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I create bespoke cakes as well as small batches of sweet and savoury pastries and other baked goods using high quality ingredients in my kitchen at home.
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I also cater for small events including cream teas, children's parties and special lunches. To discuss or place an order please message me, visit my website or contact me via email. Please check out my Instagram to see a variety of cakes and bakes.

06/08/2024

Gave a special dinner last night for a friend’s birthday. Only do three courses for special events, a cold starter is so much easier. On the menu:
Whipped feta, griddled courgettes and roasted tomatoes on the vine
Plaice filet roasted in lemon with roasted peppers and more roasted cherry tomatoes (there can never be too many in my opinion served with roasted new potato salad Pommes Gribiche and Turkish Aubergine (an Elizabeth David recipe).
Raspberry Bakewell with Raspberry Coulis and Marscapone Cream.
It was rather an intense cook which sadly meant important elements are still in the fridge!!! My mind and body separate at times, I can be such an airhead and did not double check my super necessary list. There should have been basil oil drizzled enticingly on the starter and there should have been a side of roasted cauliflower with green tahini sauce with the main.
Sometimes feel I should also give a special mention to current listened to tracks on my playlist, those who know me well know that shutting myself in the kitchen with loud music is very much my routine as it keeps me calmer. Xx ♥️

24/06/2024

Saturday Lunch for Friends, favourites in our house:
Fried Halloumi with Lime & Caper Vinaigrette
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
Chicken Escallopes
Griddled Courgettes, Mint & Parmesan
Potato Gribiche by Rose Carrarini
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17/06/2024

A perfect summer desert inspired by in yesterday’s tender shortbread, I put some chopped pistachios in the shortbread and served with marscapone cream and English strawberries. There is crunch, there is softness, there is acidity - wonderful and super simple! 🍓

06/06/2024

Quick Lemon Yogurt Sponges with pink icing (lemon) for a Baby Shower. Xx 🍰🍓🍋🍼

07/05/2024

First bakes from SIFT her Roasted Strawberry Victoria Sponge is wonderfully rich and rather elegant somehow, the texture is beautifully tender and the roasted strawberries inspired. Used the leftover egg whites to make her Lemon and Pistachio Amaretti which are also super delicious. Both a big hit with the family. X 🍓🍰🍋

11/04/2024

Coconut & Lime Layer Cake - layers of coconut sponge linfused with lime and sandwiched with lime curd and buttercream. A request from a lady whose book club is celebrating its 20th anniversary. One of their members has a milk allergy so she made this perfect choice. I hope the cake helped to make their evening special. Xx 🍰📚🥂

31/03/2024

Happy Easter! 🐣 This year’s Simnel Cake. 💛

18/03/2024

Intense Blood Orange Layer Cake - tender sponge, fresh blood orange curd and butter cream. The sponge is based on lemon yogurt cake which stays super moist even when baked in advance - I obviously swapped the lemon for blood orange, blood orange curd , I base my buttercream on as I much prefer American buttercream with natural flavours added, so 500g icing sugar, 190g unsalted butter, zest and juice of a blood orange and a good dollop of orange curd. The results are pretty and so fresh tasting! 🍊

27/02/2024

A Victoria Sponge, a Mexican Platter, a Sausage & Chestnut Plait and a Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom Lasagna. Recent Cooking when I remember to take a photo, not very good at that at the moment.
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12/12/2023

Christmas preparations are under way including an Italian Chocolate & Nut Christmas Cake by a table decoration, some sweet treats, the tree and a batch of mincemeat. 🎄

05/09/2023

Peach Melba Frangipane Tart with Raspberry Coulis - this was dessert on a lovely summer evening with friends at home. We recently spent a glorious week with the girls in the Rock/Padstow area in Cornwall, photos to follow. 🥧

02/08/2023

Lovely light this morning before the clouds moved in. Strawberry Cupcakes boxed up as part of a birthday gift. 🍓

28/07/2023

Just got back from Devon to see my Mum, this is my b***y! Wonderful fruit ,veg & cheese from I also bought the basket there a while ago. The eggs are from a neighbouring house. We made an amazing 13 jars of blackcurrant jam yesterday afternoon as it was raining. My lovely Mum gave me the jars of both red and blackcurrant jelly as well as the elderflower cordial which she has made recently. I cannot recommend the market more highly, it won the award for best uk market this year, unsurprisingly in my opinion, it runs on Thursday and Saturday mornings. 🍅🥬🧀Must also mention my new favourite shop 🎨

30/06/2023

The second huge cake of the pair, this one, the ‘blonde’ is a lemon sponge filled with zingy lemon curd and lemon buttercream, topped with marscapone cream and decorated with pistachio meringue kisses, dried lemon slices, English strawberries and rose petals.
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24/06/2023

