tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319850479445042082024-03-08T03:33:43.834-08:00eat pray bakeOne woman's attempt to bake lots of tasty things...Bailey Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13806628309945219921noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331985047944504208.post-66721981667945733542017-05-09T11:07:00.000-07:002017-05-09T11:07:17.875-07:00Recipe Book: Baking with Bailey Ana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So whilst I've been quiet on the old blog front, I have been a very busy bee indeed. At the beginning of this month, I finished the manuscript for my first recipe book, Baking with Bailey Ana.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you might imagine, it has been a massive undertaking and like most things that are hard work, it's been very rewarding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The book is a collection of simple tasty recipes for cakes and other sweet treats that the budding baker can master. There are some appearances from recipes that I've blogged about as well as a ton of new ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The book will be released later on this year so please head over to my new website: www.baileyana.co.uk, to sign up on the pre-order list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can also see some of my more recent cakes, hear about upcoming classes and generally see what I'm up to these days. Also check me out on Instagram to see my videos where I talk about the process of writing the book and document my journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have been following my work, you will know that I love art and that my baking is more than just about making sweet things. It is an expression of creativity and a chance to spread love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I decided to start a project to bake cakes that have been inspired by creative people, people whose work or essence I respect and admire. I asked each of the artists a series of questions about their tastes and inspirations and designed and created something especially for them. This is the first of the series and I hope that you enjoy it as much I have.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Introducing Lakwena;</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few years ago I was introduced to the work of the London based artist <a href="http://www.lakwena.com/">Lakwena</a> Maciver by my sister and I instantly fell in love with the boldness, colour and simplicity of her style.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you pursue your creative passion full time?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That everything beautiful and electric is a reflection of God - blossom, glitter, sunsets, stars, pink, gold etc. That black is beautiful and strong. Yes I hope it's expressed in my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Best - business potential. Worst - looking at an edited version of other people's lives and feeling jealous</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My husband Slidercuts. He's a business, man (in the words of Jay Z). He's got so much capacity and he's so positive and generous and he's really taught me a lot about community. My mum. She is an incredibly bold woman. Unafraid of just being herself, even though she is unconventional. She's got guts. And she embraces confrontation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes I think I am a role model to some people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It depends on what jobs I've got on, but I do always make a priority of sleeping! I couldn't live on 4hours a night. If I'm near a crazy deadline it might be 6. If I'm on a rest time I might have even 9! I have never had a problem sleeping and I'm very grateful for that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lots of things. That God is holding everything together and I am hidden in him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Music. My family, my friends. Falling asleep lol!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is strange and I've heard other people say the same thing about themselves, that creatively I'm sometimes at my best when I'm a bit depressed. I think my art becomes an outlet for me. A voice. And I am more hungry to make my voice heard when I'm feeling low.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was really excited to be able to meet and bake for Lakwena as I am a big fan of her work. I was struck by how humble and peaceful her energy is and yet how big her heart is. This is reflected in her work - the scale and size of many of her pieces is in my opinion, a testament to her drive and passion and energy. Sometimes we mistake noise for impact but this woman is making a big impact without all of the noise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The cake was 6 layers of vanilla and red velvet cake covered in vanilla buttercream and coloured fondant shapes. I experimented with covering the top with Persian Fairy Floss, but like all candy floss it ended up absorbing the moisture from the air! I have also been working with <a href="http://www.misscake.co.uk/">Miss Cake</a> who designs and makes cool cake toppers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The design is based on my favourite piece of her work, the installation in East London called the Power of Girl (perhaps by me, I'm not sure what it's actually called as pictured above!)</span></div>
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A couple of weeks ago I visited Morocco for the second time. The first time I went was in 2001, in the aftermath of car accident that took the life of my sister and my mum's best friend. As you can imagine it was a traumatic experience and I never expected to ever go there again.</div>
