Having fun baking and decorating cakes- come along for the ride.
Look what just arrived for my Christmas tree shoot for tomorrow! Two bags of Peggy Porschen goodies. To say I was excited was an understatement. Amongst all the boxes of Christmas trees, fairy lights and mountains of baubles sit these two pretty bags. I couldn’t resist having a quick peek at what was inside. They truly …
Last week I had a reader asking if I had ever made a dinosaur cake and if I had any advice on how to approach one. It took me back to one of the very first large cakes I ever made. Now I know that I keep saying that “this was one of the first …
Have you ever tried to measure really small amounts of liquid, sugar, almond essence or alcohol before? It can be tricky can’t it? Measuring jugs nearly always start at 50ml or 100ml. What if you need 30ml of brandy? Or you have tripled a recipe and need 6 teaspoons of vanilla essence? I know you can just …
Last week was my birthday and in true Emma tradition I got so crazy busy with work and kids and other stuff that I was running out of time to make the ‘Dr Pepper drink can’ shaped cake that I’d dream of making for my party? (I’m addicted to the stuff – but that cake will …
Did you catch the Great British bake Off Masterclass program? It was on the week after The Great British Bake Off final. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood showed us how the technical challenges from the show should have been made. They made it look so easy! I picked up a ton of tips in that …
After reviewing the book ‘ Jerusalem‘ by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi yesterday, I have very kindly been given permission by the publishers Ebury Press to run this delicious extract. I hope you enjoy it! EmmaMT Spice cookies MA K E S 1 6 COOK I E S During the late 19th century, as part …
