christmas tree cake pops

Christmas Tree Cake Pops

The third item in my 2014 goodie box is some Christmas Tree Cake Pops. Cake pops have become increasingly popular in recent years. I first came across them on a site by Bakerella, and she really was to go-to place for information and inspiration when I first started making cake pops. There are two main…

Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake

Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake

Another year, and another birthday. I had adamantly said that I would not make my own cake like last year, but that went out the window when I spotted Tescos were selling Libby’s Pumpkin Purée. Previously, I have had to order this online and pay extortionately, but now it is much easier to explore my…

Dairy-free Chocolate Layer Cake

It was my mum’s birthday recently and she has a lactose intolerance. She loves her cake, and prior to her allergies, a lover of chocolate. I wanted to make her a cake, and it had to be chocolate. An American friend of mine passed me a recipe that used oil as the fat, and had…

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Layer Cake

As I have done in previous years, I went to visit family and of course took dessert. As it was Easter, a chocolate themed cake seemed appropriate, but I wanted to add peanut butter into the mix. One, because I love peanut butter, but also because I think of the many various flavour combinations out…

The Riddler's Hat birthday cake

Riddler Cake featured on The Riddler Factory

Last year I made a Riddler Hat cake for a friend who is a fan of The Riddler. It seems this has caught the attention of The Riddler Factory, a brilliant site for all things Riddler/Edward Nigma related. If you want to check out the site and the post, you can do so HERE. Thanks…

Black and White Layer Cake

I seem to have made a lot of cookies lately, which is great, I love doing them, but now and then you want something a little softer. This cake was inspired by the book I reviewed this week. I realised it had been far too long since I had made a chocolate cake. The sponge…