The first of two huge cakes I was asked to make for a very special birthday party to be held in the secret garden A good example of my bespoke cake service, there were many elements to prepare: black cherry jam which I used to make black cherry buttercream, chocolate ganache, marscapone cream and meringue kisses as well as the elements for the second cake. The idea was that there would be a chocolate cake and a blonde cake which was lemon - Snow White & Rose Red - this, the latter decorated with meringue kisses, rose petals and fresh cherries.
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12/06/2023

Strawberry Tarts, love June for English roses and English strawberries - the best by far. Made a special afternoon tea at the weekend. These tarts are a treat: crisp pastry, marscapone cream, English strawberries glazed with apricot jam and a spritz of lemon. 🍓

06/05/2023

Coronation Snacks., I have a huge and fragrant bunch of fresh dill on the go. Hence the sandwiches have a whipped dill cream cheese, good smoked salmon and whole grain sourdough from and the tartlets are also poached salmon with dill. The cake is a regular in our house: Dutch Apple Cake - delicious and we have so much apple blossom in the garden to inspire one. 🌸🍏👑

28/04/2023

Second cake of the week, this one is Orange & Pistachio, orange-scented sponges filled and dolloped with with blood orange curd and marscapone cream, chopped pistachios provide some crunch. 🍊🕯️🌷

12/04/2023

Easter Pics. 🐣

28/03/2023

Lunch for friends, don’t often run to three courses but wanted to make a special effort on Sunday. Burrata based starter with roasted tomatoes and basil oil with focaccia. Lemon & Saffron Chicken with roasted vegetables, spiced pilau rice and yoghurt with mint. I also made mini lemon meringue pies but forgot to take a photo. It was a lovely event anyway. 🌷🌷🌷

25/03/2023

Suppers - I have been popping a few on stories recently - we all have our favourites, we all get stuck in a rut at times. Here are three that I can recommend: Vegetable & Black Bean Chilli based on a recipe by he has several, Chicken Basque by which is a firm favourite in our family. I shall enjoy using her Summer book again this year as I do every year, it is packed with amazing recipes and finally a very simple tart. It is amazing what you can create with a pack of ready-rolled puff pastry. This one has 3 pan fried red onions, a pack of crumbled feta and some thyme. Other combinations might include mushrooms, Parmesan, parsley, courgettes, roasted peppers …. The list is a long one, anything that roasts works well, anything too watery like mozzarella or burrata doesn’t. They obviously work well on pizza. Happy Saturday!

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19/03/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to all, sadly memories for some I realise and I hope not a difficult day. Wishing you all a lovely day in the beautiful spring sunshine and a cosy evening later. Had terrible kettle envy when I saw a post a few weeks ago, I searched high and low and found one Alice’s perfect parcel arrived this week. Chocolate dipped cookies have been a feature in our house recently, have stopped making them for my own sake.
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29/01/2023

The four of us on our way to Bristol as Lily is 20. 🥰 The car is laden and everything is currently sliding around in the boot. 😬 Hoping to arrive safely and give her a special day. ♥️

16/01/2023

Jewelled Fruit Cake - I had wanted to make one at Christmas but failed to source any glacé fruits apart from a massive bag of glacé kiwis 🥝 Made one anyway for January, just glazed apricots, prunes and pecans as well as cherries which added to the ‘cosy indoors’ vibe whatever the weather. 🍒🫖🔥

06/01/2023

Rosy is poster girl for Christmas feasting. Breakfast, Lunch and a ‘help yourself’ in the evening. A special time shared with family and friends, the twelfth day today and time to pack everything away but I am ready for 2023 and a new beginning. ⭐️

24/12/2022

Wishing you all Happy Christmas Eve with a glimpse of the dining room, reasonably serene and the kitchen somewhat busier, a mince pie factory, a ‘to do’ list and I need to crack on with my wrapping but I have the radio for company and all is good. 🎄🍄🥂

15/12/2022

Christmas Cakes, stuffed full of good things and simply decorated. 🎄🎄🎄

10/12/2022

Coffee & Walnut Cake for my aunt’s special birthday at The Manor House Hotel, Moreton in the Marsh A lovely event with fabulous food in a very beautiful part of the country, Woodstock & Chipping Norton looking especially gorgeous and festive. I am keen to return for exploring. 🎄♥️

01/12/2022

This year’s wreath, more professional this year thanks to a very enjoyable wreath-making session with Rachel Love it when my grid goes green and ivory for Christmas! 🎄

03/11/2022

Bundt Style Lemon Drizzle with Daisies for a favourite customer who radiates sunshine and loves springing kind surprises on her friends.
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Apricot Season 🍊

An Escape To North Norfolk 🌸

A celebration at the secret garden 🌷

A lunch party for extended family 🌷

May in my garden 🪴

Fish & Potato Stew for supper - tasty and comforting. Simply sweat carrots, onions and celery, for about 20 minutes, add Marsala Wine, thyme and stock and leave to simmer for about half an hour, add white fish and spinach for another 10 minutes and serve. Happy, nourished family. 🕯💛🌿