As the holidays draw to a close, these sweet treats will bring some cheer to your friends and family. As I write it’s pouring down and the air is laden with all things autumnal. We have had a roast chicken for dinner, synonymous with chillier times, I am sipping red wine instead of the more…
Back from my travels, it’s time for a quick and easy sweet treat to keep hungry mouths happy during the summer break. I have never been a huge fan of a hot milky drink. I drink black coffee or strong tea so the thought of a sweet, malty milky mug of something has never been…
Use any glut of summer fruits you may have to fashion these tasty baked treats. At this time of the year, as a child, we would always be dragged off to some rogue field for a Pick Your Own Strawberries day out. I never particularly looked forward to it, but looking back, it was great…
If you would like to bake this coming Father’s Day, then this weeks recipe for you. This year, I am giving you plenty of warning to be ready for Father’s Day on Sunday. I am not going to go to the shop to buy your card for you, but I am going to share a…
The Royal Wedding is nearly here, thanks to Lucy Loves and East Sheen Village you too can enjoy the happy couples wedding cakes in your own home. I completely love a royal wedding. I shouldn’t be such an old romantic, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle do seem to be genuinely in love and on a…
It’s St George’s Day, so let’s at least mark it in some small cake based way. St George’s Day is a day which goes unmarked in most of our calendars. It’s a shame, but it seems to have pro Brexit connotations these days. Whatever your persuasion I feel we should mark our heritage in some…
This week, Lucy is helping us to get ready for Mother’s Day with a huge tray of fudgy chocolate cake. Ever since I started baking, I have been slightly obsessed by cakes made using vinegar. My obsession came with this particular Chocolate Cake recipe and has gone on ever since. I am always slightly puzzled…
As Walt Disney said, “If you can dream it, you can do it,” and local resident Elizabeth Ott is certainly not just dreaming, she’s doing. The result? A new business that’s already bringing pleasure to many, Dream Cakes & Heavenly Bakes “Since I can remember I have thoroughly enjoyed baking sweet treats and have always…
This week, Lucy is celebrating all things sugar free and embracing a greener, less throwaway life style. Have I mentioned I haven given up refined added sugar for Lent? I am sure I have, it’s only been 11 days but it does seem much longer. I am missing large slabs of Galaxy chocolate in particular…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this week Lucy is making a romantic baked treat to woo the one, or ones, you love. When I was growing up, oh so long ago, my parents friends owned a patisserie. They sold a huge selection of 70’s style cakes and buns and I loved it. Whenever…
