I do like eating Christmas Cake, and by that I mean the traditional one made with fruit and topped with marzipan and fondant icing, but it is not something I often buy or make mainly because not many people in my family enjoy eating it. I have fond memories of my Nanny making one every … [Read more…]
I really love making cakes (as if you had not already guessed!), but I have not made many themed celebration cakes. It is not because I do not have the ideas , I have plenty, it is just that I am no good with using fondant icing having not had any training or much practice, … [Read more…]
To co-incide with the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, Lakeland have launched a range of bakeware perfect for all fans of the sci fi cult series. I was sent a couple of items but the main one was the (exclusive to) Lakeland Dalek cake mould. Having seen another blogger bake this cake a couple of weeks … [Read more…]
As part of Burton’s school work this term he is learning all about Australia, and one of his core projects is to make a 3D Australian animal. After googling ideas I was going to suggest to him that he made a crocodile out of egg cartons and paint and bubble wrap. However, then yesterday I … [Read more…]
This Spiced Apple Crumble Traybake is a great way to combine a cake and a crumble in one easy bake, and the apple make it lovely and moist too. At this time of year, cooking with apples is a good idea, because there are so many windfall ones lying around, and therefore, they are free … [Read more…]