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If this cake had cheeks I would squish them. It’s so darn cute. This adorable birthday cake is for the awesome Ginetta, Alexia’s mummy. It was great to join forces with Alexia again as making last year’s cake together was so much fun. This year we went for something a little more unrefined. For the base we chose …

I seriously almost ate this cake at least three times while making it. Once, when the chocolate cakes were just out the oven, they were warm and the whole kitchen smelt like hot chocolate. Then again when I was smoothing out the fluffy peanut butter frosting and spreading carmel on top. And finally when it was sitting on my lap in the car on our way to drop it off and I was mega hungry. Bad Nicole. Actually though this cake is for my friend Leo who is …

I’ve been desperate to put baby doughnuts on cupcakes since I made this cake. This week required me to make some cupcakes to celebrate a few birthdays so it was the perfect chance. This week also happened to be National Doughnut Week  so I also got to contribute to The Children’s Trust. Half the cupcakes were vanilla cupcaks filled with raspberry jam, topped with raspberry frosting and a tiny pink doughnut. The other half were …

When I was asked to make some cupcakes for our friend Tom’s birthday, I knew I wanted to incorporate aeroplanes in some way. He is a Cabin Service Director for BA, so I knew that tiny aeroplane biscuits as toppers on cupcakes would be perfect. Not owning the exact tiny cutter wasn’t going to be a problem, as I’ve learnt that you can make a biscuit in any shape and size you want just by …