I’ve teamed up with Whitworths again to bring you some New Year cheer! Fed up with snow and rain? Read on! January is a tough month- what with the post-Christmas and New Year blues. To lift your spirits throughout January they’re launching a New Year competition, encouraging fans to get back into the kitchen and…
Tag: cake
Lego Friends and cake pops
I was a bit sceptical when I heard about a new Lego range for girls which was launched in December 2011 with 14 sets. I loved Lego when I was younger (and still do today!) and loved my Lego bricks and Technical Lego too. Extensive research suggested although girls enjoyed playing with Lego they found…
Orla Kiely inspired cupcake wrappers
Given my frequent mentions of the Queen of Print, Orla Kiely, it will come as no surprise I fell in love with these the moment I saw them. Paper cupcake wrappers featuring a very Orla Kiely-esque car print. I love this design and already have some luggage and a notebook featuring it so I…
Letter box cakes
It’s not every day that I receive an email asking if I would love to review cake, I wish it happened more frequently. However, the lovely people at Baker Days invited me to try out their personalised cakes, for any occasion, which fit through your letter box. Just in case you don’t believe me here’s a photograph…
Thomas the Tank Engine birthday cake
There’s a great article in the latest issue of Gurgle magazine on how to throw the perfect party. I was pleased to see that Big Brother is ahead of himself, having a Thomas the Tank Engine themed party at the grand old age of 2! We knew that we wanted to make a special cake…
Pumpkin carving for beginners
As it’s Edward’s first Halloween we decided to go all out to have a party to remember. Edward had two outfits, or a morning and afternoon outfit, as he is a messy eater! This morning he wore a skeleton outfit and this afternoon a pumpkin outfit (hat knitted by nanny!). As well as an outfit…