Foray into Food

I thought it would be fun to share some photos of the new kitchen I'm renting to make my cakes in.  It was a pleasant surprise that I f...

Finally something healthy!  I had someone ask me if I made any sugar free cakes and I've not tried any recipes so I started with this ap...

I tried my hand at another vegan frosting idea. Having found two beautiful avocados in my CSA from Bewise, I decided to put them to use in a...

I wanted to share this recipe despite my crummy picture on a gloomy day. These muffins were extremely satisfying yet very healthy. The lac...

This weekend I had the enormous pleasure of making a big showy display of cupcakes with a cutting cake for a guy that I've known for a ...

I found these little treats so delicious I just had to share! It really is worth making the effort to make your own graham crackers, they a...

I was so determined to get this recipe in under the wire! Pudding is what we brits are famous for, I just couldnt possibly let this one pas...

So there I was whipping and whipping a meringue topping for my smores cupcakes and nothing was happening. Either my proportions were wrong o...

Oh gosh, its really been a whirlwind few weeks in the jennywenny household! I had a wonderful time in Australia seeing my family, and playi...

I'm so sad, I just didnt have enough time to get the Daring Bakers Challenge done. I guess my full time job, training for a century bik...

My friend at work brought a heaving bag of kumquats in and I quickly had to work out what to do with them all before they started going off....

I recently received some plums in my CSA and they just languished in my fridge and I couldnt think what to do with them. I also had a huge ...

One of the really fun things I got to do while in London was to check out Beas of Bloomsbury I took my dear friend John there for lunch, and...

Thank you sunset magazine, I've been looking for a vanilla cake to add to my repertoire, this worked very well. I made 2 9 inch cakes an...

I've been so busy attending classes, making easter goodies and all sorts that I've not really been trying any new recipes! More gros...

My favourite cake at Grossmont Cake Classes has been the Opera Cake. Layers of delicious almond jaconde moistened with coffee syrup, layered...

Another Grossmont cake! We made a delicious raspberry mousse cake, 2 layers of sponge with layers of raspberry mousse, surrounded by ladies ...

Since Easter is on its way I thought I'd try my hand at some Hot Cross Buns. Especially since they arent very common over here in the US...

These mini pavlovas were inspired by my trip to Australia at the beginning of the year. The pavlovas were the most delicious thing in the ...