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With St Valentine’s Day just over, there has been an abundance of recipes saturating the internet for chocolate desserts or hidden-heart cupcakes all slathered with frostings in every shade of red or pink, sprinkled with tiny heart sprinkles… Maybe, just … Continue reading
These were LOVELY to make!! I can’t say they were copied/inspired/taken from anyone in particular – they were an accumulation of internet image searches for mummy cakes! There were some really, really cute ones, despite how scary they were meant … Continue reading
Mmmmmm, I could lick one right now! Cake pops – not something I thought I’d ever try until the boys asked for one recently. So, on Sunday, I decided to experiment. I had some chocolate cake in the freezer I’d … Continue reading
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh… These cakes have a little secret… Take a look if you don’t believe me. Deeply dark hearts. It’s for the goth in you. I am, deeply at heart, gothic. My music tastes vary wildly amongst that genre they call … Continue reading
It’s been a fine, fine few days here in the North East of England. We’ve seen some spectacular weather, alongside some of the worst. Hot and sunny or windy and raining. A tale of two halves. So what could be … Continue reading
It’s forecast for rain today. Somehow, though, with the doors open, the sun beating down, sailing boats out in the harbor, the sea lazily lapping the beach and a blue, blue sky, flecked with pillowy clouds, I can’t imagine how. … Continue reading
I’ve been working REALLY hard on getting my buttercream perfectly smooth – it’s gotta be as smooth as The Fonz. You know what I’m talking about… There’s something about a satin finish to that icing application that makes you feel … Continue reading