I have come across the best domed vanilla cupcake recipe. Refer to cake journal .com and follow the cupcake link for Domed Vanilla cupcakes.

It is in the method, that you create the best domed cupcakes. I have even substituted the flour for gluten free flour and rice milk for milk and margarine for butter, Now even I can enjoy a cupcake, every now and then.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY LIAM

I feel so blessed to be included in a family’s growth, from their wedding cake, to christening cakes and birthday cakes of their children.

Sometimes a cake is not always necessary, especially when budget is a factor, or Mom wants the cake to be gifts for the guests to take home. Here is a simple idea. It has been done many a time, but I think we forget how effective it can be.

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Last week I visited my home town, Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape. The last time I visited there was 22 years ago. So much has changed, yet so much has remained the same.

I went on a memory trip around Central and here are a few of the special places of my youth.

Edward Street. We lived on the right side, before I started primary school.It  is now  a company that sells cleaning liquids. It is Continue reading →

It looks like the 10th  April is a popular weekend for a function.
After 4 wedding cakes. 1 wedding box wedding, 4 celebration cakes and two functions,  I feel bushed.

What I love about my work is that I do not always know what’s next on the agenda.

To all my brides and families we serviced this weekend, thank you and I trust that your special occasions were a blessing to all.

Kirsty and Warren’s Tumbles Cake

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My husband, Peter has just been notified that he has been elected to the IGS (International Geo-synthetics Society) Council to represent Africa. Well done Pete, we are so proud of you. You are the ideal person to represent Africa on such a prestigious council.

Pete, my best person in the whole world.

THE RED HATS
What a delightfully energetic and jolly group of ladies we had attending a tea at the shop. Fun, fellowship and food was top of their Continue reading →

I have so much to catch up on. I am a bit behind with my blogging.  Thanks to all the folk who are posting encouraging comments on my blog. To answer some of the questions- I try to blog once a week. I am going to try and blog twice a week as of now. I am a bit technologically challenged, so  I am not as fast on the computer as most folk are. To those  Continue reading →

Peter and Matthew, as well as Eddie, Murray, Kirstin, Dave and Alistair all completed Argus. Pete did his 10th  ride. Well done to all.

After our Argus weekend we headed up to Stanford with Lindy and Denis. Lavenders Blue is where we rested. What an exquisitely put together, 4 star rated cottage. Well done Patti, it really is a place of peace and rest. Try it out. Contact Stanford Cottages or look at the webite of Lavenders Blue.

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 Found in the carrot patch. NO, she is not for sale. Here is Baby Teagan, dressed for a day’s shopping with Mom and Gran, on her first visit to Easter Berrylicious. One of our youngest, awake shoppers. You are never too small to try and catch the Easter Bunny at Miz Gooz.

 

Marion, one of our part time hard working ladies, set up the display on our long table.

 

Bunny Meringues, Cotton Tail Bunnies and Continue reading →

A GARDEN OF “ORGANICALLY GROWN ” VEGETABLES AND ALL THE CREATURES THAT RESIDE IN IT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR YOU THIS EASTER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As fast as we create the boxes, they dissappear. Unlike the cottontail bunnies that seem to be multiplying, daily.

Caught red handed – Carrot in the mouth –  The Cottontail bunnies are at it again.

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Michelle and Neil’s Cake

I think that I should finish my book. Sometimes we think that all is in order. We have all our ducks in a row and then the unexpected happens. One of my brides had ordered Black Bacarra roses, to be specially grown for their wedding and unfortunately the farmer grew Grand Gala.

The family then sprayed the tips of the roses for the whole wedding. What stars. Michelle and Neil may you have a blessed life Continue reading →