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Some months ago, I felt ready. Ready to face my demons and ready to heal. 2014 was a year that my stress levels were at their maximum. I've had more heart wrenching years, but this was one where I knew that I had to make some serious changes in order to truly move forward. Going around the same mountain for years and years is not my portion in life. I want to live life and live it to the fullest.</div>
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It's so easy to fill your life with distractions and things that keep you from going to the places that you need to go. Taking that long hard look in the mirror and addressing what you see. It's not just about me. When you go through life refusing to face up to the truth, you don't just hurt yourself, you hurt the people around you, the people you love and care for.</div>
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So as part of this journey, I decided to go back to Morocco. It was a powerful and emotional time. I cried and remembered her and I said goodbye.</div>
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It wasn't a heavy trip though. I had a lot of fun travelling with my friend who is studying in Morocco for a while. We laughed, drank mint tea, ate bread and haggled! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday was the official start of Spring, there was a New Moon and there was also a a solar eclipse; unfortunately the clouds came out just in time to obscure everything so I didn't see it! I hear it was pretty cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday was also the day that I did something that I've been talking about doing for the last 5-7 years. I couldn't sleep the night before and when I finally did it I had a sense of relief, happiness, and a sadness for how long it had taken me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(makes 6 large lollipops in a mould)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 edible flowers (I got mine from <a href="http://www.eatmyflowers.co.uk/">eat my flowers</a> this time but you can use violas, pansies or roses. They can be found at a garden centre or B&Q)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 lollipop sticks (you may have to cut them in half to fit the moulds)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; text-align: left;">Remove from heat immediately and swirl in strawberry flavouring. It is best to add the glitter to the warm mixture so that it spreads evenly, rather than once it is in the mould.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week I had an enlightening conversation with a university friend. We were catching up on life, self-discovery and</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> "curating your space". I thought it was a brilliant concept. Each of us, taking the time to select, organise & look after the items in our space. And by space I don't just mean our physical space. We also need to select what we let into our minds and who we let into our hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As for me, I am working to surround myself with books, beautiful energies & art. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the artists that I'm currently in love with is <a href="http://www.create-ture.com/the-artist/">Michelle Robinson</a> from <a href="http://create.ture/">CREATE.TURE</a>. I'm not sure how I stumbled across her on Instagram, but I now have a wall covered with her prints and am hoping one day to have an original piece of her work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was inspired to make a cake, using the two images above. The cake itself has two layers of white chocolate sponge (click <a href="http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/17706/white-chocolate-layer-cake.aspx">here</a> for the recipe) and one red velvet layer (click <a href="http://baileyanacakes.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/how-to-red-velvet-cupcakes.html">here</a> for a recipe), with caramel buttercream icing (click <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/925637/caramel-buttercream-frosting">here</a> for a recipe).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I recreated the painting using fondant shapes, cut individually. To say it took a while would be an understatement, but it was worth it to have the woman herself show her appreciation on Instagram. Maybe one day I'll get to bake for her in person!</span></div>
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This weekend I had the luxury of staying at home, baking and generally pottering around enjoying my new surroundings. </div>
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I promised that I would fill you in on my new adventures for 2015 & decorating my home is one of them. I got a pet cat last year & after realising that I am not a danger to living things, I decided to try my hands at plants. Now I'm not one to do anything by half so I probably have about 14 & I intend to get many more.</div>
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I'm going for a bohemian meets eclectic meets Scandinavia type look. Basically I'm making it up as I go along, taking everything that I like along with me!</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That being said, along the way, I have picked up a few nuggets of wisdom that I will graciously share with you. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Peanut butter cake & forgiveness</span></b></div>
