.... I LOVE my rainbow cupcakes!

Im totally in love with these cupcakes.

My daughter loves helping me to bake these!

I find the colour pastes give a wonderful vibrant colour and love to cut into them with my daughter to see how they turned out. 

My love of food colours stems from childhood after having an adventurous uncle who added a drop of colouring to make various coloured pancakes on Shrove Tuesday..........this has had a last effect! 

I LOVE RAINBOW SPONGE!

Bonfire Night!

So, fortunately our family bonfire and firework party was arranged for tonight.....and the weather was on our side. It was a lovely crisp night with a bespoke firework display and great comforting warm food! An occasion like this is a perfect opportunity to try out my new cupcake ideas on my honest critics. In all honesty they went down a treat and look fab! 

Butterfly Cupcakes

Lemon Cheesecake Birthday Cupcakes

These are the cupcake I made for my daughters 5th birthday!!!


As it was a Cupcake Party the girls had their own opportunity to decorate the cakes and Im sure you will agree they are brilliant!