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Craft round-up
As well as baking I've been busy making a number of crocheted and knitted items. I found out that I had another 3rd cousin, so made her...


Father's day cupcakes for The Coffee House Tadworth - 13th June
We delivered a batch of vanilla and a batch of chocolate Father's Day cupcakes to the Coffee House this morning. The cakes were...


70th Birthday cake - 13th June
I made a vanilla sponge traybake cake which I topped with a glaze of raspberry jam followed by a sheet of fondant icing and I then...


Silver Wedding cupcakes - 7th June
Another special wedding anniversary celebration that needed special cupcakes to add to the success of the 'party'. I made 30 vanilla...


Special Ginger cake to share - Friday 30th May
I had been asked to make a sharing cake for the volunteer gardeners that I sometimes work with as a Thank you from one of the team. I...


A Victory Celebration - Banstead Horticultural Show, 24th May
Another flower show today. This was a mini show to showcase Irises, along with stalls/stands taken by many of the local special interest...


Golden wedding anniversary cupcakes, 10th May
I had an order to make a dozen cupcakes (6 vanilla and 6 toffee/salted caramel) to celebrate a special wedding anniversary. The vanilla...


Birthday cookie, 9th May
I used the Jane's Patisserie recipe to make a giant chocolate flavoured cookie for my Partner in crime. I added M&Ms to the cookie dough...


Bank holiday baking, 4th May
I tried out a couple of new recipes for the Bank holiday, a Lemon drizzle bundt cake and Florentines. Both tasted delicious and I will...


Hearts and Flowers Blanket - another craft project finished
I've been following a Crochet Along online to make this blanket. Really pleased with the colours and the finish.


VE Day bake for the RBL Veterans Hub - 30th April 2025
With VE day coming up shortly the RBL Veterans Hub had a VE day themed meeting on 30th April and I volunteered to make them a cake to...


Happy 90th birthday cake - 16th April
I have made a Mary Berry lemon sponge traybake cake, topped with lemon curd and a fondant icing sheet and then decorated with spring...


Giant Easter Cookie - 16th April
I've made another Giant Easter cookie to gift to some volunteers at a local cafe that we use regularly. The recipe is from Jane's...


Easter Cupcakes for The Coffee House, Tadworth - Wednesday 16th April
We delivered these sweet little cupcakes to The Coffee House this morning, one batch were chocolate and the other carrot cupcakes. The...


Easter Bunny chocolate sponge cake for Surrey Police - Monday 14 April
I used 2 chocolate sponge cakes (the cakes were made using a 4 egg sponge cake recipe and cocoa and melted chocolate to give a rich...


Banstead Horticultural Society - Spring Show entries - Saturday 12th April
This is the first show of the year and I decided to enter a few of the classes; A chocolate sponge cake which I decorated for Easter, A...


Bakewell NYC Cookies - 6th April 2025 - delicious
These cookies are just delicious, I used the recipe from the Jane's Patisserie website, ingredients include glace cherries, white...


Giant Cookie, Tuesday 1st April
I love baking giant cookies, they are so versatile and can be made for any occasion and decorated accordingly. I have used the basic...


Mother's day cookies to sell at a Car boot fundraiser at St Peter's Church, Saturday 29th March
I have been helping on the refreshment stall at a Car boot fundraiser today for the local church. I made a selection of Sugar cookies...


Mother's Day baking for The Coffee House, Tadworth - Thursday 27th March
I love baking for Mother's Day, I love making the cupcake toppers, creating something as pretty as a picture and then pairing that with a...
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