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<b>"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness." Marianne Williamson.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learning how to forgive has to be my number one step for contentment. From the day you are born till the day you leave this earth, you will have cause to forgive someone. But even more than that, forgiving yourself is crucial. A wise friend once encouraged me to be kind to myself and to treat myself the way I treat others. That was a life changing moment for me and something I could go on about forever. Say nice things to, & about yourself, no matter what you've said or done or what anyone thinks of you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forgiving yourself may be a new concept for you, as making peanut butter cake was for me. Providing you don't have a nut allergy, this cake is delicious and moist and a new favourite. Click <a href="http://stephiecooks.com/2012/03/25/a-very-joy-the-baker-post-peanut-butter-cake-and-a-book-signing/">here</a> for the recipe link. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's almost a cliche to speak about gratitude so I'll share 3 (of the many) things I'm grateful for;</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Life. In January I lost my nephew (aged 12 months) & my great grandmother (aged 93 years). I am grateful for my life and my health. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. My children. I'm blessed to have two healthy beautiful boys that fill my heart. I am also an Aunty to many more beautiful souls that I get to see and love on regularly.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. My access to knowledge. I love to learn and I'm so fortunate to be able to feed my insatiable appetite with the many types of learning that are within my grasp. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With that in mind, I'm always on the look out for new chocolate recipes & I found another Joy the Baker special with her chocolate buttercream recipe (<a href="http://joythebaker.com/2008/06/the-best-chocolate-buttercream-frosting/">link here</a>). It's literally everything. </span></div>
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1. To kill someone</div>
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1. A mix of feelings including a combination of at least two of the following emotions; embarrassment, frustration, annoyance, confusion, irritation and powerlessness. Examples include; being lost and having no reception on your phone to check google maps, locking yourself out of your house and having to pay a locksmith over a £100 to get your locks changed, or transporting a wedding cake to a venue only to find that it collapsed in the box along the way & you only have 30 minutes before the guests arrive to fix it!</div>
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So now that I've clarified (to an extent) what I'm talking about, let me tell you about the last time that I was merked. I am having some work done to my garden and have been inviting gardeners to give quotes. One lady arrived on Saturday morning, moments after the window cleaner had finished their work. The front of my house was very wet even though it wasn't raining outside. Anyways, I opened the door and the lady walked into the house barely drying her feet on the two mats outside my front door. Her first step left a massive muddy shoe print on my wooden floor and she proceeded to take two more steps leaving two more muddy wet footprints. </div>
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I was merked, fully & completely, and did what all conscious human beings do; I stopped time - well dramatically slowed it down anyway. As she turned in super slow motion to face me for further instruction as to the way to the garden, I pondered on my options. </div>
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It was a victory for me and the shape of things to come. As I alluded to in my last post, 2014 could have been called "The Year of Merkage". I didn't say no enough and instead allowed people to rob me of my energy, time, love, happiness, creativity and money. By not saying no, go and wipe your feet before you come in my house, I let people trample all over me with their muddy shoes! No more I say!</div>
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Excited by my new found strength, I decided to celebrate by making one of my favourite cakes - the naked vanilla cake. I am a big fan of "less icing is more" when it comes to cakes. I also love berries, meringues & edible flowers so threw everything together in one cake because that's how I'm rolling these days!</div>
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"<i>I think, for me, I've always struggled with my moods and my emotional well being. Even as a child I was very melancholy and used to try and run away from home and commit suicide when I was really young. As an adult, I was really surprised at how going through a serious life-changing event [can] bring you back to that place, when you think you've got over it. I realise that the more you're open about those things, the more you give other people the permission to talk about it. To not be ashamed. So yeah, I think it's important that people share their stories." Excerpt from the <a href="http://www.mindshackles.co.uk/2014/05/dewbien-add-a-kilo-of-love/">interview</a></i><br />
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A good friend of mine, Iesha Small, recently embarked on a multi-media project looking at depression and the ways that people deal with it and asked me to take part. Last week she posted my interview and after spending a week being scared to death of what people would think, I took the plunge and shared it on my Facebook page. I have been moved with the response. So many people could relate and now more than ever, I realise how important it is to keep things out in the open.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.mindshackles.co.uk/2014/05/dewbien-add-a-kilo-of-love/">here</a> for the <a href="http://www.mindshackles.co.uk/2014/05/dewbien-add-a-kilo-of-love/">link</a> to the full <a href="http://www.mindshackles.co.uk/2014/05/dewbien-add-a-kilo-of-love/">interview</a>.<br />
