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National Shortbread Day

National Shortbread Day on Thursday 6th January. Pretty Sweet and mylegoman have linked up to bring a special treat to you this festive season to help you celebrate National Shortbread Day in style with Claire Clark’s signature shortbread. We know...

Cooking With Damien Wager

Plonking plastic in pastry has found me invited to some unique organisations and restaurants and last week I had the pleasure of being invited to see Pastry Chef Damien Wager demonstrate his skills at Bath College. An Apple for Teacher...

#NationalLamingtonDay 21st July 2018

History of Lamingtons The Aussie sponge cake with a chocolate/coconutty covering, masking the secrets of its controversial origins. From its origin story to the debate over raspberry sauce or chocolate the Lamington, one of Australia’s most loved cakes has a...

Great Taste Awards

This week I had the honour of being invited to be a judge for the Great Taste Awards. Gird your gateaus as I take you on a whistlestop tour of its origins and why it remains so important today. Life...

Baking With Suzy Pelta

Confession time: in my head, I am a gifted pastry chef. My mum was an amazing baker, I can happily spend hours lost in books on fine patisserie, so it seems obvious to me that I should be able to...

Afternoon Tea With Jane Devonshire

I’ve got the top down on the car, the summer breeze in my hair and Neil Diamond blaring out from the stereo. Perfect… or at least it was until I’m left red-faced at a set of lights by my embarrassing...


Excellence in Patisserie is on the Rise!

Excellence in Patisserie is on the Rise Lounging on the sofa one Sunday morning with a trifle, a coffee and a copy of Claire’s first book Indulge, I began to read the foreword by the legendary Thomas Keller . ....