Cakes For Gamers - Playable Angry Birds and Tetris
Midweek distraction No. 15 - An Interactive Angry Birds Cake and Tetris Cupcakes. This first amazing cake was made by Mr and Mrs Cooper for their son's birthday. I'm also a bit of an Angry Birds fan...
View ArticleMagical Sherbet Lemon Cake - Harry Potter Time
Well here it is at last, the Magical Sherbet Lemon Cake! And what took me so long? And why is it purple and blue? And how is it magical? In the glittery sparkle, we have golden stars and, hidden in the...
View ArticleCactus Coconut Cake and Cybercandy
Sometimes you just need something different, sometimes you need a treat and, luckily one of these times has been eating a Cactus Coconut Cake. A lovely polenta and coconut cake, topped with Malibu and...
View ArticleKnickerbocker Glory Cake - Checkerboard Cake Style
The first from the trio of ice-cream inspired cakes, comes the Knickerbocker Glory Cake, via the English Knickerbocker Glory dessert, quite a mouthful in all senses of the word! Layers of different...
View ArticleBanana Split Cake
One banana, two banana, three banana, four! Moist banana cake split with cream, fruit puree and topped with chocolate sauce and more fruit, a cake made for summer. This cake is veryeasy to make with...
View ArticleChoc & Nut Sundae Cake - A Nutella Conversion
After a Knickerbocker Glory and a Banana Split Cake, do we have room for one more? Of course you do, that's the beauty of puddings, you may feel full after your main meal but then by some miracle, you...
View ArticleThe Big Butterbeer Cake and Butter Beer Fizz - Cracking the Recipe
Have you ever tasted something for the first time and thought that was OK and then a little while later, develop an almost addiction to the stuff ? I saw the amazing blog by Amy of amybites on her...
View ArticleApricot and Pecan Speedy Cake Squares - Gluten Free
Apricot and Pecan Speedy Cake SquaresSometimes it's nice to have a few 'fall back' recipes that you can make quickly but still have an original twist to them. This cinnamon cake topped with apricot...
View ArticleFruit and Nut Surprise Picnic Cake ( Gluten and Dairy Free )
I love autumn picnics; wrapping up warm and enjoying the changing scenery and food. To set the scene, here's a beautiful picture taken just a few miles from my home, of the River Wye, dividing England...
View ArticleMaple Toffee Apple and Chocolate Marshmallow Picnic Cakes
Two for the price of one in this blog! I love toffee apple cake and I love chocolate cake but which is best? There's only one way to find out....with apologies to one of my family's favourite UK...
View ArticleNo Cake Please It's My Double Birthday!
Mrs Mulford's Croquembouche - Sugar Spun Caramel Choux What no cake? Has Marie Antoinette left the building? It was my birthday and my Foodbuzz birthday this November. I decided to combine the two...
View ArticleBah Humbug Cupcakes !
Bah Humbug Cupcakes ! The Christmas Machine is in full swing here in the UK, in fact with only two weeks to go, the Cadbury's cream eggs are just around the corner, literally. So spend, buy,...
View ArticleChocolate Orange Checkerboard Christmas Cake and a Tigger!
The wonderful thing about Christmas is......Sometimes it speaks for itself....Then you find yourself right in the middle of all the excitement....Feeling thankful.This cake has been bought to you today...
View ArticleChocolate Lettuce Cake - Really!
Could I devise a cake for January that reflected all our good diet intentions? Well....nearly but as you can see from the confused rabbit on top, maybe it's not all it should be! It really does contain...
View ArticleCupid's Honey Clouds and more Valentine Cupcakes
I have been looking for some cupcakes to keep my Sweet Cherry Lips company from my previous post. Love and Cupid came to the rescue in the form of some cute chocolate moulds. I'm not really sure if...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes and the Hidden Blueberry Chocolate Cake
Finding blueberries for this wonderful, moist, dark chocolate cake proved tricky. In fact, I distinctly remember buying at least three boxes of fresh blueberries over the past month. So where did they...
View ArticleLet's Celebrate with Jubilee Sprinkles!
All these lovely red, white and blue sprinkles, chocolate crowns and cake. But looking back at the photos maybe I should have tried to get the Queen's profile in the sprinkles too? I don't know know...
View ArticleButterscotch, Caramel and Chocolate Checkerboard Cake
My love affair with checkerboard cakes continues and I got the pleasure of making this one again last week. Three of my favourite flavours; butterscotch in the golden layer, caramel in the light brown...
View ArticleSunset Layer Cake, So Long Foodbuzz and Awards
Sunset Layer Cake - layers of strawberry, orange and lemon sandwiched together with tart orange curd and strawberry conserve all enveloped in a white cloud of meringue frosting. It's dedicated to the...
View ArticleWalnut, Plum and Maple Cake
Autumn is well and truly here now and what better to feel warm and cosy than with some warm drinks and an Autumny Walnut, Plum and Maple Cake. Crunchy walnuts in a delicately flavoured maple and...
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