Hi everyone! Did you all have a nice bank holiday? Ours was pretty chilled out but busy at the same time. I only did a wee bit of baking and it was nice to switch off from everything for a few days. Saturday we went into town to visit Dunelm Mill cos they had a sale on. They had some right bargains and...

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I'm sat here at work, it's my lunch hour, it's been a manic morning and I'm wondering where the week went and how is it already Thursday? Actually never mind Thursday how is it almost June? They year is passing far too quickly for my liking! Its also been so cold, supposedly the coldest spring on record for so many years (can't remember...

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It was my friend's birthday last Wednesday but I didn't get to see her until Saturday. When I asked her what she wanted she asked me would I bake her something, preferrably chocolate with some Rocky Road too. Initially I was going to make a chocolate mud recipe that I was sent on Twitter but then the lovely people at the Craft Company...

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As you may have seen in my previous post not only do I enjoy baking but I love the decorating side of it too. I debated writing and publishing this post incase it was a bit of me going "look what I can do" and people might think it was a bit arrogant but then I thought, I share my cakes on Facebook...

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I was thinking about what to blog today and there are lots of things I want to blog about but I need to get back in the kitchen and try out my ideas before I can tell you all about them. I realised I hadn't shown you the birthday cake I made for Himself's 30th weekend before last. The more I get into...

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Do you ever feel like making a cake that isn't pumped full of fat, sugar and calories? Have you ever tried low fat versions but have been really disappointed by them cos lets be honest, replacing sugar with sweetener just doesn't hit the spot in the same way. Well there has been a bit of a baby boom in the office this past...

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When I was down in Leicester for a girls weekend at the end of March my friend Alex made these fab wee chocolate mushrooms. I recreated them for Himself's 30th last weekend and have renamed them "Alex's Mushrooms." They are such a quick and easy treat to make and are perfect to make if you have little kids. Ingredients: 200g Milk Chocolate 1...

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A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to a ladies only networking event through work. It was all about cake so of course I jumped at the chance when our Company Secretary asked me if I wanted to go with her. I couldn't believe my luck as you all know I am cake obsessed! Anyway so when we got...

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Hi everyone! I have had a bit of a blog absence over the past week or two but I've had lots going on and I'm looking forward to sharing it with you in my next few posts. I have been to a ladies only networking event with work but it was all about cake which was an added bonus, my parents and younger...

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