Afternoon Tea Saturday 17 August 2013

Never one to turn down the opportunity to have more happy guests around my afternoon tea table, I could hardly say no to a private booking request that came in with somewhat short notice.  As a consequence this menu was rustled together with a greater sense of urgency...

Ay to Zed – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club

Who would have thought health and cake could go together?  That we could actually have our cake and eat it too?  Well, we proved it just so at our Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event on Tuesday 16 July as our venue was Nuffield Health Club in Shipley!  For those that...

Classic Victoria Sponge Cake – all in one method

This is a classic and if anyone is new to baking and wants to start at ‘the beginning’, then I would say this is it. The ’all-in-one’ method I’ve demonstrated here is very straight forward and you are sure of success if you follow the hints and tips that I’ve...

Fire & Ice – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club

This month’s event was celebrating the club’s first anniversary.  It’s hard to believe we’ve been through a year of cake already!  Such happy memories and fun along the way. When I set the theme for this I hoped there might not too a literal take on the ‘fire’ and...

Afternoon Tea Sunday 9 June 2013

What could be better than kicking off the long awaited summer with a seriously delectable afternoon tea?  I am honoured to have some returning guests for this event as well as some that have been on my waiting list for some time and have struck lucky at last, beating...