Cook Cakes

28/08/2026

How have I got a teenager 😳!! And one who doesn't really like cake so insisted on a brownie and Millionaire tower instead!

21/08/2026

So excited my goodies have arrived from 🩷☁️ LITTLE BLONDE BAKES ☁️🩷 and they look delicious 😋 😍 unfortunately I have to share them. Have tried the old school sponge so far which was very light and a nice ratio of icing! Now to try and resist eating them all today!

15/07/2026

I've been trying a bit of mindfulness recently to try and calm the nervous system and cope with stress. Have really enjoyed doodling and colouring especially outside. Last one was inspired by my friend Natalie and the lovely fig tree at Patrick's Patch where she works Fairweathersgardencentre in Beaulieu 🥰

04/06/2026

31/05/2026

**Afternoon Tea Review**

Today's visit was to in the New Forest. A gorgeous location with a lovely comfortable restaurant. The staff were attentive and friendly and we were greeted with a wonderful selection of teas.

I really enjoyed today's tea as it was the perfect amount and each element was enjoyable. The sandwiches were soft and fresh with a variety of traditional fillings including egg mayonnaise, ham, cream cheese & cucumber and salmon. My only request would have been slightly more filling but they were delicious non the less.

The scones were generous and served warm with plenty of cream and jam, can't fault those!

We each had three cakes and I feel it was a lovely variety providing different flavours. A mango and raspberry cheesecake, chocolate truffle and a caramel choux bun. The choux bun was my favourite and I could have ate that again!

We spent almost 3 hours there chatting and enjoying the food, and we did not feel rushed. In fact the staff kept the tea flowing!

At £28 per person I think this is a very good value afternoon tea in the forest and I will definitely be back!

28/04/2026

Homemade granola is so easy and so good! Simply mix oats, seeds, nuts, coconut and cinnamon with some melted coconut oil, maple syrup or honey, vanilla and a sprinkle of sea salt then bake at 150 on a tray making sure you mix it every 10 mins. Usually takes about 40 -50 mins to get to the way I like it.

Perfect served with fruit and Greek yoghurt 😋

28/04/2026

Some of this weeks bakes. Flapjacks made with mollasses for extra iron, carrot and ginger muffins with added fibre and some seeded granola 😋👌

12/04/2026

A very delicious roast at for the husbands birthday. Yorkshires and pork were so good! Probably didn't need pudding but it was hard to resist!

03/04/2026

Using the bank holiday to finally start sorting through all the china and cutlery I have! Whilst I will get rid of some I will keep enough so I can still hire it out or use it again if I want to restart.

If youre interested in hiring some china for afternoon tea as the weather gets nicer please let me know 😊

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