One of my favourites...yum!

I've just got back from a gorgeous wedding this weekend so I've not been baking at all this weekend....hence the baking shakes!

However, I have got a scrummy picture of a cardamom cake I made with pistachio mascarpone filling. It started off a little dry, but after sitting out for a little while it was soft, moist and divine!

Banana, pecan and honey cupcakes

With all the baking that I've been doing, my husband and I are overidden with cakes, they are out at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and all the snacktimes inbetween...and that is exactly where they should be!

However when I suggested I had a new recipe to try my husband made it clear these ones would be put to good use at the local Fire Service where he works. So here are my scrummy yummy banana, pecan and honey cupcakes with cinnamon buttercream icing. They were scoffed down before the fire engine went out, which is lucky as I heard the unlucky last cupcake was thrown about considerably on the way to an emergency!

Cakey craft project

One of my good friends is getting married this Saturday and I have spent ages deciding on what to get the happy couple for the big event.




I've recently finished my first year of an MSc course and promised myself that this summer would be filled with more baking and craft projects. I thought this wedding was as good a time as any to start give my friend a really personal gift by making her and her husband to be a gift.

After considering what to make and being inspired by Design Sponge's recycled cake plates, (of course the gift was to be cake related), I made my friend this present... I'm pretty happy with it and hope that her and her partner can enjoy it forever more!

Picture of my home crafted gift below. If you'd like to see where I got my idea, here's Design Sponge's link http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/05/diy-project-kates-recycled-cakestands.

Rose buttercream victoria sponge

So the other day I was bumbling about the kitchen and trying to decide on something to bake.

It was a beautiful summer day and I thought the only thing for it was a delicious victoria sponge, but perhaps with a floral twist.

On a holiday in the Ilse of Wight a couple of years ago I tried some gorgeous lavender scones and loved the distinctive and subtle floral taste. The idea of trying yummy flower flavoured cakes appealed to me, so I decided to make a four layer victoria sponge with rose buttercream icing inbetween layers and on the surface.

The cake turned out gorgeous and tasty! Here it is....

If anyone wants recipes for any of the cakes I make just let me know!

I've got the cupcake bug

Ok, so I've caught it and it is not easy to lose!

It started with the odd bake, I had nothing else to do, it was a Sunday and I thought 'mmm hot cake would be nice!'

6 months later I'm baking almost every day and am showing no signs of stopping!

I trawl the Internet for great recipes and spend hours deliberating on pretty cases, cute sprinkles and vibrant colours to buy for my beloved cupcakes.

So, I thought it was time to start up my own cupcake blog...hopefully you'll catch the cupcake bug too!

Here's one of my yummy vanilla cupcake batches with vanilla butter cream. A classic flavour of cupcake and they went down a treat on a afternoon tea with the family.