Burnt salted caramel recipe
If I had to pick a favourite sweet sauce, Salted caramel would be it… this slightly overcooked version is a…
How to use an icing embosser
Like any piece of equipment, if you haven’t used it before it can seem a bit daunting, so I thought…
Which food colour should I use?
In the cake decorating world, there are a HUGE choice of colours out there – but which food colour do…
Figolli Recipe
Traditional Maltese Figolli, a delicious recipe from Antonia at Sprinkle-Tits…
Easy Shortbread
Some of the best things in life are also the simplest; that’s why this week I decided to make these…
Easy White Bread
We’ve been making bread pretty much daily since lock down started. Luckily, we were gifted some yeast by my lovely…
Yum Yums
Why have I never thought of baking Yum Yums before? My daughter loves them and fancied a treat, so we…
Super easy and tasty flapjack recipe
This flapjack recipe is really simple and a perfect quick treat. It takes very little time to prepare and really…
Wafer Paper Orchid Tutorial
First video tutorial Teaching is something I absolutely love and have been lucky enough to do a lot of during…
Best Triple Chocolate Brownies (ever!)
According to my daughter anyway 😉 These chocolate brownies are definitely up there on her list of favourite sweet treats.…
Blueberry Hot Cross Buns, Perfect Easter treat
Easter normally means a lot of family gatherings and catching up with friends. It’s definitely a bit strange this year…
Super easy Banana Loaf Cake Recipe
We joined in with the masses this week and decided to use up our over ripe bananas by baking a…
Easiest Pancake Recipe
It’s pancake day today, and along with many others we have indulged in a treat of pancakes for lunch. I’m…
Metallics
Metallics are a trend that looks to be here to stay, in cakes, wedding décor, dresses and more! Not that…
How to Colour Fondant
Every now and again I have to colour fondant. Sounds a bit odd from a cake maker, surely I do…
Cake International 2017
This time last week it was Cake International 2017… I can’t quite believe it! Such a great show this year…
Modelling Chocolate Candy Melt recipe
Modelling chocolate is so delicious and a dream to work with. It can be used on it’s own to create…
My favourite Cake Airbrush
]Airbrush. Scary word when starting out cake decorating! However, they are by far the best way I’ve found for creating…
Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe
This is my absolute favourite cake filling and cupcake topping. We each have our favourites, and this is mine. Swiss…
Courgette cupcakes, a carrot cake alternative
Carrot cake is a good excuse to eat cake and feel healthy too, so surely courgette cake is even better…
Cake Inspiration
“Where do you get your ideas?!” – One of the most frequently asked questions at class. Sometimes inspiration really does…
Blueberry Muffin Cake recipe with crumble topping
This blueberry muffin cake recipe is one from an original Delia Smith recipe book of my Mums. I’ve found the…
Delicious Plum and Ginger Jam recipe
What could be better than a delicious jar of plum jam… well, a delicious jar of home made, home grown…
Cookie Class as a Student at The Cake College
Normally my days at The Cake College involve me doing the teaching, but Saturday was a bit different! I got…
Favourite Cake Stands
Recently my cake stand collection suffered a loss… one of my favourite stands took a tumble (in terrifying slow motion)…
Cake International Magazine – Nightingale Cakes in Print!
I’m so excited to finally be able to share that I am now a contributor of Cake International Magazine. It’s…
Cake International Birmingham 2016
Cake international Birmingham 2016 was amazing! It was a huge show, with over 1300 entries to the competition and a…
Thermomix Chocolate Ganache
For any chocoholic out there, ganache is a heavenly combination of chocolate and cream that can be used to crumb…
Candy Coal Recipe
Are you on Father Christmas’s naughty or nice list? I know which I’m on 😉 This is a quick and…
Cake Tool Box
When I first got into making cakes, it didn’t take me long to gather a whole load of cake paraphernalia.…
Tips to help you bake a flat cake
In my books there really isn’t anything better than a cake off-cut sandwich, so if you don’t get a perfectly…
Burnt salted caramel recipe
If I had to pick a favourite sweet sauce, Salted caramel would be it… this slightly overcooked version is a…
How to use an icing embosser
Like any piece of equipment, if you haven’t used it before it can seem a bit daunting, so I thought…
Which food colour should I use?