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Sometimes it feels like life keeps throwing obstacles your way. Work is stressful, relationships are tense and the bills keep on piling up! </div>
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It has been one of those times for me, but I am determined to keep my spirits up. I realise that circumstances and situations in life are just temporary. The current ones will go & new ones will step in to take their place.</div>
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With the above quote firmly etched in my mind, I am choosing to focus on the little things that bring me happiness, like balloons and baking. </div>
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The other day I saw some cute cake toppers on Pintrest and was able to recreate them using mini balloons & bamboo skewers. I think they make this Neapolitan cake look really cute!</div>
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<i>After women, flowers are the most divine creatures ~ Christian Dior</i></div>
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Every now and then I become a little obsessed with something and can think of nothing else. My current obsessions are gold painted anything (especially if it's edible), and spring flowers - although to be fair, I'm always obsessed with flowers.<br />
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I just LOVE beautiful flowers and spring time is like the gift that keeps on giving. Even in the city of London where grey is the colour of everything; the concrete gives rise to a burst of pinks and greens and yellows, daring you not to notice: Who can help but be moved?<br />
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Here are a selection of some flower combinations I've been trying out on a "just-for-the-sake-of-it" 2-tier vanilla cake that I made this week.<br />
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I hope they bring you as much joy to look at as they did for me to make (& eat).<br />
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I was at work the other day when I got an email from <a href="http://www.emeraldstreet.com/">Emerald Street</a> casually mentioning a competition to win an icing class at the <a href="https://www.biscuiteers.com/school">Biscuiteers School of Icing</a> in Notting Hill London.<br />
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I nearly fell off of my chair.<br />
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How did the existence of a such a magical place escape my attention?<br />
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I entered the competition twice and then remembered that I can't leave key life events like this in the hands of <a href="http://baileyanacakes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/stylist-magazine.html">competitions associated with the Stylist Magazine</a>, so I booked a space on the first available class.<br />
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Arguably, that level of urgency wasn't entirely necessary. Arguably, I could have put the money towards fixing my car or paying a bill. You could even argue that I should have waited on the outcome of the competition in case I won.</div>
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Plus I've been under a lot of stress lately and my heart skipped a happy beat when I thought about doing the course. It appears iced biscuits are my new vice.</div>
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Sometimes I wish I was slightly less impulsive & more sensible with my decisions. I wish I knew how to have balance and spend a little time in my comfort zone rather than on a constant knife's edge. And other times I love my life and the fact that I never know what the next day or hour might bring. I love seizing opportunities and being a pioneer in my own destiny.<br />
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Mostly though, I like icing biscuits and Notting Hill.<br />
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Peace & Love<br />
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I've always been an introvert, just a confident outgoing one. I need solitude & thinking time & space, but I really love people. In the midst of my solitude my mind races & my heart longs for the people that I love. But my spirit demands me-time.<br>
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So to those that I haven't seen in a while or spoken to, please forgive me & know that I am thinking of you. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I'm good, we're good & we will reconnect soon.<br>
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Many people say to me "Your children must love that you bake all the time!" That is only a half truth because my oldest son just isn't into cakes. It stems from his aversion to anything with egg in it which I partially blame myself for, because egg (& only egg), was all I ate for most of my pregnancy. He's not actually allergic to them, he just isn't interested at all.<br />
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He does love doughnuts though and I've been looking around for a suitable recipe to make my own. I didn't really fancy fried ones and luckily there are many baked varieties out there.<br />
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Enter stage left one of my favourite bloggers, <a href="http://joythebaker.com/">Joy The Baker</a>.<br />
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I've been following her amazing blog for years & I'm finally getting my hands on a copy of her first book this week. She posted a really lovely recipe for baked doughnuts that I tried out at the weekend (click <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2013/10/apple-cinnamon-baked-doughnuts-with-brown-butter-glaze/"><span style="color: orange;">here</span></a> for the recipe link).<br />
