February 2016

A few weeks ago I found this cutter among my collection. Having never used it I thought I’d test it out and make some Valentine’s biscuits for my friends and favourite couples. I made some vanilla biscuit dough and used the cutters to make 5 pairs. It was …

Today is my Dad’s birthday! The plan for the cake came from my sister Lauren. She chose a Rugby themed cake because Dad is Rugby mad AND the Six Nations are on at the moment. Bonus. I made him a Victoria Sponge cake covered in green fondant and decorated with an England rugby player scoring a try. I moulded the figure and the ball out of …

My parents have lived in our house for 30 years now and Brenda and Derek have been their neighbours since they moved in. This weekend was Brenda and Derek’s 60^th Wedding Anniversary. Their lovely daughter asked me to make a two-tier cake for their celebration based on this cake of mine she had seen. The two levels of Victoria Sponge were …