Must be birthday time again. Since both the boss and IT Guy have a birthday one day after the other I usually make a combined cake for them. Combining themes is reasonably challenging, this year was no different. What theme to go for? Recently Mystery DIY Man and I escaped […]
Sweet Treats
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All families seem to have a chocolate cake recipe, this is mine. Like all good recipes it was pilfered from someone else, in this case given to my mother by one of primary school friend’s mothers. As to where it came from before then, that’s anyone’s guess – it might […]
So, my boss’ boss had a birthday. He’s really into running, so I thought what better way to celebrate a healthy lifestyle than a chocolate cake covered in delicious buttery icing. Not to mention a splash of colour and a sprinkling or two of sugar. I have been trying to […]
Do you need an excuse to make a cake? I don’t think so, but I like to have one nonetheless. So when IT Guy made it known that he was coming up to his 1 year milestone (1 year of successfully working with me) – I figured that was a […]
For once something that isn’t about the house (for those that care the house is still standing). A few weeks ago I saw a photo of a cake with polka dots in it and decided I had to attempt one. Turns out the trickiest part of the whole experiment was […]