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Well, the doughnuts are delicious, and after a little persuasion that they weren't in fact cakes <i>disguised </i>as doughnuts, I managed to squeeze out a reluctant thumbs up! I realise the trick is to hide the whole cooking process so that there are no psychological barriers!<br />
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Before I go, can I take a quick minute to celebrate the glorious weekend that we have just had?! The weather has been fantastic and for the first time in ages, I spent almost two full days outside soaking up the London sun (and taking copious amounts of selfies!)<br />
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<b>Ital or I-tal </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">(</span><span class="nowrap" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English">/</a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows">ˈ</span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/aɪ/ long 'i' in 'bide'">aɪ</span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ɑː/ 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span></a></span><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English">/</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><span class="Unicode" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" title="English pronunciation respelling"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Wikipedia:Pronunciation respelling key"><i><b><span class="smallcaps"><span class="SMALLCAPS" style="font-variant: small-caps;"><span class="NOCAPS" style="text-transform: lowercase;">eye</span></span></span></b>-tahl</i></a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">) </span> a diet designed to increase Livity (life energy).</div>
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Growing up in a Rastafarian household, there was a time that we ate only Ital food. In it's most purest form, Ital food is akin to a vegan diet minus the salt. In truth though, there are variations on the theme, and it is open to some level of interpretation. For me, when I think of Ital baking, I want to make something that anyone can eat, whether they are vegan, have nut allergies, a gluten intolerance or whatever else can steal the joy of someone wanting to eat a tasty cake.</div>
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It's been a while since I did any, but last weekend, I tried my hand at a bit of Ital (in this case vegan and gluten-free) baking with a simple cupcake recipe adapted from <a href="http://baileyanacakes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/tea-and-cakes-of-london-ms-cupcake.html">Ms Cupcakes</a> new cookery book - "<a href="http://www.mscupcake.co.uk/books/">The Naughtiest Vegan Cupcakes in Town</a>"</div>
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In my little bit of experience in making <a href="http://baileyanacakes.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/congratulations-jaime-und-anna-xx.html">vegan cupcakes</a>, I've discovered that there are a million ways to make them. Also once you get the right ingredients it's actually quite straightforward (my kinda cooking!)<br />
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Whilst I perfect my own recipe to share with you guys, check out PETA's website for a cool, step-by-step guide on how to make vanilla vegan cupcakes (Click <a href="http://www.peta.org/living/food/easiest-vegan-cupcake-recipe/">here</a>).<br />
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<li>Vegetable shortening use Trex (for the British readers)</li>
<li>Vinegar means Apple Cider Vinegar or White Wine Vinegar</li>
<li>Oil means flavourless i.e. groundnut, grapeseed or sunflower oil</li>
<li>I used gluten-free flour mix instead of the usual self-raising flour</li>
<li>Work quickly once the liquid has been added to the dry-mix & don't overmix</li>
<li>Vegan cakes don't last as long as normal ones so they are best eaten straightaway (which is really no problem at all!)</li>
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Before I forget, the book is an essential item in a baker's kitchen - it's beautifully put together and the recipes are easy to follow. Get yourself a copy! :)</div>
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It's February, it's dark & cold & wet. For some of us in England, it's been really really wet. Flooding has been a major issue for many people, bringing with it power shortages, destroyed train lines & all sorts of disruption. At times like this, I long for summer and reminisce over the happier times.</div>
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Last summer was epic for me & whilst seeking inspiration for my latest nail art designs, I remembered this birthday cake that I made for a friend's landmark birthday & just had to go with it!<br />
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The cake was designed to encompass the things that make us happy; London, love, art & music with cherries on top. </div>
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So fast forward to 2014 and I'm in the middle of a love affair with nail art. What better way to bring on the summer than combining my two favourite things, nails and cakes!</div>
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Special thanks to <a href="http://www.ldoesnails.com/">L Does Nails</a> for the nail art and <a href="http://www.alexialenoir.com/">Alexia Lenoir</a> for help with the cake design.</div>
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This weekend we celebrated the birthday of my son and my nephew, with a Mexican Themed party and lots of cake!</div>
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The table was put together with the help of my gorgeous niece and Alexia Lenoir, who had the unenviable task of trying to stop her from eating all of the sweets before the guests arrived!</div>
