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  • Devil food cake

    Devil Food Cake

      Today is Valentine’s Day and although I didn’t get Red Roses and breakfast in bed from my husband, we are going to the stunning Antique Cafe at Churchill House with good friends…

  • Mini Bride and Groom Cake

    Mini Bride and Groom Wedding Cakes

    A very special couple celebrated their 40th (Ruby) Wedding Anniversary this weekend, and I made these sweet little wedding cakes for them.  Congratulations Kev and Pam !!!!! I decorated the bridal flowers…

  • Cocoa shortbread biscuits

    Cocoa shortbread cookies

      These chocolate shortbread cookies are a variation on a traditional shortbread recipe, and I decided to decorate some with white fondant and the others with royal icing.   Watch this quick…

  • 3 ways with Christmas Cakes

    3 Creative Ways to Decorate your Christmas Cake

      We all have our favourite Christmas Cake recipe, this is mine  that belonged to my mother, and probably her mother before that.  I have been making it for as long as…

  • Lemon drop cookies

    Lemon drop cookies

    I bought some great farm eggs with yolks that were almost orange they were so dark.  I knew they would make the most amazing lemon curd, so I whipped up a bottle…

  • Chocolate cupcakes

    Chocolate cupcakes

       I thought I would share with you some of the gorgeous chocolate cupcakes that Helen and I have made .  Some of the icing flower work is intricate and detailed, but…

  • Healthy Granola bars

    Healthy Granola Bars

    “Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners” – Roald Dahl. Well Roald Dahl my friend, you…

  • Dark chocolate cake with an african theme

    Dark chocolate Cake with an African theme

      Helen made this beautiful African inspired cake for her friend’s 30th Birthday.  Its a dense chocolate cake which is perfect for a base for fondant icing. It is made with dark…

  • White chocolate mousse tarts

    White Chocolate Mousse

    This is the second recipe for this weeks PnP Food Bloggers challenge sponsored by Robertsons Spices.  We had to use both cayenne pepper and cinnamon in two separate recipes.…

  • Eclairs

    Eclairs

    Eclairs, also known as profiteroles, paris-brest, and cream puffs are made with Choux Pastry which is very easy to make.  If you follow my recipe,  your choux pastry will never be a flop.  Eclairs…