As any of you who regularly check out this blog know i’m pretty new to flooded cookies. This is my third attempt! I wanted to work on getting these sharing* cookie slabs more realistic and 3D l...
I was given this recipe after I asked on my facebook page for inspiration. I have to say it is TO DIE FOR. I was seriously impressed and so were the couple I was making it for. This recipe is now ...
This was commissioned after someone saw the original I designed for my birthday. You can see that cake here if you want to. As it was for a chap’s birthday pink wasn’t an option, so I dec...
A different take on a Minnie Mouse cake, inspired by the original ‘vintage’ Mickey and Minnie Disney cartoons and consisting of various sketches of Minnie throughout her life. Includes a ...
When you are going to carve a cake you need to start with a good solid cake, it is no good trying to carve a cake that is too crumbly or has knobby bits like a fruit cake. I use … Continue read...
Well i’m turning 30.. it’s true. I sadly couldn’t put it off any longer. So instead of wallowing in the loss of my 20′s i’ve decided to step into my 30′s in style....
If you’d like to keep up-to-date with what i’m up to, or ask any questions about my designs, ideas or techniques you can now find me hiding in a very small corner of facebook. Here’...
I’ve talked briefly about flood icing before so i thought i’d show you a step-by-step photo-guide of my latest cookie. The dragon tattoo cookie slab. These are big cookies, around 30cm! S...
A home-made, hand-painted candymelt Easter rabbit nestled in a bed of spring buttercream blossom. Here’s how you make the bunny…. Step 1 Get yourself a rabbit jelly mould. I found mine hi...
I love tattoos, especially the traditional Japanese inspired ones. In the right hands the koi fish, waves, lotus flowers and blossoms seem to come together amazingly to make the most awe-inspiring bo...
HOW TO: Make hot air balloon cupcakes! For these cupcakes I used candymelts. You can buy them at lots of online stores and also most large baking/hobby stores. First blow up several balloons. You do ...
Doesn’t it seem that these days cakes are all about fondant icing? You just have to look on flickr or pinterest and almost all of the ‘celebration cakes’ are covered and decorated i...
These cookies were designed for a group of 21yr olds moving into their first pad. They all work in IT so what better than to make a whole load of computer keys! Not only are they cute, tasty and IT &...
I’ve just had an order for some animal cookies and it reminded me of all the other animal cookies I have made over the last 2 years. Todays animal of choice are Old Spot Piggies… very sim...
People call it baby brain. I call it exhaustion! Either way due to my 12 week old playing the ‘how many times can we wake Mummy up at night game,’ I had completely forgotten it was my Gra...
Guess who i found hanging out with the Hugs this morning? ‘Kisses!!’ These little lips told me that they often suffer from neglect as our increasingly busy lives mean we have no time for ...
These cute little chaps are HUGS. They are warm, snuggly fellows always on the look out for people who might need them. So if you happen to know someone who is in need of a hug why not make them R...
The technique of flood icing uses wet royal icing to decorate cookies which then dries into a hard, glossy, beautiul coating. All you need is some royal icing and a piping bag! Simply pipe thicker ro...
Hi guys, This isn’t a post about baking. Its a post about children. A friend of mine is attempting to swap his way from his little girl’s hair clip to a house or even bigger! He will then...
There are so many different types of icing it’s actually quite amazing! Some are made with cream cheese, others with butter and even some made with marshmellows!! I’ll use this post to de...
You can make them for your own tree or why not give them away as presents? Simply make some gingerbread using a christmassy cutter like a snowflake or baubal and decorate with sugarpaste. Add a stenc...
I’m not the biggest fan of Christmas pudding so decided to create something more to my liking, but with more than a passing resemblance to that most classic of Christmas dishes. This is what i ...
With a few festive recipes, some cellophane gift bags (which you can buy cheaply from unipackworldwide) and a load of ribbons, bows or tinsel you can make some beautiful homemade gifts that kick the ...
Giant cupcakes are all the rage right now. The moulds are easily and cheaply available on ebay or Amazon and in many high-street shops. To make your giant cupcake extra special you can use the silico...
So… As we are expecting our first little one in 6 weeks i’ve decided I should be thinking head for Christmas this year!! Clearly baking christmas goodies may be difficult with a brand new...
This was commissioned by Charlie’s Mum Julia having seen my Toystory ‘Bullseye’ cake. I thought it might be cute to have the figure sitting in the middle of a ‘ball pool’...
Hi guys, sorry i’ve been away so long. I found out i was expecting our first baby and its been a rather long (sick) few months for me!!! I went off all sweet things and the thought of baking ha...
Chocolate Mud cake with dark chocolate ganache
I created this recipe when i wanted that wonderful gingerbread taste in a cupcake. I didnt want the heavy, stickiness of a true gingercake though so i combined a light cupcake recipe with the flavour...
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