There is something special about making a surprise birthday cake of your child's favourite character or activity. This year Hatchimals are all the rave at our school and a Little Miss B loves them. A new series of Hatchimals Mermals had just come out before her birthday and her aunt had got Little Miss B a set. So we decided to surprise her with an underwater-themed cake with … [Read more...] about Hatchimals Mermal Conch Shell Birthday Cake
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Bread and butter pudding- using up dried bread & baked leftovers
Do you ever end up with dried bread or brioche? Bread and butter pudding is a perfect way to make a delicious meal out of something otherwise destined for the bin! I discovered the beauty of the recipe one Christmas, when I over did the baking and shopping a little bit: I made the most delicious panettone and breads. However, with all the other goodies we had half the large … [Read more...] about Bread and butter pudding- using up dried bread & baked leftovers
Octonauts birthday cake- Kwazii and Gup-B
As the Octonauts have inadvertently crept into our lives and my 3-year-old is an utter fan, verging on obsessed, baking an Octonauts birthday cake was perhaps the best surprise present he could get. Which Octonaut for a cake? When it came to planning Max's birthday there was no real question about the theme: it had to be Octonauts! However, the difficulty was choosing the … [Read more...] about Octonauts birthday cake- Kwazii and Gup-B
Tytti’s dairy & gluten free chocolate cake …. with smash
Couple of weeks ago we went to Sweden and stayed with our friends, a lovely Finnish- Dutch couple. Tytti, our hostess, made the most delicious dairy and gluten free cake! I loved it, because it did not taste strange as some of dairy and gluten-free cakes do. This cake was moist and fluffy. I asked her for the recipe and it had some unusual ingredients. So I have … [Read more...] about Tytti’s dairy & gluten free chocolate cake …. with smash
A camping beach-side birthday cake
Sometimes different events collide and help create something better. The way Angelina's birthday party and cake together was a bit like that. We'd postponed Angelina's party a couple of weeks as we had such a hectic April. She asked for a sleepover party, I put a twist on it and suggested a camping sleepover party. She was ecstatic, even though this meant she could only … [Read more...] about A camping beach-side birthday cake