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On the menu were vanilla cakepops, chocolate & ginger cupcakes and birthday cake.</div>
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The cupcakes are a new recipe I'm working on which were inspired by the Primrose Bakery. All will be revealed soon but for now, check this <a href="http://darlingcupcake.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chocolate-and-marshmallow-cupcake-recipe.html">link</a> for the original chocolate and marshmallow version.</div>
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For my first 'Things I Love Thursdays' of the year, I am going back to basics and the wonderful art of scrapbooking. </div>
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Now I love the internet as much as the next addict blogger and I spend an inordinate time surfing the web, creating boards on Pinterest and generally clogging up my phone with 'inspirational' images. </div>
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But there is something wonderful about cutting out magazines and getting photos together to create a vision board book. I have big plans for this year (starting with huge chalkboard walls) and no doubt you will come along for the ride.</div>
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After chocolate, summer berries are my next favourite ingredient in baking. They taste great with everything, buttercream, cream cheese frosting, cake and especially chocolate. And if that wasn't enough they look amazing. Berries, literally make any dessert look special.</div>
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In this post, I've put up pictures of two varieties of my favourite berry themed cakes. The traditional layer cake and a particular favourite, cakes in a jar! :)</div>
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Blueberries go very nicely with strawberries and summertime is when they are at their freshest. Cupcakes in a jar make great gifts. Depending on the size of the jar you can get the equivalent of up to 3 cupcakes in there. The one pictured has 2 cupcakes, perfect for that, 'I'll save a bit for later' moment! :)</div>
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Top liberally with blueberries and strawberries (sliced), there is also some fresh mint leaves on the cake and a sprinkling of icing sugar.</div>
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loose bottomed cake tin with baking paper. </span></div>
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Add in the egg yolks and whisk again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Then fold in the melted butter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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comes out clean when entered into the centre of the cake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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removing it from the tin and cooling on a cooling tray. Chill the cake in the
fridge while preparing the other ingredients.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6. </span><i>Make the jellied crème Chantilly</i>. Soften the gelatin in iced water (this
removes any residue). Discard this water. Heat up the water in a small pan and
dissolve the leaf in the hot water. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and whisk slowly until the cream has thickened. Transfer the cream to a piping
bag.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8. </span><i>Make the syrup</i>. Place the water, rum and sugar into a small pan and
bring to the boil. Leave to simmer for 5 minutes and then take off the heat to
cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9. </span>Cut the cake in half horizontally, then brush away any excess crumbs.
Ensure that the cake has cooled all the way through. If it is still warm inside
then leave to cool for a few more minutes – it should not be warm to the touch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10. </span>Keep five or six strawberries for the top of the cake. Slice the rest of
the strawberries into four or five slices each.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the acetate paper and cut to fit – it is ok if the paper comes out over the top
of the tin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12. </span>Place the bottom layer of the cake back inside the tin and brush with
some of the cooled syrup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13. </span>Pipe a thin layer of cream over the sponge and arrange strawberry slices
around the edge, lining it against the acetate paper. Fill with the sliced
strawberries and cream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14. </span>Dot the underside of the top layer with the syrup and carefully position
it on top of the strawberries and cream. To get a really clean edge, you will
need to tighten the acetate paper around the cake or you may find that the
filling bulges out of the edges. Set in the fridge for at least an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. <i>Make the fruit glaze</i>. Heat the apricot jam and
1-2 tablespoons of water in a small sauce pan and warm it through, so it
loosens up and becomes more liquid. Lightly brush the fruit to glaze. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Or </b><i>make the raspberry coulis</i>. Put the
sugar and raspberries in a blender, pulse and then strain through a sieve. Dip
the whole strawberries in the coulis and set aside. <i style="text-indent: -18pt;">The cake in this picture was made using the raspberry coulis but next
time I will definitely glaze the fruit. It depends on how sweet you want the
strawberries to taste, I found the raspberry coulis a little tart.</i></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -17.85pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Remove the cake from the tin and carefully remove the acetate paper.
