The lockdown in 2020 meant I didn’t post anything on my blog for several months, as I tried to juggle a full-time job with a toddler at home every day for nearly three months while nursery was shut. So I’ve only just realised that I never posted anything about her birthday cake in spring of... Continue Reading →
Children’s birthday cakes – Unicorn cake
This is a relatively easy way to make a unicorn cake as most of the work is done for you by the cake pan, and it's really easy to decorate. The trickiest part for me was working out what quantity of cake batter I needed to fill it! The pan is a silicon pan in... Continue Reading →
Not just for children: Free Cakes for Kids
Think back to when you were a child and celebrated your birthday. I’ll bet there was cake, and you can probably remember some of your favourite cakes as a child, right? I was obsessed with Sarah Lee Double Chocolate Gateaux and often had one of those for my birthday but I also remember very clearly... Continue Reading →
1st Birthday cakes – giraffe cake with giraffe pattern inside
My daughter got to have two birthday cakes for her first birthday, as had a party with her dad’s family one weekend and a celebration with my family (who live a few hours away and weren’t able to come to the first party) a week later. So of course I had to make her two... Continue Reading →
Easy Vegan Chocolate Baby Shower Cake
One of my friends has just had her second baby, another boy, the day before her own birthday. We - my group of school friends - all went to see her a couple of weeks ago for a combined birthday and baby shower celebration. I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to... Continue Reading →