L’Ile de Ré is a thin sliver of land off the west coast of France near La Rochelle. Accessible only by an expensive toll bridge, the island is a popular place for holiday makers as well as for Parisians, French celebrities and politicians to buy second homes. Ré vie (translation: Ré life) is very close to rêvie, […]
Strawberry Meringue Pudding
It was the last thing I would ever bake. Similar to pavlova but even easier. Egg whites and sugar whipped up into meringue, popped into a blisteringly hot oven which is then promptly turned off. Never to be turned on again.
My Pop Up Tea Shop Book Launch
Things have been quiet on here for a couple of weeks… I’ve been battling illness, spoken at Britmums, been on holiday and now it’s time to get baking again! On Sunday July 8th I will be holding a book signing and pop up tea shop event in Walthamstow Village. It’s a public event so […]
Peggy Porschen White Chocolate Passion Cake
My recreation of Peggy Porschen’s White Chocolate Passion Cake covered in a whipped cream and white chocolate ganache. The recipe is from her latest book that I recently reviewed, Boutique Baking and is reproduced with permission from the publisher below. Below is my experience making the cake. Cake lovers will be pleased to hear that […]
Mystery cakes and bakes by post!
Everyone loves parcels and who wouldn’t want to receive some cakes or biscuits by mail?
Bake Me I’m Yours Sweet Bitesize Bakes Swap!
The time has come, Bake Me I’m Yours… Sweet Bitesize Bakes has started shipping from online retailers even though it’s not due to be available in shops until later in June (maybe 29th although these things seem flexible!). I’m extremely proud to be the writer of a title in the highly successful Bake Me I’m Yours series […]
Afternoon tea with Fleur and “Forever Nigella”
A quick heads up that this month’s Forever Nigella is being hosted by Fleur at Homemade by Fleur from June 1st to June 28th. Fleur’s post will go up tomorrow morning here. (site since taken offline) The May round up with Diamond Jubilee theme will be published by Nelly at Nelly’s Cupcakes over the weekend. […]
Boutique Baking by Peggy Porschen: Book Review
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Jubilee cupcake cases
This is something I’m going to just blog quickly as time is tight… If you’re about to buy cupcake cases for jubilee cupcakes you’re probably thinking they’re all the same right? Wrong.
Espresso Blondies Dipped in Chocolate
I have a confession. I don’t drink coffee. In fact I don’t drink any hot brown drinks apart from the occasional hot chocolate in winter. But I do love coffee flavoured bakes and sweets – in fact it’s me who hoovers up all the fondant coffee cremes in boxes of Roses and Quality Street. Knowing […]
Red Onion Tarts With Feta
These Red Onion Tarts With Feta are filled with caramelised onion jam and topped with cubes of salty white cheese. They are very easy to make with ready-made puff pastry or vol-au-vent cases. Updated 2026 · Recipe originally commissioned by Apetina The salad of my childhood was generally some well soaked lettuce, slices of cucumber […]
Honey and Lemon Popovers With Cream Cheese
These Honey and Lemon Popovers were an experiment, I didn’t have a clue whether these popovers in mini Bundt tins were going to go awry. And the first tin pretty much did. I got them out the oven too early, I’d over filled the mini Bundt rings. But that’s ok because I could spread my […]
