What started it all...

I have always had a passion for baking which my mother can attest to - nearly every weekend as a child I would pester her to let me bake.  I would spend hours upon hours searching through her cook books thinking hard about what delectable treats I would make, however my love of chocolate would normally mean I'd make a chocolate cake.


Fast forward a couple of decades and it was a friends birthday and I decided to make her a cake.  Once again my love of chocolate won out and I made a white chocolate mud cake.  Unsure whether it was even worth giving it to her I packaged it up in a little white box and a bright pink bow and delivered it to her work.

Her reaction was completely unexpected - she actually thought I had purchased it and when I told her I had made it she was really excited and blown away.  This is when I started to think...hmmm maybe I am good at this.  What really convinced me was that it took her several days before she ate it as she didn't want to ruin it by cutting in to it.


This is the cake that started it all, that planted the seed of an idea, that maybe, just maybe I should pursue my passion for baking. 

Down on the Farm

Hello everyone! Today I thought I would share with you some fun behind the scenes pictures of a photo shoot I recently did with my amazingly talented friend Nicole who is a fabulous photographer!
I'm currently in the process of launching my website, and I wanted to capture some photos of a few of the treats that I make - so after a few brainstorming sessions and searches for suitable locations this is what we came up with...

Now you're probably wondering about the cows right...like shouldn't people be eating cake?  Well you see, that's me making lemonade.  Life threw me a couple of lemons that day, and nothing was working out.  I managed to bundle all my things in to my car, drive to the location, and whatdayaknow one of my cakes didn't survive the ride out.  

So as the saying goes "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade," well these photos are my lemonade.  There were actually two tiers to this cake, and this is the bottom tier, I was quite pleased with how it turned out - and I think the cows enjoyed it too!  

I just love cupcakes, especially when you add cute details like flowers, I think it just lifts them from just being a great afternoon snack to a gorgeous little dessert.
This is just a sneak peak, you'll have to wait until my website is up and running to see more gorgeous treats.


Until next time...