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The workshop lasts for an hour, from 10am to 11am and costs just £15 – a fantastic, cost effective way to try your hand at cupcake decorating.

To book your place just click on the ‘Buy Now’ button below. Don’t forget to print your receipt and bring it with you as this will act as your workshop ticket. There will be a maximum of 8 students so don’t delay – book now.

Sorry – SOLD OUT

Date: Sunday 1st April 2012
Time: 10am to 11am
Location: Westlands Leisure Centre, Westbourne Close, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2DD

Please print this receipt and bring it with you as it will act as your entry ticket to the workshop.

We look forward to meeting you.

Julie
Ice Maiden Cakes

100g unsalted butter
250g milk chocolate
4 tbsp golden syrup
4 tbsp granulated sugar
4tbsp cocoa powder
225g Maltesers plus extra for decoration
225g Digestive biscuits

and one cheeky child!

1. Put the butter, 200g of the milk chocolate, golden syrup, granulated sugar and cocoa powder together in a pan and melt together over a low heat.

2. Finely crush the digestives in a large bowl, you don’t want any chunks of biscuit left unlike a normal tiffin recipe as the crunch comes from the Maltesers!

3. Mix the digestives and the melted ingredients together thoroughly then quickly stir in the Maltesers.

4. Press the mixture in to a lined 8″ square cake tin and pop it in the fridge to set (not forgetting to lick the spoon!)

5. Once the tiffin is set firm, lift it out of the tin using the lining paper. Sprinkle the top with crushed maltesers and drizzle with the remaining 50g of melted chocolate.

6. Cut the tiffin into squares - Mr Lanlard suggests you can get 20 squares from this quantity but that gives you rather mean portions. We ended up with 12 squares which disappeared so rapidly I didn’t get chance to photograph a piece!!  Here’s some I made earlier – topped with white and milk chocolate chips this time.

I love this idea so much I am now dreaming up other goodies to add to my tiffin mix – I’m thinking of trying bashed up Crunchies next. What favourites sweeties can you think of that might work with tiffin?

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Sizes

Box of 6 Local Delivery £12.00 GBP Box of 6 by Mail £16.50 GBP Box of 12 Local Delivery £24.00 GBP Box of 12 by Mail £31.50 GBP

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In this second post on west country wedding venues I’m featuring a venue that I have visited and spent time at but not delivered to and one which might not have crossed your mind as a wedding venue at all. It’s the wonderfully rural River Cottage HQ.

The Iconic River Cottage as seen on Channel 4

If top quality food is a big priority for your wedding day then River Cottage has to be very high on your list of venue choices! I have been very lucky to spend a sociable evening at River Cottage which included grazing on a range of the tastiest canapes I’ve ever had, the unusual ingredients and imaginative flavour combinations had the guests practically mugging the staff as they emerged from the kitchen which their platters loaded! I would recommend booking your wedding here based on the quality of those little morsels alone but in truth there is so much more at the venue that delights. From the efficient, friendly and knowledgeable staff to the wonderfully cosy yurt with it’s log burner and the bright and spacious converted barn, the whole venue oozes rustic charm and gives you the feeling that you are being extremely well looked after.

River Cottage is a very informal and flexible venue which is ideally suited to relaxed weddings with a rustic or vintage twist. The in house wedding co-ordinator can ably advise on all aspects of your day and has overseen everything from a typical English country fete feel to a performance by Russian ballerinas! Many couples who choose River Cottage for their wedding live outside of the West Country so the venue have built up a good knowledge of reliable, local suppliers and can always point you in the right direction if you are in need of a local florist, cake maker or entertainer etc.

The one thing that the venue are not flexible on is the food – it’s local and seasonal or it’s not on the table at River Cottage, as you would expect from this iconic brand if you have watched any of their numerous television series. So if you are insisting on Strawberries in February then it may not be the venue for you! If you’re a foodie looking for a venue who’ll just let you do your thing however, then fill your boots

River Cottage are famous for their local, seasonal food.

The Facts:

Capacity: 64 in the barn with another 30 on the adjacent decking in the summer months, larger parties are accomodated in marquees
Bedrooms: No on site accommodation
Ceremonies: Not available on site unfortunately due to the fact it’s not open to the general public
In House Wedding Co-ordinator: Yes
Exclusive Use: Yes
The Look: Rustic charm, think converted barns with high ceilings, cosy yurts and beautiful informal gardens
The Feel: Very relaxed and fun.
What Makes it Different: The food (oh my lord, the food!) and the tractor rides

Read about a real life River Cottage wedding in this blog post on Rock My Wedding, the pictures are lovely and give you a real feel for the place.

Note: The views in this post are my own personal opinions, this is not a sponsored / paid post and we are in no way affiliated to the venue or supplier being reviewed. We just like them and wanted to share the love

We have been looking for an excuse to play with paste patterning, which is a technicque for creating patterned sheets of sugarpaste where the pattern goes all the way through the icing. This was the perfect technique for creating sugar bunting and we were really pleased with the results – as was the customer!

If you have a friend with a birthday coming up and you’d like to put a big smile on their face then do give us a call on 01935 864273 or use the contact form to get in touch.

For a ladies get togheter what else could it be but decandent chocolate fudge cake!

Close up of the sugar bunting showing the polka dot and gingham patterned pastes.

If rustic is not your style we can make buttercream wedding cakes with a smooth finish for a more traditional look or pipe it on in ruffles and roses for a pretty, vintage feel. To talk about your fondant free wedding cake wishes give us a call on 01935 864273 or get in touch using the contact form.

Rustic styled buttercream wedding cake with gingerbread bride and groom – completely fondant free!

We think the cake looked great in the spacious ballroom at Brypmton House with the September sun streaming in through the huge windows. If you would like to chat about your perfect wedding cake for your big day then do give us a call on 01935 864273 or get in touch using the contact form.

A statuesque wedding cake of three double height tiers featuring vanilla madeira cake, sticky lemon cake and rich fruit cake.

We just wanted to say a huge thank you for making our wedding cake! The cake looked beautiful and the cupcakes tasted amazing, lots of our guests said how lovely they tasted, so thank you very much, i would highly recommend you.

Get in touch to discuss your dream wedding cake now by calling us on 01935 864273 or by using the contact form.

Purple and Ivory wedding cupcake tower with butterflies and piped roses.

The freshly baked cupcakes were Vanilla, Raspberry Surprise, Rich Chocolate and Sticky Lemon – accompanied by a rich fruit cake top tier for those with traditional tastes.