Cupcake's for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
This year marks Queen Elizabeth II 70th year on throne. Up and down the country communities are celebrating with street parties and...
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Kristy Praties
- Jan 27
- 2 min
How to make a Chocolate Overload Cake
My downfall (second to marzipan) is chocolate. I love chocolate and am especially partial to a Terry's chocolate orange at Christmas. Oh...
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Kristy Praties
- Jan 13
- 3 min
How to place a cake order
I want to make the process of you ordering a cake as simple as possible so that you can concentrate on preparing the rest of your...
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Kristy Praties
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Using Colour of the Year 2022 - Very Peri in cake design
The Pantone Colour Institute announced that its colour of the 2022 is Very Peri 17-3938 and for the first time they have created a new...
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Kristy Praties
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Sugar Free Flapjacks
Flapjacks are a firm favourite in my household. I love them because they are so easy to make and a great recipe to make with the kids....
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Kristy Praties
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
Children's Character Birthday Cake Inspiration
As we are starting to ease out of lockdown and are allowed to mix in bigger groups, birthday parties are also on the rise. I know that my...
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Kristy Praties
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Caramel Apple Pie Recipe
This is one of my favourite pudding recipes. No matter how stuffed I am after a Sunday roast, I can always find time for pudding. I kind...
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Kristy Praties
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
10 Cakes that have a beverage as an ingredient!
Today is National Beverage Day which got me thinking about all of the cakes which contain one or more beverages. One of my all time...
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Kristy Praties
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
20 things to make with your Easter Chocolate
Have you got cupboards overflowing with Easter eggs and Chocolate? The Easter Bunny went wild this year I think we may have enough to...
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Kristy Praties
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Pancake Recipe and Topping Ideas
This year, 2021, Pancake day falls on Tuesday 16th February. Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday precedes Ash Wednesday, the first...
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Kristy Praties
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
Roasted Pumpkins Seed Recipe
Well here is the very simple recipe on how to make very tasty and healthy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.
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Kristy Praties
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Cake Serving Guide
One of the first questions I ask when speaking to someone wanting me to make their cake is how big do you want it? Or, how many servings...
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Kristy Praties
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Coffee and Walnut Cake
So today is International Coffee Day. I was most pleased to learn this as my most favourite cake, second to anything with Marzipan in it,...
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Kristy Praties
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
Cake coverings and Fillings
Today's post comes in the hope that I can help some of you when it comes to ordering your cakes. There are so many options and I know...
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Kristy Praties
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Vanilla Sponge Traybake!
So today like me many of you have waved your little ones goodbye as they've gone back to school after 6 long months. I tried to home...
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Kristy Praties
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
Why do we have Birthday candles?
So, today is my birthday! Happy Birthday to me! I know my family and friends are so thankful for having me around for the past 38 years!...
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Kristy Praties
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
Hot weather 1 - Cake decorator 0
Who else is meting like Olaf when Elsa's power is gone? I am not a summer person. I love to complain about the weather and this is ideal...
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Kristy Praties
- Aug 6, 2020
- 3 min
How to line a cake tin
I am regularly asked for advice about baking and cake decorating. I can offer lots of tips but preparation is one of the most important....
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Kristy Praties
- Jul 30, 2020
- 4 min
A good workman never blames his tools.
I had todays post all sorted and ready to go then I changed course as I had to write about my experience today making my daughter’s...
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Kristy Praties
- Jul 23, 2020
- 6 min
What goes into making a cake?
I decided to create today’s blog after a conversation yesterday with a close friend about my pricing structure and why I charge what I do...
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