Spread the loveWe were at Konditor and cook for a bit of Halloween baking fun. They had prepared these Zombie Spice Girls gingerbread cookies as an inspiration for us to create some fun designs. Spoiler: It’s not easy to decorate with icing, but we gave it a go. In the Halloween theme, zombies seemed like a…
Spread the loveNothing I like better than a luscious pudding. This apple pie recipe used seasonal bramley apples and blackberries. The special touch is in the addition of a ginger caramel sauce. It has never crossed my mind to use ginger in a caramel sauce before but it works really well. To finish off our…
Spread the loveFood Styling is one of those things that you never knew you needed when you start food blogging. When I started, it was all about Restaurant Reviews. Then when I started adding some recipes, the requirements changed dramatically. Up until then, I was taking really dark pictures shoot-and-run pictures with my Digital Camera….
Spread the loveIf the tropical paradise Dominica is on your bucket list and you can’t get there anytime soon, have a taste of this cake to transport you to the islands. With an ingredient list that has coconut, sweet potato, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, the spicy aroma will transport you to that Caribbean Island. This…
Spread the loveWhen cake maker extraordinaire, Eric Lanlard, wants to challenge you to decorate a cake for the Queen’s Birthday, you just have to say yes. This is how I ended up in a kitchen in North London, playing with butter icing and edible glitter, trying to decorate a cake. I have never actually learnt…
Spread the loveThe history of the treacle tart Treacle Tart is one of my favourite puddings and is also Harry Potter’s favourite too. If you have a sweet tooth, you will love this sticky sweet pudding too. It is said to have originated sometime in the late 1800’s after the invention of Golden Syrup in…
Scones are my favourite afternoon tea treat. Here is an easy recipe for Mini Lemon and Clotted Cream Scones. Using lemon zest to flavour the scones and topped with lemon curd and clotted cream. Serve this with a pot of loose leaf tea served in bone china cups. Perfect.
Spread the love Who is this Bruce Bogtrotter you ask. If you did, you probably did not read Roald Dahl’s book called Matilda. Bruce is a boy in Matilda’s class who got caught eating the headmistress’ chocolate cake. As a punishment, he was forced to eat the whole cake in front of the class. This cake…
Spread the loveMich Turner has been running the Little Venice Cake Company since 1999. Her stunning new book, Mich Turner’s Cake School, Expert tuition from the Master Cake Maker, has just been published. Its full of beautiful pictures of cakes, her favourite cake recipes and some very useful baking tips. Get it for £20.50 from…