A pink ombre layer cake for a friends mums 60th birthday party
Between the cake and the 25 cupcakes I made, I applied FOUR batches of cream cheese frosting. That’s 1kg of cream cheese, 400g of butter, and 2.4kg of icing sugar!
The finished cake! I even piped a little border. The sprinkles are Dr Oetker lustre pearls – very cute.
A spot of shopping at the local greengrocers
New Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss bar – Lee bought it for me because ‘he thought i could review it on my blog’ – aww! It was very nice and intensely chocolatey, less sweet than normal Dairy Milk
A trip to Patisserie Valerie, newly opened in the centre of Nottingham. I had a couple of mini macaroons, which were very tasty indeed, and shared half of a chocolatey layered cake with my friend – the layered cake was less flavoursome, confirming my belief that things that look really good generally don’t taste really good.
We cycled all the way into Nottingham from Beeston [Not pictured] to test out my new commute – I have a new job! I’m moving to work at Nottingham Trent University so I’m getting a bike so I can cycle in – its 4 miles each way! Hopefully I’ll get used to it soon!
Then we visited Nottingham Castle and hung out in the sunshine!
and met a lion made of grass…
Phew! That was a busy week! What did you get up to?
x Kerry
Beautiful cake and wonderful display at patisserie Valerie! This is a very nice post.
Aw thank you Alida! and thanks for reading
Congratulations otn he new job! Are you doing something similar, or a step towards a dream job?! x
Thanks Jen! It’s similar but in a different sector at the university 🙂 hopefully it’ll be nearer a dream job! x
YOur cake is lovely. Bet the birthday girl was very impressed.
I hear she was… I got a thank you note!
Thank you so much, that’s very nice of you to say 🙂 I hear she was… I got a thank you note!
“confirming my belief that things that look really good generally don’t taste really good.”
This is so true, I am continually disappointed by extraordinary cakes, gateau etc at fancy bakeries and patisseries which look incredible but taste often of nothing, or are dry. What have I learnt? Always go for the custard slice or bake it yourself!
Wow you have been busy!
Congratulations on the new job!!! Good luck with the cycling too. Weeks before I started my London commute my bike tires decided to give up the ghost for good, so now I’m trying to get lifts to the train station where possible 😦 I even bought a new bike padlock and everything!!!
Also, how unlucky am I! Within months of leaving Nottingham they open a Patisserie Valerie and Cath Kidston…not…fair!
Ah well, more cake and handbags for you hahaha!
Hope you’re well x
Ah booo!!! You’re right thats totally not fair! Are you planning on coming back to Notts or have we lost you for good? x