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Why sugar flowers are better than real ones (on a wedding cake)
There are so many choices when it comes to wedding cakes, you'd be forgiven for wondering where on earth to start. Thankfully, the more...
Ali
Sep 11, 20182 min read


The electric mixer that can kill!
100 Years Of How Electric Mixers Have Changed Last week I went to the Science Museum in London. There is an absolutely brilliant area...
Ali
Sep 4, 20182 min read


The Day I Got Into The Great British Bake Off
Oh all right. That's a bit click-bait of me. I didn't get onto the GBBO as a baker. Since I'm a professional, that would be against the...
Ali
Aug 28, 20182 min read


A Pleasant Surprise At The Gym Cafe
I don't like buying a banana at a café. I don't go to a café to eat fruit. I go there to enjoy a coffee or a pot of tea and, if I'm...
Ali
Aug 14, 20182 min read


5 Myths About Vegan Wedding Cakes
I recently had a phone call from a frantic customer in Sheffield. He needed a vegan wedding cake but had been told he couldn't have what...
Ali
Jul 31, 20183 min read


7 Things You Should Do When Travelling With a Cake
This is the photo of doom - the scenario you hoped would never happen to you (but did). I've been successfully delivering cakes for...
Ali
Jul 24, 20184 min read


Why coeliacs need 2 loos (look away now!)
Yesterday I attempted to install a new loo seat. The old one had actually started to crumble and the lid kept coming off its hook. So...
Ali
Jul 17, 20182 min read


You won't believe what happened to this cake (but yep, you can blame the heat!)
Just 3 weeks ago I warned about the dangers of this crazy weather turning stunning cakes into, well, puddles. I blamed the fact we're...
Ali
Jul 10, 20182 min read


10 Naturally Gluten-Free Puddings To See You Through Summer
Pudding is the best part of a meal for many of us. But as coeliacs it's remarkable just how many restaurants offer only fruit as a...
Ali
Jul 3, 20183 min read


5 Top Tips To Get You Noticed In Business
Today is going to be different. I usually write about cake or what it's like to be coeliac. But not this time. This time I'm going to...
Ali
Jun 30, 20184 min read


How to make sure your cake doesn't melt in the heat
It's so hot outside I'm surprised my tea hasn't evaporated. Goodness knows what a buttercream cake must be feeling. That said, there are...
Ali
Jun 26, 20182 min read


What it's like eating gluten-free in Madeira
So for all of you who didn't realise, my 'guess the pic' photo last week was of a Madeira guide book (from a very knowledgeable chap at...
Ali
Jun 19, 20183 min read


Guess where I've been?!
You may have wondered where Tuesday's usual blog post went. Why is she posting on Friday? Why the 3 day delay? Well, I was on holiday. I...
Ali
Jun 15, 20181 min read


The 1 thing a coeliac can never do
Last week I felt like I entered some sort of time portal. I think I slipped somewhere and left a portion of my brain behind. I'll...
Ali
Jun 5, 20181 min read


Look how far gluten-free has come!
The other day I was really impressed to see how much gluten-free food was on offer in the frozen section. In fact, I was so pleased I...
Ali
May 30, 20181 min read


Why coeliac awareness week was so great
I don't often like seeing red on things. It reminds me of getting my work marked at school and having to re-do it. But last week it was...
Ali
May 22, 20182 min read


How to transform a wedding cake
I'm a bit of a makeover fan. I love seeing houses transformed, men having their first haircut in ten years, that sort of thing. I'm no...
Ali
May 15, 20182 min read


How to rock(et) an egg-free birthday!
As you know, I'm all about gluten-free. And I often get asked to do vegan cakes, too. Usually, though, it's because the customer's chosen...
Ali
May 8, 20182 min read


Stop the cheating coeliacs!
So this appeared on my Twitter feed and I felt compelled to send out a message to others. I know that being on a gluten-free diet isn't...
Ali
Apr 24, 20182 min read


What Karren Brady didn't tell you about running a small business
Last night was the first episode of Karren Brady's new TV series: Give It A Year. I was so excited! Here was one of my business idols...
Ali
Apr 17, 20182 min read
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