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Ginger cake - perfect to share - Saturday 17 August
Another day when I felt the need to do a bit of baking. I made a ginger cake with a triple hit of ginger, grated fresh ginger, chopped...


Melt in the mouth Viennese Whirls - Saturday 3rd August
Recently, because we just fancied a bit of nostalgia, I bought a box of Viennese whirls. What a mistake. They were awful, there were a...


Children's Charity Funday cupcakes - Saturday 3rd August
Alligator Pear a local gift shop / emporium have arranged a charity fundraising event today to raise funds for a local young boy, Ellis,...


Banana and Choc chip cupcakes - Tuesday 30th July
On my mission to use up all of the overripe bananas there were 2 less than beautiful bananas sitting in the fruit bowl so I used a Mary...


Birthday cupcakes for a milestone100th birthday, Saturday 27th July
I had an order to make some birthday cupcakes for a milestone 100th birthday. I made a selection of toppers using pastel coloured sugar...


Afternoon tea with friends, Tuesday 23rd July
We had invited some friends for afternoon tea so I needed to do a bit of baking to put on a 'spread'. I made a Fruit and Nut loaf cake...


Coffee and walnut sponge cake, just because it's the weekend! Saturday 20th July
I felt like doing a bit of baking today and decided to make a coffee and walnut sponge cake as a treat for the weekend. I used a Delia...


Whole Orange polenta and ground almond cake (GF) - Wednesday 17th July
I found this lovely recipe in a Woman's Weekly magazine and knowing that we were due to be getting together with friends on 18th July...


Crafting round-up - July 2024
I thought I would post a picture of my recent crafting, a large project which took me completely out of my comfort zone and a couple of...


Alzheimer's Society coffee morning, St Peter's Church Hall, Woodmansterne - Thursday 27th June
I organised a coffee morning to support the Alzheimer's Society on Thursday 27th June at St Peter's Church Hall, Woodmansterne. We have...


Father's Day cupcakes for The Coffee House, Tadworth, Thursday 13th June
An important day on the calendar to celebrate all of those lovely Dad's who do so much for the family, to acknowledge that I made...


Model railway exhibition fundraiser, Saturday 1st June
We held a fundraiser at the local Church, St Peter's Woodmansterne, at the weekend. We filled the Church Hall with model trains and...


100 yrs of the Banstead and District RBL - Wednesday, 29th May
100 yrs certainly deserves a special cake and that is exactly what I tried to achieve when I made this cake for the RBL Veterans Hub. I...


May Queen Season - Thursday 16th May 2024
In the middle of the May Queen Season and what could be a better way to celebrate than with a lovely Funfetti cupcake filled with...


Another craft project finished - May 2024
Another knitted blanket completed comprising 48 squares using 8 different stitch techniques. I used beautiful Emu wool and a kit from The...


Weekend bake, Toffee and banana loaf, Saturday 13th April 2024
My pet hate is having to throw away the last couple of bananas in the fruit bowl so I decided to use them to make a toffee and banana...


Easter Tea - Orange Drizzle Loaf cake - Monday 1st April 2024
I made a lovely Orange drizzle loaf cake decorated with spring flowers for tea planned with friends over the Easter holiday. I found the...


Mini Easter cupcakes for The Bus Stop Cafe, St Peter's Church, Woodmansterne - Thursday 28th March
I've made mini chocolate fudge and mini carrot cake cupcakes for The Bus Stop Cafe at St Peter's Church, Woodmansterne tomorrow morning....


Easter Traybake cake for RBL Veterans Hub - Wednesday 27th March
I baked a chocolate sponge traybake cake using a Mary Berry recipe, once cooled I spread a layer of chocolate buttercream on the top and...


Easter Cupcakes for The Coffee House, Tadworth - Wednesday, 27th March
What fun I had creating some Spring and 'Chick' themed cupcake toppers for the cupcakes that were delivered to The Coffee House in...
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