Cake

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Billy, Don’t Be A Hero

Seven year olds can make their own fairy bread. That’s dinner for the rest of the year sorted. I’m a long way through the writing of this...

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Children’s Parties for the Back-yardless

Invitations: To get the numbers up, it’s useful invite people to your party. I used Paperless Post for electronic invitations. It is...

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Cooking With Gusto: Blackberry Sponge Pudding

It has, as you might expect, a very small freezer section. We like to keep it very full of food stacked so precariously that it is...

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And Finally, Monsieur, A Wafer-Thin Mint.

As you can see, this is a very ordinary photograph of some bacon in a bain marie. Why would anyone put such a bad picture on their blog,...

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Cider Road

I am a hoarder. I come from hoarders, I married a hoarder and together we have bred a tiny hoarder. Over the years, H and I have...

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A Very ‘To The Lighthouse’ Christmas

The place was gone to rack and ruin. Only the Lighthouse beam entered the rooms for a moment, sent its sudden stare over bed and wall in...

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Play Along At Home Cake

May Blossom's Birthday Cake May Blossom turned one and it was a marvellous day. There were blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and bacon,...

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Great Cakes in History

In the lead-up to May Blossom’s birthday, the cake preparations continue. Today’s post is an homage to some of the great cakes of my...

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The Cake Files, Part I

In the lead-up to May Blossom’s birthday, there has been a lot of cake talk. First of all, her Uncle Superchief (my older brother)...