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Birthday Baking Gifts
My previous blog post was about my birthday cake – Plum and Coconut Cake with Lemon Syrup, made by Mum. She packaged up the freshly made cake, travelled 3 hours by bus, and hand-delivered it to me. This was very special indeed, and I was also lucky enough to be spoiled with specially baked […]
Home-baked Luggage
Whose mother travels on the bus with her carry-on luggage bursting with home-baking? Mine does, that’s who. Mum’s carry-on bag contained no less than Plum Cake, Feijoa Muffins, biscuits, lemons to make a Lemon Syrup, and a pot of butter! Mum stepped off the warm bus and into a bitterly cold wind that […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Festive and Celebrations, Travel
Grasshopper Pie Cupcakes at Petit Fours
A group of friends and I went for afternoon tea at Petit Fours, and we had a very nice catch-up time over cupcakes and tea. Among the array of cupcakes in the cabinet was the Grasshopper Pie Cupcake. This is based on Nigella Lawson’s dessert from her book ‘Kitchen’ (London: Chatto & Windus, 2010). […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes
Cupcakes from Petit Fours
I have discovered that cupcakes are very good for improving staff morale; they are very much mini-morale-boosters. Twice now, my work-team have placed orders at Petit Fours for cupcakes to bring back to the office. Cupcakes also strengthen our inter-team communication, and task management responsibilities through gathering the orders and phoning in the order, […]
Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Pot Luck (miscellaneous)
Apricot and Walnut Muffins
These muffins are super tasty, with the walnut and apricot flavours complimenting each other nicely. One Sunday morning ‘on the spur of the moment’ Mum decided to whip some of these muffins up so I would have something to take home with me after my weekend visit (isn’t my Mum so thoughtful!) […]
Posted in Muffins, Scones, and Loaves, Nuts
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