Category: Bespoke Cakes

Back to Baking

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Like most other small businesses, we find ourselves living in a very strange world right now, baking for me is like therapy and not baking as much due to lockdown has sadden me, but keeping both myself, my family as well as the safety of my customer is the most important thing. With stock supplies improving and shops starting to reopen the outlook is more positive.

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Lockdown Cake Celebration – Syttende Mai

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The 17 May (syttende mai) is The National Day of Norway theres usual parades held across Norway to celebrate with traditional national costumes (bunads) worn, flags waving and hurra shouting, alot of hot dogs, ice cream eaten and games with family and friends. But this year on lockdown this was to look very different across Norway but also for those (including us) who would be celebrating from afar this year. But just because the celebrations would be much smaller this year didn’t mean I wouldn’t still celebrate through some cake creations sharing the traditions and love for my heritage.

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Baking SOS

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With lock down remaining in place it seems we’ve got a little more time to try out things we wouldn’t normally do and baking seems to be a popular one especially if you have children (read my baking with children blog post). Ive been baking since I was little, i have no formal baking experience, I learnt the basics from my mum and dad and by trying things out. I believe anyone can bake, you just need a bit of confidence to get started.

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Trending Summer Bakes

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The drip cake and naked cake Phenomenon hit the scene in a big way in 2015 and has continued to grow with popularity ever since and is right on trend this summer with the decoration possibilities being endless.

I love making colourful ombre buttercream cakes with chocolate drippings, there so versatile, fun and no two are ever identical, it’s easy to see why everyone loves them. Drip Cakes work for almost any event so if your looking for an elegant wedding cake, fabulous baby shower cake, or crazy showstopper party cake drip cakes could be the way forward!

This summer has been hot with record temperatures being hit, i have been flooded with orders for these tending bakes so I thought I would share some of my designs as well as some key tips ive picked up along the way especially in these testing conditions!

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