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Chocolate Sheet Cake
Sheet cakes remind me of childhood and feeding crowds. The simplicity and practicality of a sheet cake is hard to top. For me, a sheet cake is a single layer cake that is usually served in the pan it is... Continue reading →
Ferrero Rocher Cake
I sometimes feel that those with December birthdays are quite unlucky, but then at other times it is a great time of year to celebrate your birthday. On the one hand, there is a lot of competition with Christmas office... Continue reading →
Snowy Tree Cupcakes
December is a wonderful month for baking. It is a month of indulgence with Christmas baking at the heart of celebration. I love looking at the Christmas editions of cooking magazines. The Christmas Day menus, recipes for leftovers, and of... Continue reading →
Snickers Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Everyone loves getting a makeover and these cookie bars are a scrumptious makeover of my cookie cheesecake bars I made a few years ago. Peanut butter cookies are my favourite cookie and I was also thinking about the peanut butter... Continue reading →
Urban Sketching
Urban Sketching has been growing massively in popularity over the last few years, although the concept itself is ancient. My understanding of it is that Urban Sketching is simply sketching what you see, outdoors or en pleinair. Before the cameras... Continue reading →
Hand painted Watercolour Cake
For almost a decade, baking has been my favourite method of stress relief. The soothing, familiar process of icing a cake never fails to calm me down when I’m feeling stressed. For a the last few years, I have added... Continue reading →
Memories of France in Two Styles of Watercolour Sketching (and Overnight Cinnamon Buns!)
I was lucky enough to spend last weekend in France with some of my favourite people in the world. There is a crew of us that get together each year for the ‘Weekend of Food’. It started with a few... Continue reading →
Lemon and Raspberry Cream Buns
Bake off is back! That statement will mean a lot more to those who reside on this side of the Atlantic and call this foggy little island home. The Great British Bake Off has become a TV classic, with a... Continue reading →
Three Artists That Inspire Me
Ever since I began this crazy ‘art thing’ almost three years ago, I have constantly been on the look out for artists whose work I admire. Â Of course, the great art galleries have masterpieces by the Old Masters, but I... Continue reading →