Donna Hay Lemon Custard with Graham Cracker Crumbs

A quick and easy pudding today. I have been lolling on the sofa watching Julie & Julia on dvd after a cupcake decorating marathon for the final Cake A Difference cupcakes.  After all my hard work I am on target to have raised over £200 for Bliss and will do a dedicated post about [Read on...]

Divine Chocolate Pudding for Husbands and Toddlers

What to do, what to do with a heap of egg yolks from my various macaron making disasters? (See here and here if you haven’t experienced these yet). Having recently done the mince pie ice cream I opted this month for some flavoured custards. First up is chocolate custard pudding. I have based this [Read on...]

Mini Cupcakes with Crushed Blackberry Cream

I have been very quiet this week.  My dad has been staying in the spare room where computer is so I’ve not been able to get on here first thing in the morning when I do most of my blogging. Earlier in the week I made this batch of mini cupcakes following in the [Read on...]

Classic Baked Custard

I am a little late posting about these. I actually made them just before my recent weekend away in Provence (to be blogged shortly). My monthly Bake Five challenge using Donna Hay’s Modern Classics: Book 2 has not been going very well. Of the five recipes I have now completed, this is the only [Read on...]

Cupcakes with Crushed Raspberry Cream

I should come clean. It’s now the fifteenth of the month I have not yet posted one recipe yet from my monthly Bake Five challenge. This month I am cooking from Donna Hay’s “Modern Classics: Book 2 ” subtitled “Cookies, Biscuits, Slices, Small Cakes, Cakes, Desserts, Hot Puddings, Pies and Tarts” but I have [Read on...]

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    Am being taunted by pictures of Parisian hotel bars in press releases. The 34th floor La Vue bar at Hotel Concorde La Fayette. #Paris #hotels


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    Busy editing the book today - tantalising sneak peak! (Taken with instagram)


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    KitKat Chunky frenzy! I’m nabbing the peanut butter ones, which would you choose? #chocolate 

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    Valentine’s treat using Renshaw’s red Ready to Roll coloured icing.


    01/11/12

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    Two limited edition Valentine’s cupcake flavours available from Peggy Porschen Parlour, Belgravia:

    Strawberry & Champagne and Chocolate Raspberry Kiss make the perfect cupcake couple for Valentine’s Day. Cupcakes priced at £3.50 each, available to pre-order for collection online at www.peggyporschen.com from February 1st 2012.


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