Cutting + sticking + sewing + baking. My creative life.

Hummingbird Cake

Wow, look at this big boy!I made my parents a traditional hummingbird cake for their Cake of the Month Club. I'm still a little behind as it is cake #11. For those of you who have never had the pleasure of a slice of hummingbird cake it is a little…

Dorset Apple Cake

I forgot to take a photo of the Dorset Apple Cake I made my parents for the belated September issue of their Cake of the Month Club. Fortunately my Dad took this picture though. Yay!Now, what shall I bake for October?Love Melanie x

Spiced Pound Cake

I am working my way through the recipes in the delectable Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. I made the spiced pound cake for my parents for the August edition of the Cake of the Month Club. I felt like baking something simple and flavoursome and this cake smelled gorgeous when it came…