I love London Marathon day – massive congratulations to all my mates who ran today. It’s 12 years since I ran the London Marathon myself so today it’s time to put my money where my mouth is. Thankfully there’s a good few bakers up for it next year too.
The last thing you need on Easter Sunday when you’re surrounded by empty Easter egg packaging is a recipe for chocolate cake, but bookmark this for future reference or if you’ve got any leftover dark chocolate from today, this is a great use for it. So make yourself a cuppa and read on…
Nursing a bit of a hangover after a fantastic city wedding last night. The hottest day of the year today has made it that bit more bearable though. I’ve always got more energy when the sun is shining, which is handy as this week’s been non-stop. Continue reading
It’s Mother’s Day next Sunday so this weekend I invented a cake based on my Mum, Mother-in-Law and Wife’s favourite dessert: tiramisu. Follow the recipe below to make the mum in your life know how appreciated she is.
Death by chocolate, dancing dogs and chainsaw fun on tonight’s blog. It was my birthday this week so I was on the receiving end of a cake for a change. I’ve been really spoilt by my family and also had a fab weekend lumberjacking thanks to the team at STIHL.
It’s no exaggeration to say that I had one of the best days of my life this week. Still pinching myself just thinking about it. And of course there was also cake this week (there’s always cake).
One of my favourite things about Valentine’s Day is after the purgatory of January, it gives you a bit of an excuse to indulge your sweet tooth. This week I’m sharing lots of Valentine’s bakes to make for someone special or even better, to treat yourself!
This week’s cake took a few hours and a steady hand but hopefully some of the tips I’ll share on today’s blog will help you try piping like this yourselves.
Nursing an almighty hangover today after a fantastic wedding yesterday. It’s all the effort I can muster to blog tonight but I’ve been baking up a few winter wonderland bakes this week so a quick post about them.
Richard Burr 