I really wanted to make a cake to mark the Jubilee and I have been racking my (baby!) brain for a couple of weeks to think up the perfect one. Then suddenly, last week it hit me: as the British flag is red, white and blue I wanted to re-create these colours in a cake. … [Read more…]
We all love Jaffa cakes in my house and I have a recipe for a large homemade style Jaffa cake dessert which I have made several times, but I really wanted a way of making small versions. For ages I have been thinking about how I could perfect a Jaffa cake cupcake, and then suddenly … [Read more…]
You will need: 200g caster sugar 200g unsalted butter 4 eggs 200g self raising flour 25g cocoa powder 3 mars bars roughly chopped and 2 more for decorative purposes 3 tbsp milk Then you need to:Per heat your oven to 180oC/160oCSlowly melt the mars bars and the milk on a low heat until melted, although … [Read more…]
I don’t know about you, but we had an obscene amount of chocolate this Easter – far too much for my two little ones to eat up all by themselves! Such are the perks of being a parent sometimes hey? However, as much as it is great to eat up chocolate eggs I thought I … [Read more…]
It was Jenson’s 1st birthday on Friday (30th). We had a lovely day and the birthday boy and his brother really enjoyed themselves! Mummy and Daddy gave Jenson a wooden trike and an activity cube and Burton gave him a Melissa & Doug latches board. He also ‘wrote’ a birthday card out for Jenson and … [Read more…]