Oh my!! Where has the time and the Summer gone?

Yes, I know , I know I can't believe it either the Summer has gone. It's been far too Long since I posted

Well what's been going on with us?  Fairy Dust and fantasy.... Weddings galore, fun and lots of Sweet things... See for yourself below!

Anna and Vincenzo have been up to their old tricks and the results are quite good if I do say so myself...But don't tell them that!

Its also now official we have a new team member. Louise  has joined our fold. For better or worse richer or Poorer she is right here in the flesh I promise you! so far she has be toiling away at some new recipies for us...: Carrot Cake; Chocolate and Yoghurt cake; Apple and Walnut Cake; Banana Cake and a new take on Florentines are all the rage here right now.

What's next Lundi??? oops I think she has fallen asleep must have been all that hard work earlier!

anyhow Till next time folks.. It won't be too long Errrr Promise.....

Oops I am sure I have been here before?

Well after much debate here i am again to report on my mission to save the planet one cake at a time!

Its has been a while but its difficult saving the world don't you know!! Since I was last here I have walked 300 Km for Charity, climbed a mountain and eaten so much cake I don't know where the time has gone!

Back in the kitchen here its been all go, my new favourite dessert right now has to be Vincenzo's Lemon Tart. Tangy whilst creamy and oh so nice with an espresso! Though Anna has been doing a fair trade in Cup Cakes: I must admit I wasn't to sure which pikkie to use but the cup cake won out, well basically because i ate the lemon Tart before I could take its picture:)

So here's to one and all dont forget we are here all Summer if you need some cake advice or maybe even something to sweet to munch on!

Baking tips from someone who can’t bake

How to make how make hot cross buns like me.

Assemble not quite all of your ingredients. 

First off, never measure. I never do.  It’s boring and takes mere seconds, which is simply way too long.  Instead I prefer the method of guestimating, much more exciting.

Don’t bother reading through the recipe before you start. Just dive right in.  And if your missing ingredients or tools, be creative and find a substitute.  For example, if saran wrap called for and none is available a plastic bag and rubber band will work just fine.

In order to get that golden brown colors take your recipes baking temperature as only a nice suggestion.  In general, pay no mind to doing any necessary conversions.  If using an American recipe no need to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius.

Take out any fruit in the recipe and substitute in chocolate, chooocolate is my godd.  So add lots of it, and as many types as possible.

And ta-da! Now you know how to make hot cross buns like these! 

Or, if you really wanted to, you could follow the recipe and make some that look like this…