Whenever I hear the word ‘biscuit’ the first thing that comes to my mind is a chocolate bourbon! Or maybe a digestive, or possibly even a custard cream. I’d always thought of the biscuit as a comfort food, something to…
Baking Conversions Writing a blog also means I spend quite a bit of time reading other beautiful and inspiring baking blogs. Quite a few of these blogs are American based and often use different terminology and conversions than what we are…
Drippy chocolate – yes, it’s a real thing! Trust me… You may have seen that these rainbow style cakes are super popular right now. The original master of these cakes is the fabulous Katherine Sabbath who creates spectacular ‘drippy’ cakes! I…
Pastel colours, floral armchairs, refurbished English dressers, cosy corners and pretty pictures on the walls… thats what springs to mind when I think of Crumbs Cupcakery (CC). Oh and of course cupcakes! I always think of cupcakes. On my visit…
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and the cake is unquestionably one of the most central features that help to make the day memorable so finding a good gluten free cake maker can be hard.…
Mojito cupcakes!! Say whhhhaaatt? Yes you heard right, alcohol and cupcakes in one! Amazing… As you can tell I am a little bit excited to share this cupcake recipe as they are to-die-for! These cupcakes are light, moist and have…
Yes, is the answer to the question most likely in your mind right now! It is totally possible to use real, fresh beautiful flowers on a wedding cake, or any cake in fact. Flowers and wedding cakes in particular are a…
“Yeah right” is my reaction to this blog post heading! I have recently seen quite a few different versions of this comment and it’s a little insulting. It seems there is a little phrase doing the rounds that wedding supply…
Every week I hear the odd comment how cupcakes are so passé, or people just don’t get what the fuss is all about! Sometimes they don’t know I bake cupcakes for a living / hobby and sometimes they do… and…
Below are my three main tips for ensuring your cakes and cupcakes come out light, fluffy & melt in your mouth yummy. If you are getting dense, sunken, sad looking sponge cakes then these tips will 100% work for you…
During my time baking and creating cakes I have tried quite a few different fondants (also known as sugarpaste or ready rolled icing) but I have never found one brand that I have 100% loved. I’ve really liked a few, but…
Ok.. I’m deferring my blog a little from the usual recipes, cakey talk and day trips and today writing about shoddy cakes! Eek! Dare I? Yes, I dare! Why? Because I am passionate about what I do, I hate the cake designers…
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