Throwing Parties To Eat Cake
When one of my favourite people asked me to help with her daughters birthday party i jumped at the chance. Having my children's parties squashed in the first half of the year was not well thought out for a kids party addict, but i didn't know back then that I would take up baking as…
Halloween is a great excuse to throw a little party, my kids can dress up and party with their friends after school and I can chat to mine. This year i decided to go with a decrepit tomb theme based around skeletons, crows and snakes ( yes I did love Indiana Jones). For the decoration…
My friend bought me a cute skeleton cake pan from Williams Sonoma and as I have made the cute skeleton cakes a few times I thought i would use it for cookies. This is such an easy way to make cookies that the kids help me. The skeleton cakes are great but you can't use…
My kids have been asking me for a long time to make caramel apples but I had been putting it off as I thought it would be time consuming. I always like things to be quick and easy and when I found pre made Salted Caramel Sauce I had to give it a go with…
I like to have a theme sometimes for an afternoon tea, the kids can eat a delicious treat and draw or make something from that theme while i prepare dinner. One of our favourites is Paddington Bear and these Paddington inspired chocolate covered oreos are so easy the kids like to make them. Ingredients Milk…
When i'm throwing a party I like to have as much prepared beforehand as possible, just getting the kids ready takes enough time. When I saw that my local supermarket now stocked these little plastic dessert cups, I knew i could add a tiny cute delicious dessert to the party menu. They are a great…
When i saw MACStencils tiny little tools i had to have some. They can be iced in bright yellow or orange but when I think of my Dad's tools i think of old school wooden handles which can easily be achieved with a little melted dark chocolate. If my husband pulls off the DIY he…
