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My new website is almost finished, just a couple of factors and photographs to update, ie take... some bits to go over and then presto, full steam ahead. x o x o x

A lot of work has gone into my new site and I would like to thank Anjan for all his hard work and patience with me over the time he has had to put up with me. If anyone is looking to have a site built for them I would happily reccomend his firm, Zealopers.

If you would like to offer any feedback on the site, if you spot any mistakes then feel free to pop me an email via the contact form.  Its actually a bug bear of mine to spot online or in print and Id love to be able to let the folk know, but hey, cant have everything.=D

Thank you  to all my lovely customers too as without you, there is no me.

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Eggless, Gluten free, Red Velvet cake

Hi everyone, I’ve often used gluten free flour and found it to be an easy substitute.  It can be a little dry so adding sugar syrup to the finished cake is a good fix.

  

take one  and three quarter cups and put in bowl.

   

add sugar

  

cocoa powder

 

add salt, baking soda and baking powder

  

make egg replacer with 6 tablespoons of milk product (can be dairy free)

  

add colour to the milk

  

mix veg fat egg replacer and sugar till light and fluffy

 

combine alternating wet and dry till everything is incorporated. 

         plop in to lined tin, and smooth out         

cake didn’t last long enough to photograph in one piece!!

so I did another

x2 and frosted.

hope you enjoy!

Sugar Shoe Tutorial

There are many products available to make your shoe out of, I chose Squires Kitchen Flower paste  I also like to use Tylose powder in my sugarpaste which dry’s quickly and super hard.

Cut out shoe base

Inner sole

and Toe, dry over scrunched up tissue or cling film

shape a base heel, I used modelling chocolate for the centre and covered in paste.

I used a PME roller to imprint the stiches

dry the sole and rear heel on a former, glue the heel down, I used a Styrofoam shoe former but you
can use cardboard or even a real shoe if you can bear to cut it up.

                                                              

If you choose to do another additional inner sole you could paint it if you like, I chose an edible metallic silver paint.

                                                              

for the label I imprinted the recipients name and age and used the zig zag PME roller to cut it out and for the stitches

                                                           

                                                        

Glue the toe part now and finish off with the base heel

Finished cake:

Wedding Cakes

Personalised handmade toppers made to match your colour scheme and outfits.   Any subject and style can be made for you.

Cupcake Camp London

I had the pleasure of donating some cupcakes to Cupcake Camp London. Here are some of the cupcakes:

Witches and Pumpkins

Witches on Broomsticks

Webs n Ghouls

Gravestones, Webs n pumpkins 

the event raised a whopping 4k for the North London Hospice. well done to all involved.

choc swiss roll cake

My favorite cake is a choc swiss roll cake with choc mouse, fresh cream and strawberries. It is relatively easy to make. I get asked to make it over and over by my children.

Start by making the choc mouse and leave it over night in the fridge;

melt about 250g dark or milk choc in a pan over hot water with a couple of spoonfulls of water.
separate two eggs, mix the yolks and fold them into the cooled choc.

whisk the whites (soft peak) and fold into the choc. cover with cling and bung into the fridge.

next for the cake;

whisk 6 egg yolks till thickened and add 150g caster sugar, whisk it in for a bit then seive 50g coco powder and fold it in. Then whisk 6 egg whites to soft peak again and fold all together. Pour into rectangle tin ( or grill pan ) and bake for 25mins at 180.

slice as many strawberries as you can squeeze into the middle (10 or so) whisk about 250ml double cream and layer choc mouse, straws and cream. then roll it all up.

Yum. slice it as meanly as you can muster and fight off children.