Cakey Perry

(Cakepops and photograph by MollyBakes)

Greetings loved ones!

I am very excited (can't you tell?) to be taking part in Cakey Perry, the next event from the fabulous Miss Cakehead.

This event is a pop-up high tea extravaganza inspired by the video to Katy Perry's 'California Gurls', and the paintings of Will Cotton who was the art director on the video.

I even have an official title!  How cool is that?  I am the Art Director.  

We will be styling the room so it's a candy land adventure. As well as a cake stand full of goodies for each table there will be a dessert table (but would you expect anything less?).

There will be fun and surprises and games to play.  We may keep you waiting at the door until you can throw a six!

If you can catch a flying meringue you can add it to your stash and why not have a go at a cupcake decorating balloon?

The high teas run over three days from 29th - 31st July in London (the destination is secret until you've booked).  They are £20 each at the moment but hurry as they go up to £25 in July.

You can get your tickets here.

xxx

Painted roses

This is a wedding cake I made last week for a lovely bride.

She really wanted something different for her cake so was delighted to be able to have a painted cake.

It is quite a simple design growing smaller at the top so as not to distract from the topper. (The bride had ordered this from elsewhere, it's ceramic so she can keep it as a souvenir of their special day)

Book club cake of the month...June

(Please don't worry about May's book club cake, it's just temporarily lost!)

This month we read Blindness by Jose Saramago.

It is about an unnamed city which has a mass outbreak of blindness. The story centers on a group of people, including, the first man to go blind and his eye doctor.

Initially they are put in quarantine, but, after a fire, they break out to discover everyone is blind.  Fortunately, for the reader, the doctor's wife is never blinded, so we can see the chaos and devastation through her eyes (and most of what she sees is pretty grim).

Jose Saramago was a Noble prize winning author, so obviously it is a fantastically written book, reflected in the score of 8 out of 10 by everybody.

OK, everyone apart from me...I gave it 6.  

I am a big fan of end-of-the-world movies and apocalyptic scenarios. However I like people to be more gun-ho and less...philosophical when facing the end of the world as they have known it.  I want the survivors to commandeer trucks and move to the country, not wander around aimlessly.

Don't take my opinion though, as the other members of my book group are much more literary and intelligent.

(If you're more like me, go and see 2012).

I was pushed for time and inspiration when coming up with a cake, so I made a large biscuit version of the cover of my book.

The people infected with the blindness see only white, hence it is called 'The White Evil'.  So I added some white chocolate.  The front figure is the Doctor's wife, who never experiences the whiteness.

The next book is my choice.  We always give three titles and let the majority choose.  I decided to go for three more uplifting or funny books, than some of our recent choices.  The group choose 'The Finkler Question'

By page thirteen I was crying!

Previous Book club cake of the month

April

March

February

November

October

September

Father's Day Download

This Sunday is Father's Day, a day to celebrate the (other) special man in your life.  He's a real man, he can fix a plug, put up shelves and make a fine chilli (not all at the same time of course!)

So what special treat to bake this man?  

Not a cupcake or a macaroon, not even a whoopie pie. 

No!  

This is a man who needs...flapjack!

Fortunately you can look here at yesterday's post  where you will find a lovely recipe for one.

"Wait!" I hear you cry.  "How can I make this sweet treat even more special?"

"I have just the thing" I reply. "Why not get the kidlets (or yourself) to colour in a lovely flapjack bar label?"

"Brilliant idea! You exclaim. "Why didn't I think of that first?"

So you first need to make the flapjack.

Butter and line your baking tray.

Put your ingredients to melt in the saucepan.

Heat them up until melted.

Add the oats and stir well.

Place the mixture in a tin and pat down with a spoon or your hands.

If the mood takes you why not add smarties?

Clear up by eating anything that has spilled, then get bored and leave it all to your mother.

Colour in the labels, and cut out.  Wrap the flapjack bars in grease proof paper and stick the label on the top.

And easy peasy lemon squeezey, a thoughtful gift for that wonderful Dad.

Right click on the picture above and save for a jpeg version.

Or you can download a pdf version here.

Enjoy your father's day treat with a nice cup of tea!