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Hatchimals Mermal Conch Shell Birthday Cake

by Jennie Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: birthday cake, cake, conch shell cake, Hatchimals, Home-made birthday cake, Homemade & homebaked, sea theme birthday cake

Bread and butter pudding- using up dried bread & baked leftovers

by Mumonthebrink 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: baking, bread, cooking and baking, cooking hacks, easy, easy baking, hints and tips, Homemade & homebaked, leftovers, quick, short cuts

Octonauts birthday cake- Kwazii and Gup-B

by Mumonthebrink 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: baking, birthday cake, cooking and baking, Gup B, Home-made birthday cake, Homemade & homebaked, Kwazii, Octonauts, themed birthday

Tytti’s dairy & gluten free chocolate cake …. with smash

by Mumonthebrink 3 Comments

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

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: baking, cake, cooking and baking, cupcake, dairy free, gluten free, Home-made birthday cake, Homemade & homebaked, instant mashed potato, Nutrition, smash

A camping beach-side birthday cake

by Mumonthebrink 4 Comments

Beach camping 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

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: baking, beach, birthday, birthday cake, cake, camping, cooking and baking, Home-made birthday cake, Homemade & homebaked, sand, themed birthday

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