February 2012
1 post
New cake pics at our facebook page, come and take... →
We’ve posted some new cake pics on our facebook page, come and take a look! x
April 2011
1 post
Come and see our new cupcake wrappers! →
August 2010
5 posts
Amaretto apricots and orange polenta cakes →
Claridges Wedding →
Wedding at the Ritz! →
These beauties are off to The Ritz... →
Our new 'simple' collection. yum! →
June 2010
2 posts
This month in Brides magazine, my chocolate... →
I love this photo of my 'pink vintage' wedding... →
February 2010
2 posts
30th Birthday Cake →
The Brits
Making a fab cake for the Brit Awards http://www.brits.co.uk/ tomorrow and I’ve seen a great new dress for the show!! gotta have it!
December 2009
3 posts
Irresistible banana and mars bar cake recipe! →
Gorgeous 'Sugar Rose' Wedding Cake →
Happy Xmas!
Happy Christmas everybody!
July 2009
1 post
The devil is in the detail →
‘We all know the devil is in the detail. Excellence is in the accumulation of seemingly inconsequential, minor and weightless details. Yet, if you gather them together lovingly and patiently, along…
June 2009
3 posts
Dom Perignon Vintage 1996 →
I’m not a champagne connoisseur, but I do like the odd drop of bubbly. Last night as a treat to celebrate my birthday, my friends opened up a bottle of ‘Dom Perignon Vintage 1996 Champagne’. They …
Silk fans as wedding favours →
I really love this idea. Yesterday I was having a cup of tea with a bride and we were discussing wedding favours. She is having a summer country wedding at ‘Le Manoir’ and all the female guests…
Tropical fruit fancy →
The summer has well and truly arrived and I think it’s time to go tropical! My last few weeks have been very busy. I’ve been making the final adjustments to my new cake book and it’s looking so…
May 2009
18 posts
Interiors stylist - Selina Lake →
Today I spoke to the very talented Selina Lake. She is a fabulous stylist and author of the best selling interiors title ‘Bazaar Style’ (available on Amazon) She is on the hunt for…
California Dreaming →
Year: 1950. Location: California. Headline: Homosexuality is a growing social problem.
Check that year. 59 years later and yesterday’s supreme court ruling in California to ban same sex…
Starting a wedding cake company →
Recently my husband told me that the radio took 38 years to reach 50 million users, television took 13 years, the internet 4 years and facebook 2 years. Spreading the word about your business or…
Velvet dreams… →
We have very light curtains in our bedroom because we like to keep the room nice and bright and airy. This is a problem because with any light in the room I’m a terrible sleeper! The room has to be…
Grace Kelly’s wedding dress →
Whilst browsing the internet I came across an article about MGM’s designer costume designer Helen Rose. I read that Helen had been Grace Kelly’s wedding dress designer. Helen Rose was hired by…
Zesty lemon and rose cupcakes →
I was strolling around Brixton market on Saturday and a bottle of rose water in the window of the Indian supermarket caught my eye. It was a lovely sunny day and I had been invited round to a…
A time gone by….. →
I just love the glamour of iconic weddings. Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, Elvis and Priscilla and here, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart.
Married On May…
Mokuba →
I just love this place for ribbons and I visit everytime I’m in New York.
Eco-friendly bags! →
Fold-up bags aren’t a new invention, but this range of stylish reusable shopping bags will come in really handy when you want to hit the shops! I was gifted one of these bags by my Auntie Ginny a…
Chocolate cake truffles →
As you can imagine, with the amount of cakes that I make, I have a lot of left overs! So I incorporate this delicious cast aside cake in sweet and pudding recipes. The off cuts from my ‘chocolate…
Fancy a snog? →
I was having lunch with my friend Jim and my husband today. It was Jim’s birthday and so I gave him a box of my newly, freshly made ‘Chocolate Cake Truffles’ (recipe coming soon), he is a chocolate…
It’s a wrap! →
Last week I had the final shoot of my new book, and the day culminated with my portrait shot for the back page. ‘Sweet and Simple Romantic cakes’ has been a lot of hard work but I’ve really enjoyed…
Wedding invitations by ‘Hello Lucky’ →
I came across this wonderful stationary company while searching for my own wedding invitations. They use traditional handcrafted printing methods and their designs are really beautiful and modern. I…
La Maison des Roses →
Yesterday, I was driving to a friends house for tea and while on the way I discovered the most wonderful shop. ‘La Maison des Roses’ is a florist dedicated to the rose. Of course, I couldn’t help…
Creme de Framboise →
Founded in 1836, the family business of Maison Briottet produces fruit crèmes, liquors, brandies and marcs de Bourgogne. Gérard Briottet, represents the fourth generation, and maintains the…
Chocolate framboise →
I was having a sneaky lunchtime drink at the Groucho club the other day while relaxing my mind wandered to new cake recipes. I needed to make my own quick raspberry compote for use as a filling in…
A ‘Krispy Kreme’ wedding cake… →
When we got married both my husband and I had such a wonderful time. Our families joined us for a lovely service at Chelsea registry office and afterwards with a bottle of Tequila in our hands we…
Coffee cake! →
I know I shouldn’t, but I do love a Starbucks every now and again. (Any kind of takeout coffee always makes me feel like I’m Sarah Jessica Parker swanning around the streets of New York in an…