How to throw the Perfect Afternoon Tea
Tips and Tricks for the Perfect Afternoon Tea An Afternoon Tea, not to be confused with a High Tea, is an elegant snack taken in the afternoon. Originally consisting of something savoury like sandwiches and something sweet like a cake. In modern times it has become a full-blown meal. The month of May brings with it spring and two bank holidays. A bank holiday weekend in the UK gives us plenty of time to celebrate the classic British way with Afternoon Tea! If you are wondering how to create this layered meal at home in a decadent style then look no further! We have compiled a list of all…
Cake Ideas and Top Tips
A host of ideas from flavours to decorations Cake is perfect for a celebration. And every day can be a celebration especially if this list of food based high days and holidays is anything to go by. Cake flavours When baking a cake a world of flavour opportunities is available to you. From classic vanilla to crowd pleasing Biscoff to something a little different like bubblegum. There are lots of delicious options, and ways, to flavour both sponge and buttercream. Classic and Caramel flavours Chocolate Flavours Fruity Flavours If you are truly stuck for ideas Sugar and Crumbs make an amazing range of icing sugars such as pineapple perfect for flavouring icings and…
Aquafaba Ideas
How to use the water from chickpeas Aquafaba, or the water left behind from either a can of or the cooking of chickpeas, can be used in cooking in multiple ways! Here are some of our favourites! 3 Aquafaba ideas A clotted cream replacer Perfect for a vegan cream Aquafaba can be whipped with a small amount of icing sugar (you don’t want a sweet taste just enough to cancel out the beany taste) to a thick consistency which is perfect for topping scones and jam instead of classic clotted cream. This light alternative takes around 10 mins whisking and increases in volume a lot…it’s also delicious! Perfect for…
Oreo Recipe Ideas
Take cookies and cream to a new level These Oreo recipe ideas are ready to transform cookies and cream. Oreo Recipe Ideas Ganache Topped Oreos Keep it simple with ganache topped Oreos. This Oreo recipe idea only takes a pack of Oreos, cream and chocolate to create something a little different and decadent. These ones are topped with white chocolate chip eyes to adorn a Halloween table. Oreo Ice cream It’s officially summer! If you are lucky enough to have an ice cream machine in this heat Oreos make for the perfect mix in. If you don’t have an ice cream machine simple vanilla or clotted cream ice cream…
How to make a white chocolate and strawberry cake
A delicious summer cake idea Cake is the perfect treat all year round but nothing is nicer than sitting outside in good old British weather with a cup of tea and a slice of light, fresh summer cake. Now we are in June hopefully the weather will be getting warmer as we head into UK strawberry season so what better flavour to celebrate, or celebrate with, then strawberry and it’s best friend white chocolate! Take inspiration from our summer daisy design for a pretty in pink cake this strawberry season! We created this daisy flower cake for a client’s summer celebration. A round vanilla sponge cake with pink strawberry…
How to make a Biscoff Sandcastle Cake
Sandcastle cakes are a great way to make a shaped summer cake. Nothing says summer like the seaside. Nothing says seaside like a sandcastle. Using a moulded tin rather than carving this leaves all the decoration time for fun themed decorations. Sandy sandcastle cake Here are photos of a sandcastle cake we created for a birthday celebration. We used a sandcastle silicone mould and covered in golden icing buttercream and Biscoff crumbs to represent the sand. The shells are created from white fondant and yellow marzipan. Biscoff biscuits and biscuit spread a great cake addition no matter the season for a classic, delicious but not overwhelming flavour. The sandcastle…
How to make Ice Cream Cone Cake Pops!
Sweet Summer Treats Ice cream cake pops are the perfect treat to make as we head into summer months but it hasn’t warmed up too much! We all scream for ice cream and ice cream cone cake pops scream summer. Cake pops, otherwise known as cake truffles, are crumbled cake mixed with buttercream and reformed into shapes. Normally then covered in chocolate or icing. They are not cakes baked into shapes but these cake lollies do exist as doppelgangers of the good stuff. How to make ice cream cake pops These treats are super simple, super summery and super delicious! All you need to make them is… Ice cream…
Alice in Wonderland Cupcake Ideas
Simple Themed Cake Decorating Ideas Alice in Wonderland cupcakes are a hugely popular idea. This is due to the popularity of the books (and films) but also due to the amazing scope of ideas the world of Wonderland gives. One of our first forays in cake decorating, these Alice in Wonderland cupcakes were decorated for a friend’s 21st. These cupcakes were created and decorated using fondant, bought decorations and sweets. Inspiration for Alice in Wonderland cupcakes First of all it’s up to you whether you focus solely on the book series or films. Alice and Wonderland have appeared in a range of media including by not limited too: Quick…
Recipe for Maple Whoopie Pies
The humble Whoopie Pie is a mighty treat. Whoopie Pies enjoyed some popularity in England back in the 2010’s but I always feel like they are due a resurgence. An almost cross between a sandwich cookie and a cake these soft treats were said to make the Amish men who found them in their lunchbox shout “Whoopie!” If you wanted to have a go at making some they are a great treat for Valentines, the weekend or even Maple Syrup Day (17th of December!) Whoopie Pie Ingredients 115g butter200g light brown sugar1 tbsp of maple syrup, plus more for buttercream1 large egg300g white plain flour2 1/2 tsps baking powderPinch…
Bunny Bum Cakes
Celebrate Easter with these fun rabbit cakes! Easter is fast approaching and Bunny Bum cakes are perfect for a spring celebration. A few years ago I organised an Easter Eggstravaganza event at Wood Green Animal Shelters at Heydon so I thought it would be a great opportunity to make an Easter themed cake! I was inspired by the rabbit cake I saw at TESCO but I thought I could make it a bit cuter and more interesting. So here is my strawberry Bunny Bum cake! What you need to make Bunny Bum cakes How to make Bunny Bum cakes So first of all I made two strawberry flavoured cakes…
