Kids Project: 4 Simple Mother’s Day Cards

Hooray, its nearly Mother’s Day! We might get a lie in (8.15?) and everything. If your kids are looking for some easy card ideas (hint hint), why not see if they would like to make one of these super simple cards. Each one is suitable for beginners and take about an hour to complete. For the full tutorial with video, head over to our post on Hobbycraft.

And if you feel like making a little gift to go with it, why not have a go at this personalised cupcake flower frame also over on Hobbycraft.

Tia & Laura x

Orange and White Chocolate Birthday Cake

My lovely mum turned 60 last week. Happy Birthday Mum! To celebrate in cakey style, I made her an orange and white chocolate birthday cake (I followed  this recipe from http://www.bbcgoodfood.com).

The cake incorporates ground almonds, orange zest and juice to give a lovely moistness. The icing is a combination of creme fraiche and melted white chocolate. Delish.

I didn’t have two cake tins the same size so I used a pair that were just a teeny tiny centimeter different. This is not a good idea! It looked a bit rubbish when I piled the two cakes up, so I wouldn’t recommend it. Its a good thing lashings of icing (almost) manages to cover a multitude of sins.

Thanks mum for being a wonderful calming presence to me over the years, and of course for being the super gran that you now are.

Tia x