Liberally sprinkle icing sugar over the top and decorate with strawberries.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -17.85pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. Serve with an alcoholic beverage …. I say this because you have worked
very hard indeed. You could always have tea though, the choice is yours.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It's the last day of 2013 and I have spent the last few days in semi hibernation, reflecting on what has been. 2013 has been tough in many ways; I've buried two members of my family, changed jobs a kazillion times and had enough drama to last a lifetime.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"></span></div>
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But this year has also had many highlights, weddings, birthdays, love, laughter, family and above all cakes, (who could forget the cakes!) I managed to capture so many of those moments, and as I was trawling through my phone and laptop I pulled together some of my favourites on flickr. With my best efforts I whittled it down to 130 odd pictures, clearly far too many to show here! So with even more restraint, I've picked a few that I think represent the year best.<br />
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If you have plenty of time on your hands you can head over to Flickr (click link <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/baileyanacakes/sets/72157639156964326/">here</a>), and check out the rest.<br />
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Seasons Greetings everyone! I hope that you had a beautiful Christmas. This year, I got sucked into the Christmas hype and spent a small fortune on gifts as well as running all over the place trying to get preparations for the big day. On many levels, for the children especially, it went very well. But I can't help but feel as though the consumerism is really too much!</div>
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This has been quite an eventful year & I'm going to use the rest of the holiday to reflect on what has happened and what I want for 2014. I wanted 2013 to be categorised by love, money and happiness... I can't say that those are the first 3 things that come to mind when I look back but there has certainly been plenty of all of those things.</div>
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If you are lucky enough to have some time off before the New Year starts, it would be a good idea to use it to reflect and recuperate. That's what I plan to do!</div>
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Today is the birthday of my beautiful sister, Rashida, Rashonye, Rae!!!</div>
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1. She's my oldest & most trusted confidante, I used to make her squirm with all of my teenage secrets, (things are even worse these days!)</div>
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2. Back in the days, when there was stalemate in my flat over who would clean the kitchen and there wasn't a single clean dish, my sister would come and wash up the dishes and tidy up to make my life bearable.</div>
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3. When my son was born, my sister took about 6 months (maybe more) after graduating to look after him for me because I wasn't ready to send him to nursery. </div>
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4. I've lost count of the number of times my sister has helped me complete cake orders. Usually, I'm too (proud, disorganised, deluded about my capabilities) to ask in advance. She doesn't ask, she just rolls her sleeves up and gets involved.</div>
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5. She never takes any credit for any input or involvement with anything I do. Instead, she sings my praises and celebrates my work.</div>
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6. Rashida is an incredible cook, the OG chef in the family. Whenever I'm going through one of my ever frequent loss of appetite/skinny phases, her food is the only thing that I can eat and have seconds of.</div>
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7. She's gotten me out of a tricky situation a ridiculous number of times. Two favourites are the time I missed my train home from Paris and she wired money across so that I could catch the next one. Or the time she paid my hotel bill when I had a problem with my debit card.</div>
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8. She knows me better than myself. To be fair it's borderline witchcraft. She can verbalise what I'm feeling without me having to say a single word, (like I said, it's witchery!!!!!)</div>
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9. Aside from being beautiful, she is INCREDIBLY talented. She can play the guitar, sing, cook, bake, dance, sew, paint, draw, play sports, teach, entertain, do hair, the list goes on and on and on.</div>
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10. I love her because she's awesome.</div>
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Happy Birthday Sis</div>
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Peace & Love</div>
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(p.s. The cake is a chocolate sponge sandwiched together with vanilla buttercream and chocolate fudge frosting. It's then covered with chocolate fans and Ferrero Rochers.)</div>
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