Today I have baked sweet potato pecan cake. This month I’m baking five recipes from Rachel Allen “Bake”. I’m hugely fond of recipes using sweet potatoes so my first recipe baked from Rachel Allen’s “Bake” is Sweet Potato Pecan Cake. It’s called “bread” but is actually a cake in a loaf tin. It was a […]
Big Lunch Day Has Arrived
Today is the day when things finally came together. Although I had been up early helping make sure cars were removed from the street, moving my table onto the pavement and collecting a bulk order of sausages from the local butcher, it was not until 11.30 that it was time to put out my cupcakes. […]
The Big Lunch… 1 day to go, Making My Own Cake Stand
The Big Lunch is one day away Things are hotting up today. Having scattered various trays of cupcakes around the kitchen it is becoming obvious that I need a stand to put them on otherwise I will take over the table at tomorrow’s Big Lunch. I do not as yet own a cake stand so […]
Big Lunch Street Party Preparations
We all start somewhere – this was the first cupcake post on the site!
Kylie Minogue looks sexy in a pink tutu and stilettos
Ok so I might get in trouble for this. I don’t have copyright for this photograph obviously but I really want to share it as it inspired me to start making CAKE. Flicking through my regular copy of Elle magazine a glossy little insert for Spanish jewellery chain Tous fell out with “Kylie’s Party” on […]





