Celebration Cake – Chocolate Cake with Fancy Butter Cream Icing in Yellow and Maroon Rosettes

  This cake received lots of appreciative “ooos and ahhs” from the people I gave it to (plus everyone who has seen it).  The cake itself is a basic and quick to make recipe out of a book I was given by my Grandmother, when I was a child. Although the recipe is standard, and […]

Posted by Admin on December 4th, 2016 | No Comments Posted in Cakes and Cupcakes, Festive and Celebrations, Icings and Fillings

Pepparkakor (Gingerbread Biscuits) Decorated with Royal Icing

    Pepparkakor is a traditional Swedish recipe. These Scandinavian spicy biscuits are traditionally served on St Lucia Day, which is a celebration of light on the longest night of the year. St Lucia Day is one of the biggest Christmas-time celebrations in Sweden and is held on the 13th December. This date was unknown […]

Posted by Admin on December 21st, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Biscuits, Christmas, Festive and Celebrations, Icings and Fillings

Jelly Worms (great for Halloween)

    Jelly worms, (or jello worms), are fun to make and look really life-like. The worms create a sensation and produced varied reactions from viewers, with shock and disgust ranking high on the list. I certainly shocked myself each time I opened the fridge door to see a bowl ‘worms’ sitting on the shelf! […]

Posted by Admin on October 13th, 2014 | 1 Comment Posted in Confectionery, Desserts and Puddings, Festive and Celebrations, Halloween