Cake, kids & exercise
Oreo Truffles? Oreo Cookie Balls? These bad boys have so many different names but they are so easy. My 6 year old daughter wanted to do some baking today (Valentine's Day) and I remembered how easy these are to make. I made these years ago and went to look for the recipe that I used,… Continue reading Oreo Cake Balls
Stick a butterfly or a heart on a home-made Vanilla cupcake and you have your Valentine's gift sorted. I have got brave and made a few video tutorials. This is only my second one but hopefully it's clear that these decorations are easy. I'll invest in a better tripod eventually but in the meantime, side… Continue reading Valentine’s Cupcake Decorations
I'll hand over to Jamie Oliver and his kids for this one! This recipe was in a weekend supplement years ago, and it's my go to pancake recipe. It's super easy. My kids love making and eating them. In the video, he adds grated pear, I haven't actually done that, but now want to try… Continue reading One Cup Pancakes
I never thought that I would run. When our kids were very small, we used to go to the park early on a Saturday morning and I cursed the park run under my breath - the runners took up all the parking spaces and the coffee stand was crazy busy after the run. If you… Continue reading My Running Journey
While I made a lot of cakes during my time as a cake decorator, I also made a whole lot of cupcakes. If I'm honest, I enjoyed doing the cupcakes more than the cakes, especially the custom design ones. Here's a snapshot of some of the creations, which I was particulary proud of. Doing fiddly… Continue reading My Cupcakes
So, I had a small cake business for a few years. I specialised in Custom Cakes, predominately for kids - mainly Christenings, Birthdays & Communions. It might be interesting for you guys to see some of my work. So here's a peak at some of the Birthday Cakes. These are cakes that I made for… Continue reading My Cakes
I am proud to support Bake-a-Wish Ireland, a heart warming charity which aims to help children with life threatening and life shortening conditions, and their siblings, to celebrate a birthday or special day in style, with a stunning cake! This small gesture, often decorated with a favourite character, always brings a welcome smile to children's… Continue reading Bake A Wish
Looking at the times I do for 5k and the only 10k run that I ever did, I got the notion that I'd like to do my first 5 mile, in a time of 45-something. Nothing scientific about the number - but it had a nice ring to it. The run was busy, for the… Continue reading My first 5 mile
This really is a very easy cake to make and gives a lovely lemon hit. The icing is delicious and works so well with the sponge. Recipe by Mary Berry, my baking hero! I love the book that this recipe was in, 'Baking Bible'. Ingredients: 225 g softened butter 225 g castor sugar 275… Continue reading Lemon Traybake
Run 5 miles, on a cold day in January? You must be mad. That's what I said last year. I remember, watching people do the 'Raheny 5 Mile' and wondering what the appeal was. This year, I signed up. Voluntarily. Sometimes, I surprise myself.
The Cake Mum 