Woohoo, it is Friday and I have finally made it to day 15 of the blog challenge. It has taken me *cough* slightly longer than anticipated, ok, so it has taken me 3 months longer than anticipated!  But I have made it! I have now got into the habit of writing blogs and you know what I really...

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When you think of Cheltenham and hen parties, what do you think? Sophisticated bars and restaurants? Gold cup horse racing?  Jazz, Food and Literature Festivals? Well, now we are going to add one more thing to that list - CUPCAKE WARS!   Yes that is right in the gorgeous regency spa town of Cheltenham we host the best...

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11th May - 17th May I am not sure if you know but for the past week is National ME/CFS Awareness week, a week focusing on pushing this hidden illness into the spotlight. So what is ME/CFS and why all the fuss. ME/CFS is a long-term, often debilitating, illness that can affect every type of person, no matter their...

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After writing a post about the Las Vegas cake, I thought I would share the toffee sauce recipe I used to help make the yummy Sticky Toffee cake.  This toffee sauce is seriously yum and goes with just about anything!  Whip it up with ice-cream and dash of milk in a blender to make delicious thick milkshake, pour...

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I think this has to be one of my all time favourite Vanilla Pod Bakery birthday cakes that I have had the pleasure of making. I thoroughly enjoyed the creative process from start to finish.  The cake was make for a joint 30th birthday party for one my lovely clients, the brief was Las Vegas, Casinos and tiered....

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Two weeks ago I took a rare week off and went on holiday! That may seem very normal for most folks, but as I was sitting on the plan jetting off to Portugal with my boyfriend, I realised I hadn't taken a whole week off to go abroad for at least 3 years! Was this the right thing...

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