Friday, 2 November 2012

Simple Sunshine Victoria Sponge

This cake was such a nice change after all the Halloween Hecticness. It was a request for a very simple sponge cake full of sunshine and  happiness for a Birthday girl



                                           The sun is always shining in The Little Wood Oven!



Happy Birthday Ashley, wishing you a day full of sunshine (and cake,presents and wine!)
  


 You are my Sunshine, My every sunshine, Cake makes me happy, when skies are grey ........................


 Peace out/ Cake out!
xx

Saturday, 27 October 2012

Jack Skellington

                    For these Halloween pops I stole inspiration from a certain Tim Burton movie


                            Jack the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, the immortal Halloween Hero............


He doesn't look quite so sinister as a double chocolate cake pop.........





Peace out/Cake out/ Happy halloween
xx

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Stop giving me the Spooks!

             So this spooky Halloween assortment of cupcakes was for a kids Halloween fundriaser, lets hope they aren't too scary for all the little witches, bats and cats!



It all started with a piped web of chocolate trickery...........



oi! stop 'eye balling' the cupcakes, i've got my (chocolate jammy) 'eye' on you!


The ultimate cupcake protection with these big fellas





Happy Trick or Treating.....................................

Peace out/Cake out!

wa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha (scary spooky voice!!!!)

Friday, 12 October 2012

Every Cloud .........................



The above saying was completely true in this case, on a very wet and miserable autumnal day the rain clouds brought ......................

             
                                                           .....a walnut and coffee cake!
                                      


     The cake didnt last long, more than can be said for the rain!

Peace out / Cake out!
x

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Bubblegum Pink 18th Birthday

This little bake-off was for an 18th birthday bash for a young lady with a bubblegum pink passion!



                                                      



Chocolate Heart Cupcakes and Pretty Bow Cakepops all for the Birthday Girl!

Happy 18th Birthday Chloe!

Peace out/ Cake out- Oh to be 18 again!
x

A big Thank You and gold star goes to Mr.W for helping to tie (lifeboat Qualified) pretty bows on the cake pops sticks
Shhhhhhh don't tell anyone, he's my secret weapon when when the clock starts ticking and i'm under pressure! xx

Saturday, 6 October 2012

An Eggsploration into an egg free world!


A batch of cupcakes destined for a very worthy recipitent with an egg allergy, not something I've really attempted before, but this 'Little Wood' is always up for any eggsperience!



The receipe didn't really veer off the traditional cupcaking path, just a few extra raising agents and some sticky golden syrup to replace the egg and before I knew it, something smelt eggsellant coming out of the oven !

  

     Chocolate rose cupcakes





Peace out/cake out
x

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Addiction overload!

Every so often, someone completely bowls you over with their overwhelming kindness, this was one of those moments! But before i tell you about it all, I think I had better admit to my little secret, to show how much it meant to me.

'Hello my name is Mrs Wood and I'm completely addicted to buying pretty china cups,saucers and cake plates and stands'





Ok! there you go its out in the open, I did it! I admit to tirelessly trawling ebay, 2nd hand shops, and auctions for vintage china,So when a friend out of the blue gave me an  enormous box of perfectly wrapped and packed delicate cups,saucers, teapots,cake stands and even a beautiful cake knife, that her lovely mum had collected over the years and generations of her family,  I was completely floored with how thoughtful and kind people really can be, it litterally felt like Christmas and all my Birthdays had come at once.










I promise to look after and cherish all this gorgeous china, its definately gone to a good home!


Now all i need to do is think of the perfect cake to say Thank you, quite a challenge when the recipitent is an 'egg-free' candidate, so watch this space!

Huge Thank you, you know who you are..........
Sorry Mr Woods, my china collection has just got a whole lot bigger!

Peace out/ Cake out!
x