Ace of Cakes at Macmillian Coffee





Macmillian Coffee Morning

 

 

The last week has been a haze of cakes! My Mum arranged a coffee morning for Macmillian Cancer Nurses, so I baked a range of cakes for the occassion. As the coffee morning was open to the general public, and lots of family, friends and neighbours had been invited, I thought it would be really nice to provide them with as much choice as possible. So I got my thinking cap on and thought about all the cake possibilities...

After much testing and tasting, I decided to challenge myself to make 8 different sweet treats for the event, they were:
 

- Brownies

- Malteaser Cake

- Bakewell Cake

- Banana Up-side Cake

- Carrot Cake 

- Blueberry Muffins

- Shortbread

- Jam Tarts



This meant my house became a constant bakery in the lead-up to the coffee morning, but it was sooo worth it as the cakes were temptingly yummy, and people donated generously for them! As a bonus I now have some new receipes to add to my collection. :-) Despite all the hard work and baking, the morning was only successful because everyone came along and supported us, so thanks a million!


Malteaser Cake

 

Welcome to my Cake World

So I have finally taken the plunge and decided to share my love of cake. I have always had a soft spot for sweet things, but in the last few years my appreciation for sweet indulgence has far surpassed anyone I have ever met. So I'm officially admitting it, I'm a cake addict, and proud of it!!!! I love to admire cake, eat cake, bake cake and generally conversate about cake if the opportunity arises. You may ask why, and the honest answer is I don't know. But I have realised that rather than fighting my love and appreciation for the decadence that is cake (or any dessert!) I have chosen to embrace it, and where possible enjoy it. So this blog will be my journey of cake, what things I learn along the way no one knows, and with my new-found love for baking, cakes are never short in supply!! :-)