This month part 1 - Baking

As I have been so lax in doing my blog for the last month I need to catch up!


So what have we been doing.


Well plenty of baking.

Yummy scrummy cupcakes.

Banana Loaf.

Eccles cakes.

And messy gooey chocolate fudge muffins.


Oh we had fun making and eating all of these.


~x~

My Little Sis

The same day a Little Miss birthday party was my Little Sis birthday.

Little cupcake made and mini cupcakes made and all decorated especially for my Little Sis.

'Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.'  ~Margaret Mead~

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The Birthday Cake 2011

I love baking and also decorating cakes. So its no surprise that when it comes to Little Miss and her birthday cake a lot of thought and time goes into it.

Start of the chocolate madeira cake recipe. This was cooked on the weekend before the birthday party.

Cooked in two loaf tins and some extra in another tin. Any idea as to what it will be?

Butter-cream filing being done by Little Sis, and the cake is starting to take shape. Do you know what it is yet (in her best Rolf Harris voice)?

Blue icing being added (and yes we had to wear gloves as it turned our fingers blue!).


I hope you have guessed what it is.

Doors and panelling being added.

The final additions and the Tardis is ready.

And a blue light added to the top. Yes the light flashed, but no matter how many photos I took I could not get a good one with the light on!


We took our time doing this over the week. But it was so worth it when Little Miss saw it at her party.


What wonderful cake creations have you done for your little ones?


~x~

May Roundup

I have found a few photos from May that I have not included in my blog. But I have decided I do want to include them. 

I spotted this post Happy little hooker & other new skills! by Vintage Vicki.

She was saying about mosaic photo programmes which are great, but that Picnik is limiting unless you pay. I have loved playing around with Picnik but I have now been converted to this company. Thank you Vicki.

Here is what I have created from my little play on their site. 

Breakfast using leftovers from dinner and a couple of eggs. Little Miss came back for thirds of this.

Banana Loaf, new recipe was very yummy.

Coronation beaker from Ebay. I wish people would wrap things up properly then they wouldn't end up damaged when they arrive!

Pretty cupcakes.

Charity find set of lovely tea plates.

Another batch of cupcakes before decorating.

Cup cake decorated by Littke Miss.

I picked this picture frame up a couple of months ago at a local jumble sale. Then just painted it up and put in a piece of lovely wallpaper.

Little shelves to be painted up and decorated one for me and one for Little Miss. These are to keep odd trinkets in.

Another little shelf to be decorated.

New special cup and spoon, perfect for hot chocolate.

Plate of delicious strawberries.

Flowers sitting on my desk at work, picked by Little Miss to make my desk pretty.

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Baking Day

Oh last Sunday was definitely a baking day.

First up fruit cake, as a requested birthday cake for a friend.

Then it was bread pudding.

And finally when Little Miss got back from her Dad's it was biscuit time (oh and I forgot to take a picture).

I was so good and I did not have any. But enjoyed watching everyone else enjoy them.

~x~

Catch up time

So loving this gorgeous weather we are having at the moment.


Catch up from the last week.


Last Sunday, early start and visit to a local car boot sale. Now it is very hard to resist getting bookcases and tables when they are so cheap at car boot sales. I have the perfect solution...go by bus.


These are the bargains I found. 

Little Miss got these items and as soon as she got home out came the dolls to play on the new horse.

This was my absolute bargain of the day, so happy with this.

Back home and was time for baking.

Bargain flowers at the end of the day from the super market.

A quick make for one of Little Miss's teaching assistants.

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Easter Weekend Catch up

Well a bit behind with this one, just a quick catch up on Easter weekend.

For a start what glorious weather we had, who would of thought that it was April. 


Hot cross buns made for Good Friday, what fun we had baking.

Pretty things around the house, not sure what happened to the bunny's eye!

Easter egg hunt around the house, loads of eggs found with goodies inside.

Out on the patio in the sunshine two girls having a afternoon drink (of pink lemonade).

Then more baking of Easter chocolate brownies, yummy.

Hope everyone had a great Easter.


~c~