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Fondant Fancie

2018 has certainly been the year to step away from tradition and stamp your own personality and loves into your wedding. I absolutely loved creating this dessert table paying homage to one of my all time childhood favourites the humble ‘Fondant Fancie’. The centre piece was a huge Fondant Fancie made up of a square …

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A Kitchen of Dreams

For those of you who follow my blog or instagram stories, you will know how much time I spend in my kitchen, and it’s taken many years to get it just how it works well for me and that really is the key, I stopped looking at other peoples kitchens in envy as what you …

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A Taste of Nostalgia

Our Christmas cake This may seem an unusual and lets be honest a bit of a tacky Christmas cake design for a cake maker to create but i’m proud to say it’s our family Christmas cake this year. At a very difficult time of the year for our family this little cake holds a very …

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Cupcakes Made Easy

I so often get told “I can’t bake” and there is no such thing as can’t, baking is an enjoyable activity with just the best end result of delicious things to eat. So all you need is a good recipe and my tips and away you go, it’s as simple as following a few steps. …

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Baking Q & A

I recently took part in a baking questions and answers feature with BBC Radio Solent, and was inundated with questions, unfortunately during the live show there just wasn’t enough time to answer all your questions, so I’ve answered as many as I can here. Q – I never seem to have much luck with a …

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Mincemeat Plait

I recently held a festive event where I demonstrated a mincemeat plait. Its my version of the traditional mince pie and a great quick go to recipe I use loads. Once you’ve learnt the technique of the plait it can be used for loads of different versions and is particularly nice with a winter spiced …

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Semi Naked Wedding Cake

I loved everything about creating this Semi naked wedding cake from the simplicity of the cake, to the stunning flowers to the beautiful gardens at the venue. The couple choose a simple semi-naked cake which are growing in popularity especially for those that aren’t loving lots of icing. The flavours of the cakes were salted …

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