October 2014

Chai Latte Cupcakes

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I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been rained on this past week. I’ve had multiple panics about taking out bags that will fit my umbrella and footwear that won’t get soaked through. Yes October. While I do actually adore this time of year I already find myself ready to curl up a little bit. I decided this week to make something that I really really wanted to actually eat alongside boat loads of tea. Enter chai latte cupcake. I’ve been wanting to make them for a while. Roughly 5 months actually, since my friend Alexia had

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80th Birthday Cake

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This might sound silly. I don’t know if it’s just me but even though I’ve been making cakes for a little bit now, I’m still a little amazed when the finished cake looks like my drawings or the picture in my mind. Yes, I’m aware that’s the point but it still seems new and exciting. I do really love designing cakes, trying to figure out what the person would love, the themes and flavours and putting them all together to create a little bit of happiness. Though, for this cakey creation you see before you, I had a few moments of

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Make Up Cupcakes

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Everything seems a bit of a blur since I made these cupcakes over a week ago. Between a few evenings out, our trip to Ibiza and some other crazy life stuff, I hadn’t had a chance to post them. They are however too sweet not to. I kind of loved the chance to make something uber girly with lots of pink and shiny bits. These cupcakes are for

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