I am lucky to work with a great bunch of girls and we take it in turns to make/bring in a cake when its each of our Birthday’s. So, it came round for my duties as staff baker and I decided to do a carrot cake, as my friend Meredith is quite a healthy person…

Good old Halloween… So exciting when you are a child. We have only just returned from a sunny Barcelona and as there is an inset day at school we are being very lazy (still in pyjamas at midday – what slobs, sometimes you just need it dont you?) so thought we would make a few…

Wow the little man is 9 already! Where did those 9 years go to??!! Bailey isn’t usually fond of cake (weird for a kid I know!) but my fab work friends take it in turns to bake cakes for each others birthday, and lovely Hannah baked this Victoria sponge with mascarpone for Emma’s birthday, Emma…

How much fun is it decorating gingerbread? Everytime I look at this picture the huge chocolate drops Bailey chose for eyes make me laugh our loud! Making gingerbread men is usually synonymous with Christmas in our house, where I will add a tsp of mixed spices or clove to the mix but its the school…

Whenever we go and visit Bailey’s Nanny we have got into the habit of baking some scones beforehand, to the point I think she would be very disappointed if we turned up empty handed! Lovely served slightly warm with butter and strawberry jam, and for a real treat some clotted cream too. INGREDIENTS 450g self-raising flour 2 tsps…

Sometimes we just need something chocolatey and sweet, and these little shortbreads don’t disappoint. I got this recipe from one of my ‘Great British Bake Off’ cookery books. There are 2 chocolate shortbread recipes I use from these books, this recipe is for individual round biscuits, the other (will post shortly) is to make a…

This sticky gingerbread by food guru Nigella Lawson won me a ‘Bake Off’ competition whilst working at Livingetc. John Torode was one of the judges so to say I was chuffed is an understatement. The smells just shout Christmas to me, and this makes a great gift as it keeps for up to 2 weeks. Bailey…

I like to think these flapjacks are relatively healthy (don’t shatter my illusions!) with all the oats, nuts and fruit inside, perfect for kids snacks or keeping the hunger at bay when out and about. Bailey and I have been making these for years and they are still a firm favourite of his. This was…

These little babies are one of my absolute all time classic dishes… on repeat in the kitchen! They initiated my idea for the blog after being known as the office ‘feeder’ and receiving this amazing leaving card from Livingetc back in 2013, where my head was photoshopped onto Nigella Lawson’s body. I still have this card framed…