This cake truly deserves a much more glamorous name. I have been baking it since my mother taught me the recipe in the 1980s, an eager teenage cook desperate to emulate my mother’s glorious creations! It has a certain nostalgia in our family appearing at all birthdays and special events through the decades to this very day. A versatile sponge that works equally well iced simply, served with a cup… Continue reading
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Well I think a very enjoyable day was had by all on Friday’s cheeky chimp cake carving workshop. I certainly enjoyed helping all the students achieve a cake that they were proud to take home.
The class was to introduce the students to the art of carving cake, something that many feel frightened of even attempting!
The students had been asked to bake a cake using my chocolate… Continue reading
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Ummm who can resist a really good, moist chocolate cake? I’ve been experimenting with the Australian wedding favourite – mud cake. As many of you may know I am demonstrating at the National Cake Seminar in Sydney in August, so I thought a little background research would be good….. a great excuse to eat lots of chocolate!
I’ve tried three recipes – I’m aware that UK ingredients… Continue reading
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