Tag Archives: Treats

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...


Macarons @PrettySweetLon

Pretty Sweet is a High-End Patisserie Service run by Claire Clark and Sarah Crouchman. They kindly offered to help me improve on my Macaron skills. Who could resist a MASTERCLASS with these top professionals! Today it was back to school...