RAW Baking

I baked til I dropped yesterday and made 26 xmas jar orders! Now to figure out how I am going to deliver them in the snow....

After ten years of admiting kitchen aid mixers - watching them on all the chef tv programmes - I have a lovely red one of my own! Does it make better cakes...no but it looks damn fine in my kitchen!

Lee and I went down to Devon at the weekend and caught up with good friends Helen and Jaffa. Helen whizzed up a lovely classic chocolate sponge, which went down very well with a mug of tea.

I made 100 cupcakes and one huge giant cupcake for my sister in law's wedding last Friday. The edible glitter is fabulous. I recommend any baker to purchase some.

Cakes, cakes and more cakes.

Stage 1 of my giant cupcake attempt - and what releife when it slid out of the tin. Tommorrow I ice and decorate it. This is a test run for my sister in law's wedding cake on 1st October....fingers crossed it all turnrs out ok!

I supplied flapjacks and brownies for the World Land Trust at the 3 day Bird Fair over the weekend.

Fresh from the http://hummingbirdbakery.com/ this is the red velvet cake. It was huge! They do an even bigger cake which must be ridiculously large.

Today I had a marathon baking session - after a request from my friend, Rachel - I made some butterfly cakes. Whilst I was in the `baking mood' I went onto made brownies and a plum and cinnamon crumble (plums from our tree in the garden). Not sure when and whether I can eat all of these goodies, so if u live nearby pop in for cake and tea!

We had a pot of tea, glass of champagne, a pimms shot (with lemon sorbet..ummmm) and lashings of cream cakes. Woodlands Hotel, Cobham.

Vanilla cupcakes stuffed with chocolate chips and topped with chocolate fudge icing. Made for my sister in law, Stacys'32nd birthday!

A marvellous pudding made by my friend Dave - stuffed with raspberries, cream and a dash of cassis.

I went to visit my good friend Kate today, also known as the Queen of `sticky toffee pudding'(my favorite pud in the world). STP for short. Kate's STP is still the best in the world and still retains the title queen of stp!

A recipe from Momma Cherri's recipe book. The brownies were fudgy and very chocolatey. Truly scrumptious.

Happy birthday Chloe! I made lemon cupcakes with a purple flower on each as decoration.

Bem Dia! I am currently in Brazil. Check out the selection of puddings avaiable in a local resturant - passion fruit mousse is highly recommended!

Daves' 40th Birthday celebrations in Alfriston, East Sussex

The best bakery in the south west - The Lawn Bakery, Budleigh Salterton. Highly recommended the pecan slice (as purchased daily by Jaffa) and the cherry bun. Truly scrumptious!

The cake queen is back. After a long 39 days of no cake or choclate in my life, I went for a cream tea on Easter Saturday. Why do this to myself? Not sure actually. Much will power was needed. It was hard and am glad cake and chocolate are back in my life! A selection of chocolate scones, with chocolate sauce; divine smooth chocolate tarts; mini hot cross buns; brownie and chocolate bunnies. All washed down with a pot of English Breakfast tea! Heaven.

Here is a delicious Sultana Cake baked by my friend's two year daughter Paige Sherwood. These taste so darn good, that I've realised that even though I've been baking for years, I've still got a lot to learn! Well done Paige! The master at work!

Cupcake order to welcome a new baby girl, Evie

A moist sponge with zingy lemon icing on the top. Made yesterday and enjoyed by my personel trainers, Steve and Roxy - who ate a slice each before my hour PT session had even finished!

Rachel Allen's Flapjack recipe - truly scrumptious!