Football it is

blowing out the candles

This year for Zack's birthday he designed his own cake and I produced it. Entirely built on Victoria Sponge - both the main cake and the cupcakes - and then iced with the design in bright buttercream icing. He was thrilled. I guess it was an interpretation of football - a green "pitch" with cupcakes with black and white chevrons on them. He loved it, I guess I cut the grade :) #yippee

February's offerings

Courgette tray bake - not sure what the occasion was. But oh, so yummy

cupcakes for Calvin's class cake sale. - SOLD -

Strawberry Cupcakes

honestly the best cupcakes I've made recently. They smell so good !

The recipe by Claire Ptak on the Guardian website is a winner. It's easy to make, and the fresh strawberry puree makes it unique - you can smell the fruit inside.
Double quantities made 2 1/2 dozen, so a little batter goes a long way.

white chocolate and cranberry cookies

A lovely friend gave me this recipe a few years ago. It is delicious. Honestly, delicious. The final line of her hand-written recipe says "Don't eat too many of these in one go". Oh dear me. That's impossible.

You can find a similar recipe here, altho' mine uses walnuts instead of macadamias.