Pumpkin Spice Mini Fudgers

Autumn and Halloween arrive in the Store

As soon as the first of September arrives, my thoughts turn to autumn, and my favourite holiday, Halloween. In the store today, we say goodbye to the Summer and BBQ themed Baker’s Dozens, and say hello to Autumn and Halloween themed sets.  We also have a new limited edition flavour – Pumpkin Spice! All cookies…

Pumpkin Jar

In a previous post, I turned an old jar into a fairy house tea light holder. This time, I turned a very small jar (100ml) into a witchy pumpkin jar. You can fill the jar with sweets and it would make an excellent gift for Halloween, or anytime of year… if you know someone who…

Halloween Pumpkin Cushion Cover

My sister, like me, believes that Halloween is not a holiday, it’s a lifestyle. Her birthday is in early May, so along with the birthday cake I made her, I decided to make her a Halloween Pumpkin Cushion Cover in a homemade folk art style. As unseasonal as you may think it is, I knew…

pumpkin pie fudge

Pumpkin Pie Fudge

October is one of my favourite months. Not only does it signal the return of The Walking Dead, but also Halloween. It is also the time when the recipes I work on invariably have one thing in common – pumpkin. I am a big fan of pumpkin and have several recipes on here involving this…

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…

Tutorial: Spider Cake

I was asked by a good friend to make a birthday cake for her cool kid. The birthday girl in question is not a typical girly girl. No, this kid likes dinosaurs, snakes, spiders and all things awesome. To start off, I baked one half of a sphere cake pan. This was placed flat side…