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The cakes everyone's ordering (& can't get enough of!)
Things have changed slightly in the last 2 months. (You may have noticed.) And that doesn't stop at social distancing. People have...
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Ali
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Are all articles on coeliac disease helpful?
Fellow coeliac? Sit down! It's a rarity in day-to-day life to meet one (that is, if you don't run a gluten-free cake business). I find...
Ali
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
It's the FreeFrom Food Awards TONIGHT!
Every year there's one day in the freefrom industry where everyone gets super excited. That is, if they're looking to get a shiny gold...
Ali
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Cake orders that will melt your heart during lockdown
This week I've already had two incredibly moving cake orders, neither of which would have been made had it not been for the very sad...
Ali
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
The best wedding cake designs to cater for allergens
If you're getting married (congrats!) and you have multiple allergens to cater for, choosing a wedding cake needn't be the headache you...
Ali
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
How to use up broken gluten-free bread
Many a coeliac has rued the day they've opened up a sliced loaf to find this: If there's anything worse than being charged three quid for...
Ali
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
You know things have changed when...
This afternoon, I would normally have been planning wedding cakes for the weekend ahead. What ingredients to buy, what times things had...
Ali
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Welcome to my new look blog!
Since Spring is finally here and blooming, I decided it was time the blog did, too. There's a new layout, new features and even a handy...
Ali
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Why we all need a little (cake) humour
For the last 3 weeks, things have been so topsy-turvy that making jokes didn't really seem appropriate. Even posting pictures of gorgeous...
Ali
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Why you need Gluten-Free Heaven magazine (more than ever)
My usual excitement at the new issue of Gluten-Free Heaven magazine coming out has been slightly dampened. Actually, that's a heck of an...
Ali
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
3 types of flowers to choose for a wedding cake
If you're choosing a wedding cake and you're not quite sure how you'd like it decorated, try looking at these different floral...
Ali
- Mar 10, 2020
- 3 min
Can you eat gluten-free in South Africa?
Since I mentioned going to South Africa recently, I've had a fair amount of interest from people asking if it's actually possible for...
Ali
- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min
A coeliac in South Africa!
If you've wondered why my social media went a little quiet last week, it's because I was on holiday in South Africa (feeling v lucky...
Ali
- Feb 25, 2020
- 4 min
How to make a 2 tier unicorn cake
There are many cakes that'll make a child's birthday even more special. When I was little, it was often a hedgehog made with chocolate...
Ali
- Feb 18, 2020
- 1 min
How to start a baking business from home
Are you reading this while sighing on your way to work, wishing you could actually avoid a 90 minute commute and instead work from the...
Ali
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
Is gluten-free being pushed out in favour of vegan?
Today I got a Google review of my website's performance over the last month. In the 'top growing queries' section appeared 'vegan cakes...
Ali
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
How to make a vegan badger cake
One of the best parts of my job is being asked to make cakes that are a little unusual. So when I got a request for a vegan badger cake,...
Ali
- Jan 29, 2020
- 1 min
The real reason this post is a day late
For those of you who are good enough to read my blog posts every Tuesday, I do apologise. You'll have noticed something was rather amiss...
Ali
- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
Where to get the best gluten-free fish & chips
If you watched me peg it out of the sea last week then you'll know I was in Ilfracombe. So it won't take you long to realise my fish &...
Ali
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
A festive charity dip in Ilfracombe (brrr!)
My main concern around holidays often revolves around what I'll be fed (and I know I'm not the only coeliac doing this). But not this...
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