Love cupcakes
What does love feel like? When I was 15 and fell in love for the first time with a thud and a clang it made me feel sky… Read More »
Fruit loaf with brandy butter icing
A Christmassy cake that doesn’t make your teeth itch from fondant icing, or break them with fondant’s posh Royal sister. An honest fruit loaf, flecked with toasted almonds,… Read More »
Lemon and almond breakfast rolls
Once when I was 3 I walked into a coffee table. Instead of crying and running for a cuddle I hit the table. I think that says a… Read More »
Easter apostles scone loaf
There are some things that look better when left to the experts. Haircuts for a start, unless you’re very talented, are best left to people who are well… Read More »
Mini Simnel cupcakes
On the whole miniature versions of things don’t do it for me. Half pints. Funsize chocolate. Express massages. Minibreaks. Happy Meals. However, when it comes to cupcake versions of large… Read More »
Mars chocolate cupcakes
I almost didn’t bake my own Mother a cake for her birthday. How bad is that? I bake cakes almost every day but after tasting 90 varieties of… Read More »
Christmas scones for the Good Food Show
Do you make words up? I do. I call my eldest son ‘Choppington’ and my youngest son ‘Mick-Mack-Moo’ and they crawl about together at bath time doing something… Read More »
An alternative to mince pies: Father Christmas’ Bakewell tart
I was a late developer on a few fronts. I didn’t kiss a boy until about a year after all my friends. I was terrified of kissing boys…. Read More »
You say macarons and I say macaroons
I’m a crier. I cry at the news. I cried when I left London. I cry when friends say they’re pregnant. I cry reading sad magazine articles. Hell,… Read More »
Hot cross biscotti – a whole lot easier than buns
Is it normal to consider moving house for a baking related reason? I made hot cross buns the other night. They were not as good as the shop… Read More »
