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Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:40 PM
Well it's Valentine's Day... all have gone out and bought red roses, cards,
teddy bears and many other very romantic things! For me it's my 8th wedding
anniversary, and I will point out that although we love each other dearly, we
don't do the usual romantic things... this year my hubby took me to Brighton! A
lovely few days, but the biggest reason we chose there, besides the beautiful
weather, not brrrr; was to visit the fabulous Choccywoccydoodah!
 During our mad shopping day, and
boy was it mad, we stopped off for cake and the famous hot chocolate! |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:43 PM
Our new dates are now online for the beginning of 2012 for a range of exquisite courses!
Couture Celebration Cake is a class where you can learn how to cover a cake smoothly with sugarpaste, add stripes, a large bow and a small range of flowers.
Two Tier Wedding Cake class is a chance to learn how to fill and level a cake ready for covering and stacking to create a mini wedding cake. Also you will make large sugar roses and little blooms to arrange on your finished cake.
We are also holding classes to learn how to make wired sugar flower arrangements suitable for a range of cake designs, as well as fully edible sugar roses perfect for cupcakes, mini cakes or larger cakes. |
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Posted on Monday, January 30, 2012 8:49 PM
This week I'm making arrangements for courses for 2012...
Watch this space for...
Couture Celebration Cake
Vintage Two Tier Wedding Cake
Vintage Cupcakes
Novelty Cupcakes |
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Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:49 PM
This weekend I have mostly been doing wedding cake consultations.
It's always great to design something that will be so very special to couples on their big day. Each consultation lasts approximately 45 minutes, and gives you a chance to try some our cakes, talk about your wedding and design something that is completely bespoke for you.
When coming along for a consultation it's extremely important to have information relating to your venue, flowers, colour scheme and even your wedding dress. All of these things can then be incorporated into your design making all the details 'marry' together. |
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Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:05 PM
One of my absolute favourite recipes to make is gingerbread biscuits. It reminds me of being a kid again, making biscuits with my Grandma on a Sunday ready for Sunday tea! Here's my recipe, I think it's totally delicious! They can be quite soft if you put them straight into an airtight container, but if you leave them out over night they have that crunch you get with certain bakerys!!
Gingerbread
300g self raising flour pinch of salt 1 tbsp ground ginger 100g caster sugar 50g butter or margarine 3 tbsp golden syrup |
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Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2012 5:36 PM
Wow, what a day!!!
Today was the Doncaster Racecourse Wedding Show, and we were there to meet some fantastic brides, grooms and families. We had a great day talking cake, one of my favourite past-times, with many couples planning their 'big day'.
This was our stand;
 All the designs were new ones unveiled at the show, including our vintage cupcake tower complete with vintage china cups and saucers.
On offer were our Belgian chocolate cake and vanilla cake, made with homemade vanilla extract.
We look forward to the many consultations over the next few weeks! |
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Posted on Monday, January 02, 2012 2:09 PM
Blimey, don't blog for months then two blogs on the same day!!! Here's my new year's resolution... to blog more and update the website at least twice a month!!! (Hopefully I can keep to that!!)
Here are the pics of my new year's day baking exploits...
Super chocolatey chocolate cake with caramel buttercream.
I know the presentation isn't much, but it is just for me!!
And there are triple chocolate brownies... the choc chips didn't exactly work, they sank :(
So all there is left to say is....
Happy New Year! |
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Posted on Monday, January 02, 2012 10:31 AM
Happy New Year!
The beginning of 2012 was a cakey one!! I had the urge to bake yesterday and that is what I did!
It started with a new chocolate cake recipe using the best Belgian chocolate... smelled yummy whilst baking. Unfortunately I didn't get to ice it as it's better to let it rest before spitting it into layers. So today's job will be to fill and ice with a delicious caramel buttercream. Will post pics when it's done!
But that wasn't all! I also baked some triple chocolate brownies... this recipe came from 'Fat Witches' recipe book. |
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Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:40 PM
It's been a while since I last blogged, sorry to any fans!
Anyway, I've had a chance to update the website to include new photos of recent wedding cakes and to announce one of the few wedding fayres I'm going to attend...
Sunday 15th January 2012; Doncaster Racecourse Wedding Show, 11am - 4pm
I'll be showcasing some brand new designs of wedding cakes along with sugar flowers, figures and gorgeous favours. Alongside all of this will be some delicious cake samples to try.... any suggestions of what you'd like to try? |
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Posted on Sunday, November 06, 2011 3:19 PM
Oh my! How long it's been since I wrote on my blog!!! It seems that the summer was so hectic I didn't get five minutes to my self unless collapsed in a heap of exhaustion between cakes, children and family. Then it's been straight back into a new term with even more to do!
Anyway... ... thought I'd report on this weekend's fantastic exhibition by Cake International at Birmingham NEC. There were soooo many people there, it was totally cramped at some points but the level of competition entries were phenominal. |
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