A little box of loveliness....

Cupcake glamour....

Go on, join the cupcake revolution and add a touch of cupcake glamour to your weekend....

Cupcake anyone?

What better way to start the weekend, than with a fun and frivolous cupcake (or two!) Shown here - chocolate mocca, zesty lemon, almond, double chocolate and coffee lover's dream made from real espresso - just the caffeine fix you've been looking for!

A lucky find....

I'd been looking for an enamel bread bin for some time and then a chance visit to the local swimming pool of all places, turned into a lucky find! Unwittingly, I stumbled across an arts, crafts and antique fair, and more importantly, the lovely Julie, owner of The Cloth Shed - home of decorative accessories and vintage finds. I don't know what you think? But I think the vintage green enamel bread bin looks rather at home in my kitchen!

Could there be a scent so sweet....

as that of the wonderful aroma of a Caramelised Apple Cake in the baking? The warm sweetness of the light brown sugar, combined with the freshness of the apples - a real scent of home! The finished result, a moist creation, that's not quite a sponge and not quite an apple pie, but delectably delicious, especially served warm with a generous dollop of the finest vanilla ice-cream.

Not so much Blueberry Hill, but Blueberry cake....

I found my thrill.... With Blueberry cake,
Oh, Blueberry cake, When I found you.

In all it's glory....

There aren't too many people who fail to succumb to the morish moistness of a Carrot cake. This one vanished in no time at all! Containing juicy organic carrots, raisins and chopped walnuts, then finished off with a light and fluffy cream cheese frosting, a very light dusting of cinammon and a generous sprinkling of more chopped walnuts. Whole walnuts were then added all around the outside for that final  'wow' factor.

Spot the little bird....

I came across this display in Acanthus in Corbridge. I love the wonderfully decorated watering can which takes centre stage, the little wooden boxes featuring old postage stamps containing pictures of birds on them, oh and the white ornamental bird. Have you spotted it yet?

Hummingbird cake...

If you like the taste of bananas, you'll love this Hummingbird cake. Similar to Carrot cake, but made with bananas, pineapple and pecans. Moist and delicious.

Our signature cupcakes.....

Sticky toffee pudding cupcakes. My all time favourite! Absoutely delicious and can double as a pud as well as a teatime treat. Perfect with a cup of coffee....

Saying farewell to summer....

....and hello to autumn. So, whilst we have to say a sad farewell to our Summer Treats range of cupcakes, long, sunny days, and fresh summer fruits, Autumn brings it's own treats in the form of Blackberry & Apple cupcakes and Pumpkin cupcakes all in time for Halloween. So cosy up, light the candles, throw a log onto the fire and look forward to a warming cuppa, accompanied by one of these new cupcake flavours.  More on these, including pics, will follow in the coming days and weeks.