Tag Archives: cake

Gingerbread

Gingerbread is one of my favourite things to make. Which is a good thing because I make it quite a lot. It’s really simple, mostly make it in loaf form and it’s best if you leave it a couple of … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Rolls

Last Tuesday I noticed that the use by date on the milk was that day. So I made cinnamon roll dough from here. I like this dough, it’s easy to work with, quick doesn’t have 100 ingredients. It’s also really … Continue reading

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Christmas Cake

I’m old fashioned about Christmas, I’ve mentioned it before, I don’t like Christmas to start until December and don’t really like to think about the things I need to do until after Ma’s birthday, 21 days seems to be a … Continue reading

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Custard Powder Cake

  The Friday before my birthday I had a party, it involved people, cocktails, pizza and cake. The cakes were, ginger muffins, pavlova and this cake. I knew I would be making the cake the day before the party and … Continue reading

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Birthday Cake

Birthday cake duty has rolled around again this year. Currently in the oven in the shape of a two is my standard easy birthday cake. It started when I made Olly’s cake last year. I needed a cake that was … Continue reading

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Thankful – Day 25

I made a cake for Oli!

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Cake

This was emergency cake. Max was coming for lunch and I had promised cake, however, the night before I’d been out and hadn’t really given baking much thought.  I found myself with about an hour to get ready and bake. … Continue reading

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Cooking – Strawberry Summer Cake

  Baking is how I relax and I like to try different things, over the past couple of years Smitten Kitchen has been a huge source of cake inspiration.  When I saw this, I had to try it.   I … Continue reading

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What I did this weekend…

Bought these. Drank this. Made this. And this. Had lunch with them. Met her. I also got a haircut, spent time with my mum, started a new book. Pretty good weekend..

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Party Cake

For Tina and Charles’ party this weekend, I was put on cake duty. Tina had a very clear idea of what she wanted, that was piles of cake.  So chocolate brownies, ginger cake and a raspberry cake with very pink … Continue reading

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