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Monday, 16 June 2014

A Busy Bloggers Apology...

Afternoon my lovely foodies,

Just a little apology from me, for my lack of loving over the past few months. University intervened with assignments, exams and then work got intense too! I have scheduled a series of blogs for the coming months, so I am sure not to disappoint you with plenty of cake pictures and a few cheeky recipes. So promise to keep your eyes peeled...

Keep calm and keep on cooking.

Love,

Jess <3

Saturday, 15 March 2014

My Vintage Valentine

Afternoon foodies!

I FINALLY got myself down to the Sheffield Clandestine Cake Club and it was fantastic! I baked a simple cake, in the February vintage valentine theme and really enjoyed sharing my ideas with loads of other baking fanatics. My pretty in pink cake was a rose, raspberry and pistachio layer cake, with rose piped buttercream, fresh raspberries and crushed pistachios to decorate.

I was so pleased as it went down well, but still had plenty to share with house mates when I got home!

Before I went I even took a few cheeky cake selfies! They get progressively worse, or more entertaining - I will let you decide!

All the cakes varied from vintage recipes, to styles and there we even some delicious bakes by little bakers! Upcoming talent right here! Check out the other masterpiece cakes :)

Chocolate box cake...

Honey for my honey cake...

This cake had a secret red velvet love heart surprise!

Bubbly bundt, made with champagne and apple juice.

Traditional courting cake with orange and fresh strawberries.

Love heart shaped cake with a beautiful orange and strawberry drizzle.

Cake for my cake - vanilla sponge with jam and buttercream!

Crazy for this coconut cake, with a tasty texture.

Nanna's coconut and cherry pound cake.

LOVE Heart sweetie cake, with crushed love hearts in the buttercream.

Last but not least would be this delicious sponge with fresh fruit and a cute love heart boarder.

The CCC Sheffield was held at newly opened Jamesons Cafe on Abbeydale road, which is well worth a visit. Check the cuties out online at Jamesons Tea Rooms.

We shared our cakes by the slice with a little drink, I opted for traditional lemonade! There was plenty to take home, check out my box below!

Luckily, we had a movie and cake night, back at the house and my house managed to devour the contents of the box, with ease. We also used these little beauties below, which I got from the Tea Room shop, attached to the cafe. Definitely worth a visit for some beautiful, vintage pieces for the home and even for your curves!

I would honestly recommend to anyone who is a huge cake lover, like myself to dabble in the joys of the Clandestine Cake Club. It is a fun, friendly way to experiment in the kitchen and taste some delicious cakes, new flavours, new styles and what better way to get some new found cakespiration.

Keep calm and let's get cakey!

Love,

Jess

Chief Baker ;)

xxx

Sunday, 23 February 2014

Have a Heart, Give a Heart...

Evening Foodies,

Hope you are having a great weekend so far! How was Valentines this year? Spend the night having takeaway with friends or did you end up out for a posh meal with your partner? Either way, it is all about the FOOD these days. I mean I am definitely not one to complain, what better way to say it...

For Valentines this year me and George (my partner) went out for a gorgeous Thai, in Sheffield, and I made him a cute cake. There has to be some perks to dating a baker and free, tasty cake MUST be one of them.

Check it out...

You could easily add a lid to make it look more like a box of chocolates, but I just wanted to keep it simple. I cut out the fondant heart and piped red icing around the chocolates, to give the effect of a box of chocolates. You can cut more of the cake away, to make them look embedded, but for this cake - it was more about having lots of yummy cake to eat! Needless to say he was very happy.

Keep calm and eat your heart out!

Love,

Jess

xox

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Love is in the air; Valentines is on the Horizon...

Evening foodies,

Feeling a little bit rosier now, potentially had a winter sickness bug, which isn't so great! I have spent this week catching up and doing a little baking this weekend to cheer me up. My house mates have been loving it...

Isn't this just the cutest?

With valentines on the horizon, I have been baking with a little bit of a theme, although Easter got a little bit involved with the brownies! Don't blame me - they're tasty! Check out my pictures below!

I mean who can say no to a Creme egg brownie?