February 18th, 2010 · 6 Comments
We had a heap of carrots and no rabbits, but an eager hood #4 ready for a baking event! So carrot cake it had to be. This is what you are aiming for:
Let’s Meet The Players:
For the cake:
1 cup of butter.
2 cups of castor sugar.
2 cups of cake flour.
3 cups [...]
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Tags: Cakes · Monday Munchies
November 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Well I haven’t written A Mother’s Almanac Post for weeks and weeks and since believe it or not yesterday was not only Thanksgiving day it was also National Cake Day in the United States I thought I would give you a quick cake round-up… If you are looking for birthday cakes then head straight for [...]
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I wasn’t planning to write about parties, thinking I had surely written enough – but one of you asked… and I love hearing from readers, so here you are:
You are the party guru – any good ideas for me for a motorbike themed 2-year old birthday party? I’ve forgotten what 2-year olds can handle [...]
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September 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments
This is the Chocolate Cake worth dying for… I know people say this about their recipes but this is the actual factual truth!!! It is the recipe for Bruce Bogtrotter’s Cake from:
It is a family tradition, we have it every year for The Father Person’s Birthday.
Meet the se7en Players:
For the Cake:
225 g good plain chocolate [...]
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September 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
So it is Wednesday and I usually post a party post… and it is the second week in September so I have to, have to, have to mention Roald Dahl’s birthday on the 13th of September. So I thought I would leave you with some ideas the reason I am doing this post a little [...]
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This is a very impressive looking cake, it certainly has the WOW factor!!! Years ago I saw a photo of it in a Value Magazine, before it was Ideas Magazine, and I had to try it because it looked like such a fun cake. I don’t make this cake too often, it requires a bit [...]
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Tags: Cakes · Monday Munchies · chocolate
These are just the cake ideas… If you are looking for more party ideas then have a look here the Se7en Steps to a Good Party… and otherwise if you need to know more about cakes then take a look here: Party Food and Especially Party Cakes…
As you can see by the following [...]
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