In the cake decorating world, there are a HUGE choice of colours out there – but which food colour do…
Figolli Recipe
Traditional Maltese Figolli, a delicious recipe from Antonia at Sprinkle-Tits…
Easy Shortbread
Some of the best things in life are also the simplest; that’s why this week I decided to make these…
Easy White Bread
We’ve been making bread pretty much daily since lock down started. Luckily, we were gifted some yeast by my lovely…
Yum Yums
Why have I never thought of baking Yum Yums before? My daughter loves them and fancied a treat, so we…
Super easy and tasty flapjack recipe
This flapjack recipe is really simple and a perfect quick treat. It takes very little time to prepare and really…
Wafer Paper Orchid Tutorial
First video tutorial Teaching is something I absolutely love and have been lucky enough to do a lot of during…
Best Triple Chocolate Brownies (ever!)
According to my daughter anyway 😉 These chocolate brownies are definitely up there on her list of favourite sweet treats.…
Blueberry Hot Cross Buns, Perfect Easter treat
Easter normally means a lot of family gatherings and catching up with friends. It’s definitely a bit strange this year…
Super easy Banana Loaf Cake Recipe
We joined in with the masses this week and decided to use up our over ripe bananas by baking a…
Easiest Pancake Recipe
It’s pancake day today, and along with many others we have indulged in a treat of pancakes for lunch. I’m…
Metallics
Metallics are a trend that looks to be here to stay, in cakes, wedding décor, dresses and more! Not that…
How to Colour Fondant
Every now and again I have to colour fondant. Sounds a bit odd from a cake maker, surely I do…
Cake International 2017
This time last week it was Cake International 2017… I can’t quite believe it! Such a great show this year…
Modelling Chocolate Candy Melt recipe
Modelling chocolate is so delicious and a dream to work with. It can be used on it’s own to create…
My favourite Cake Airbrush
]Airbrush. Scary word when starting out cake decorating! However, they are by far the best way I’ve found for creating…
Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe
This is my absolute favourite cake filling and cupcake topping. We each have our favourites, and this is mine. Swiss…
Courgette cupcakes, a carrot cake alternative
Carrot cake is a good excuse to eat cake and feel healthy too, so surely courgette cake is even better…
Cake Inspiration
“Where do you get your ideas?!” – One of the most frequently asked questions at class. Sometimes inspiration really does…
Blueberry Muffin Cake recipe with crumble topping
This blueberry muffin cake recipe is one from an original Delia Smith recipe book of my Mums. I’ve found the…
Delicious Plum and Ginger Jam recipe
What could be better than a delicious jar of plum jam… well, a delicious jar of home made, home grown…
Cookie Class as a Student at The Cake College
Normally my days at The Cake College involve me doing the teaching, but Saturday was a bit different! I got…
Favourite Cake Stands
Recently my cake stand collection suffered a loss… one of my favourite stands took a tumble (in terrifying slow motion)…
Cake International Magazine – Nightingale Cakes in Print!
I’m so excited to finally be able to share that I am now a contributor of Cake International Magazine. It’s…
Cake International Birmingham 2016
Cake international Birmingham 2016 was amazing! It was a huge show, with over 1300 entries to the competition and a…
Thermomix Chocolate Ganache
For any chocoholic out there, ganache is a heavenly combination of chocolate and cream that can be used to crumb…
Candy Coal Recipe
Are you on Father Christmas’s naughty or nice list? I know which I’m on 😉 This is a quick and…
Cake Tool Box
When I first got into making cakes, it didn’t take me long to gather a whole load of cake paraphernalia.…
Tips to help you bake a flat cake
In my books there really isn’t anything better than a cake off-cut sandwich, so if you don’t get a perfectly…