drip cake

This year has got off to a pretty good start already. My best friend from school, Jade, just moved back here from South Africa with her fiancé Brad. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am to have them here. I’ve missed having Jade to hang out with, go to gigs with, and laugh with at EVERYTHING. Brad being the coolest fiancé ever asked me to make a cake for Jade, as it’s their …

I’m officially in full on Christmas baking mode. I’ve been listening to ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ on repeat and piping, frosting and painting lots of treats day and night. One of my favourite items on the Afternoon Crumbs menu this year has to be this guy, the ‘Festive Drip Cake’. It’s pretty classic in taste, nothing weird and seasonal just a good ole Victoria Sponge that’s then covered in festive cheer. It’s topped with …

That crazy fun cousin of mine Luisa is over from America visiting. We’ve had the best few days hanging out. We danced to S Club at the O2, took afternoon tea at Sketch, went for a proper English roast and ate lots of this cake. It was her birthday just before she arrived so I wanted to have a little belated celebration with her. For a while now I’ve been inspired by Katherine Sabbath and my Instagram feed is constantly full of delicious looking cakes dripping with ganache. I wanted to give it a go myself. So I chose to do an Oreo cake with a milk chocolate ganache drip. THE best combo. I made …