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Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe
As promised, here is the recipe for my homemade lemon curd. I’m not entirely sure how I came by the recipe but it in my old, battered recipe notebook, covered in splat marks and looking decidely...
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Chai Tea Sponge Cake with Vanilla Buttercream.
I think I have probably mentioned before that I am real caffeine addict. I love proper barista coffee and if I have a latte I always ask for an extra shot! Unlike my son, who at 14 still doesn’t drink...
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Tarte Tatin pan – product review
Someone once asked me “If you had to die tomorrow (charming!), what would your last supper be?” To this day I still can’t decide on a main course but I knew what my pudding would be straight away:...
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Luscious Lemon Damp Cake
Well, it has been another one of those weeks when I don’t seem to have stopped but also don’t seem to have achieved anything! My poor whippet, Felix, who broke his leg recently is still having problems...
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Carrot cake with a Praline topping
I have come to the conclusion that I must have been Genghis Khan in a previous life! I’m a good girl! I don’t smoke, drink or do drugs (I don’t think HRT can be considered hardcore!). I have been...
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Smartie Cookies
I have had such a chaotic week! Monday my son had a hospital appointment; Tuesday I was teaching a workshop at the local high school; Wednesday my whippet, Felix, was taken into the vet hospital to...
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Jumbleberry Jam
It has been a while since I have blogged but in fairness I have been ridiculously busy with birthday and wedding cakes. I am pleased to say I have become so popular that I am turning work away as I...
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Apple Crumble Cupcakes
As it is is National Cupcake week here in the UK, I thought I would treat my sugarcraft class to some. I’m not really a fan of cupcakes. I can’t see the point of all that buttercream and I get bored...
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Mincemeat and Marzipan Teabread
I guess many of you, like me, still have the odd bits left over from Christmas. The chocolates, admittedly, are long gone but I did have a large unopened jar of mincemeat that I had intended for...
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