Experimental Cookies
On August 18th I have a stall at Chagford Show on Dartmoor. I've done shows before but not any of the smaller village shows, so I thought I'd give this one a go. Most village or agricultural shows now have a food hall marquee which reflects the increasing interest the public has in food and buying from local sources. In the past I've mostly produced cupcakes for these events but as happens sometimes, the cupcake seems to be in decline. For this event I've decided to try cookies. I've spent some time perfecting the iced biscuits and now need to expand my range. Hence the experimentation. Trawl through the internet and you'll find hundreds, probably thousands of recipes for different chocolate chip cookies and variations. In search of the perfect recipe I have been baking furiously and will be conducting a taste test with friends and family. I've already got the perfect Chocolate Crackle Cookie (thanks Martha Stewart!) and Snickerdoodle recipes. The only problem I have is that I keep having to taste them!
The Chagford show looks like being a good event so I hope to see you there. http://www.chagfordshow.com/
Thursday 9 June 2011
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Hello and welcome to my first ever blog! I'll try to give you a taste (metaphorically!) of what 'The Cherry on the Top' is all about and keep you posted about what the future holds.
The business was started at the beginning of this year as a result of spending more and more time doing cakes for friends and family. Before I had children I used to do a lot of wedding and birthday cakes but never actually set up as a business and went off to work in a 'normal' job. I decided I needed a change and have been building the business over the past few months and setting up a website to show people what I can do. Things have changed a lot since when I first did wedding cakes - they were almost all rich fruit cakes with royal icing. Now there are so many new ingredients, colours and decoration techniques. It's been a big learning curve and each cake is a new adventure! As well as the large cakes I've also been making biscuits, cupcakes and cake pops. You never know what the next new trend will be, but that's what makes sugar decoration so exciting
Check out the website to view some of my most recent projects.
The business was started at the beginning of this year as a result of spending more and more time doing cakes for friends and family. Before I had children I used to do a lot of wedding and birthday cakes but never actually set up as a business and went off to work in a 'normal' job. I decided I needed a change and have been building the business over the past few months and setting up a website to show people what I can do. Things have changed a lot since when I first did wedding cakes - they were almost all rich fruit cakes with royal icing. Now there are so many new ingredients, colours and decoration techniques. It's been a big learning curve and each cake is a new adventure! As well as the large cakes I've also been making biscuits, cupcakes and cake pops. You never know what the next new trend will be, but that's what makes sugar decoration so exciting
Check out the website to view some of my most recent projects.
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Welcome to our new blog
Welcome to our new blog. Information on our products and services will be appearing here on a regular basis.
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