Christmas Cake. I am not a fan of this rich fruit cake with or without the alcohol, covered in a blanket of almond marzipan, it’s just not for me. I happily leave the baking of Christmas Cake to my sister, but I am happy to come up with the ideas and decorations to adorn it. …
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Halloween Chocolate Cake Toppers with Choco Writers
I love getting creative with chocolate, but it can be a little messy and a little tricky not to overheat the chocolate. Choco Writers is a clever product that saves time and the guess work of melting chocolate. No more messy worktops, bowls or spatulas when getting creative with Choco Writers. Halloween chocolate decorations …
Giant Cupcake Birthday Cake with Rainbow Butter Cream
The birthday cake of choice for my niece this year was to create a giant cupcake cake with a piped topping sitting in a giant cupcake case made from chocolate. Gulp! I had seen a rather magnificent cake on My Cupcake Addiction, an Australian site with some fabulous cakes and tutorials. I was inspired by their brightly coloured rainbow …
Cake International and the Hunger Games and Game of Thrones Cakes
Cake International this weekend was something of a star studded show. Mitch Turner, Ed Kimble, Kat Dresser… oh and then there was Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones and Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games all made from cake! Katniss Everdeen – Hunger Games Cake Tyrion Lannister – Game of Thrones Cake …
Strictly Come Dancing Tower Ballroom a Special Family Blackpool visit
A highlight of a recent visit to Blackpool was the Tower Ballroom, most recently famous for the Strictly Come Dancing Blackpool special it hosts once a year. Anyone who follows me on Twitter or Instagram may recognise some of the photographs in this post, as I shared the celebrations of my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary …
It’s a Candle no wait its a CAKE!
I know you are looking at the picture above and you are thinking it’s a candle – when in fact it’s a CAKE, not a drop of wax in sight. I had a most enjoyable time a few weeks ago at a cake decorating class run by Louise Scofield. You may remember in December I …
Vintage Inspired Christmas Bauble Cake
Vintage Inspired Christmas Bauble Cake At the beginning of December a friend and I attended a cake decorating course, to make the exquisite Vintage Inspired Christmas Bauble Cake you see above. It was a full day course run by the very talented Louise Scofield, I’ve been on a few cake courses in the past and I …