As some of you know, I am the creator of the Cambridge version of The Clandestine Cake Club, a free national cake swap group, run by a very talented and enthusiastic cakey friend of mine.  Last weekend I was thrilled to accept an invitation to the Clandestine Cake Club’s First annual organisers gathering (AOG), hosted in Leeds by Lynn Hill, our fabulous creator of this exciting international cake club as well as the Nati

Following the success of my first cake-based workshop earlier this year, I am thrilled to let you know that I am going to be offering 2 new workshops with The Secluded Tea Party and some very lovely local business women to make these even better than before.  Naturally Tea, cake and even cocktails & mocktails are included in these too… even better if you ask me! These 2 events will be ticketed (so book now at just £

This weekend I headed down to the much anticipated Cake & Bake show at Earls Court in London and I was so excited to be rubbing shoulders with Twitter and Blog friends who I haven’t yet met face to face during my last couple of cake-induced years online. I met the team from Great Cake Places, 2 Chicks Egg Whites and the lovely Abigail and her partner from The Cake Nest and I managed to buy myself a gorgeous box of t

Who’d have thought there was a right and wrong way to have Afternoon Tea, that quintessentially English meal? Well, on Saturday 15th September 2012, a sold out table of 20 lovely Secluded Tea Party guests were told what’s what by the UK’s leading etiquette expert, William Hanson. With the third series of period-drama Downton Abbey now back on our screens (and who isn’t engrossed in the wedding plans of Lady Mary & Matthew

If you go down to Ely today… You will be sure of a big surprise… well, I was in shock anyway hehe… If, like me, you like cupcakes and all things good and naughty rolled into one, then you will also be pleased to hear that Ely city centre is finally home to a fabulous new cupcakery to rival the more traditional offerings of Peacocks Tea Room on the riverside : )  Betty Marshmallow opened in February 2012 and i

I am about to say something that I’m very scared of making public, for some unknown reason…. So please be kind to me… I know you will… I have always been a big girl… from school age really to being the chubby Maid of Honour or Bridesmaid (I am ashamed to say I am embarrased when I look back at the last few years especially : (   My weight has always fluctuated, as you can see from the photos IR

After seeing some inspiration for pastels and strawberry desserts online over the weekend, I was craving a little pick me up that was easy to make, yet BEYOND delicious to satisfy my sweet cravings. So this little afternoon tea treat was just the ticket. I had been having a good old poke around through my new baking books, of which I have many that I haven’t yet used, feeling more and more inspired (and hungry for sugar!) the

I have been a huge fan of the Great Shelford Deli from the moment I stepped foot through their tiny cart shed doors to pick up a sandwich order for my colleagues whilst temping in a nearby village late last year. Even in the bitter British winter weather that we suffered (up to a few weeks ago in fact haha!), people were literally queuing outside the doors for homemade hot soups and pasta dishes, as well as their gorgeous sand

…. And hopefully not the fall of them either ; )  I am thrilled to bits to have a mention this week on the Jordan’s Cereals Blog. They have been looking into the rise of the Pop-Up Afternoon Tea Party and I’m a very lucky lady indeed to be listed on their write ups : ) I had a chat with the lovely Cate who wrote this fabulous post and it was so interesting to hear just how many are actually popping up around the country

This week has been one very exciting week indeed for the fabulous and creative women of Cambridge and surrounding areas… A group of lovely ladies, including the likes of local bloggers, Jen from “Jenny And The Magic Feather”  and Claire of “Claireabellemakes” have decided to set up their own branch off the WI (Women’s Institute) in the heart of our very own city. It actually felt quite clandestine