National Dessert Day So many desserts to choose from? Are you a chocoholic? what is your favourite dessert? Here is a good one below https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/self-saucing-sticky-toffee-chocolate-pudding Self-saucing sticky toffee pudding recipe Ingredients 200g pitted medjool dates 100g unsalted butter, softened plus extra for the dish 75g demerara sugar 75g dark brown soft sugar 2 large eggs […]
national handbag and cake decorating day
So we have 2 national days together wow, this was yesterday I love handbags, don’t you?? Different colours and styles for each outfit are great. Some bags are tiny and some large, whatever the occasion. Some can be expensive and some are cheaper. The brand depends on how much money you have. Some cheaper brands […]
Flavours and types of celebration cakes
Flavours and types of cakes Over the last 30 years, celebration cakes have changed a lot. First wedding cakes which were royal iced fruit cakes were popular and were separated by pillars. I remember making royal iced wedding cakes, they took a long time as you had to leave the royal icing dry in between […]
Allergies and Baking
Allergies and baking A new law was brought in last week called Natasha’s law. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse sadly died in 2016 of anaphylaxis after eating a baguette containing sesame. Her parents campaigned for this law. All businesses in the UK that make food items are affected by the changes. More details are on the link below. […]
Tips on collecting and delivering cakes
Collecting and delivering cakes? How many times have I heard from people and seen on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ConfectioneryandTraining cakes that have collapsed or fallen over? When this happens you have to think about what has happened. I remember years ago It was my daughter’s party and a friend of hers had the cake in the back […]
Adult Learners Week
ADULT LEARNERS WEEK It is adult learners week, a bit later than last year, some venues this year are showing online video’s and others have face to face demonstrations going on I have been delivering sugarcraft classes for over 20 years and how it has changed. When I first started teaching in 1996 the learners […]
Cupcake making, recipe and cake toppers
Cupcakes can be fun to make and decorate. You can have all different flavours including chocolate, plain vanilla, rainbow, etc. They can also be decorated in different ways for instance buttercream swirls, rosettes, shells, etc, and in different colours which is the in thing to do now with a small number of sprinkles on. You […]
Food Safety in Catering
Hello, I want to take some time and talk about FOOD SAFETY, which is very important in the preparing and serving of food. What is FOOD SAFETY?? It means keeping food safe and clean when preparing, handling, cooking, and serving food. Food Safety is important as you don’t want to be the cause of food […]
Easy Chicken Chasseur Recipe for Beginners
I love cooking and making chicken chasseur and find it really easy to make. Some people detest cooking and think that is is a chore and maybe would buy chicken chasseur and other meals from a shop, that is not a problem as everybody is different. Some people look at a recipe in a cookery […]
What you need to know before pricing cakes
How many times have you heard how much or that is expensive?? A lot of people have problems pricing cakes as they are in direct competition with others. Your time and bakes is really important. A lot of people don’t know how much a cake can cost, some compare it to supermarket prices. You […]
