Cake | Family Affairs and other matters

RECIPES FOR REMEMBRANCE – THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

Thursday, September 29, 2011

A friend of mine has been involved with the production of a book of family-friendly baking recipes (with Flossie Crums) on behalf of the Royal British Legion. It's a pocket sized book of recipes for children to cook to commemorate Remembrance Day. All profits from the sale of the book are being donated to the Royal British Legion to help all those people who have served and continue to serve this country. My son immediately got to work. Got me to drive to the specialist cake shop for icing. Got me to pay for it all. Got me to find all the equipment and buy all the other ingredients. Got me to relinquish my kitchen to a creative artist who has no idea about a system or control of mess. Got me to help with the tidying up. But apart from the above, I take no responsibility for the fabulous outcome. He measured, whisked, poured, timed, rolled, cut out shapes, iced and shaped. Impressive stuff from an 11 year old and dare I say it - his cake looks better than the one in the picture and what's more it tasted delicious. Go on - buy the book - give it to a child and get them to bake a cake for someone who remembers.....it's only £2.50. "And they called it Poppy Love" (sorry):- Here's the one in the book alongside:- Other tempting recipes we will no doubt be testing out soon include an 11 0'clock Remembrance Day Victoria Sponge Cake (which this year must be eaten on 11/11/11 at 11:11 precisely:- Here is the book - you can order it on poppyshop.org.uk and flossiecrums.com

PETERSHAM NURSERIES REVIEW

Thursday, April 21, 2011

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If you’re ever in London and feel you need a teeny weeny touch of picture-book countryside then head to the Petesham Nurseries, near Richmond. Accessed down a little cobbled road, past a pretty little church, dwarf ponies, cows and a meadow or two you come to a plant nursery with a difference. I took my [...]

THANK YOU

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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Thank you for all the lovely comments, texts and phone calls. Thank you especially to my lovely friend who baked me a “Happy Monday” cake to make me feel better:- …and thank you to all my lovely African mates who sent cyber gifts of balloons, champagne, hugs and most evocatively a box of African sunshine [...]

GCSE RESULTS

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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My 9 year old and his friend made these gorgeous cup cakes in anticipation of a celebratory breakfast for his brother. He even put sparklers in them but I missed the moment:- Teenage son was WAY too scared to get the results this morning. He made me do it and then my daughter told him [...]

MOTHER’S DAY CAKE

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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My food obsessed 8 year old is constantly thinking of excuses to make cakes. This is owing to the fact that all things interesting are banned from the house in an effort to keep his weight down. He normally tries the “so-and-so’s coming round today, shall I make a cake?” or “as it’s football, shall [...]