What a busy week!

It's been a busy week at The Sugarplum Bakehouse! lots of quotes done, a few more wedding cake bookings taken and several cakes made! We got a couple of consultations booked in this week for wedding and occasion cakes. We're definitely getting a bit busier now which is great! I have a 4 or 5 day holiday booked in May and luckily no-one has asked for a cake during that time. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that no-one wants a cake during that week as I can't bear to turn customers away.
I thought I'd take a few more pictures this week to show you so you can see a bit more of what goes into our cakes etc.
At The Sugarplum Bakehouse, only lovely ingredients go into our cakes, no margarine and no battery eggs. Our eggs come fresh from a Norfolk farm and you can really see and taste the difference! Just take a look below at the goodies that come together to make some of our yummy cakes!

Delicious Free Range Eggs - Fresh and Local!
Slightly Salted Butter - We don't like adding any salt to any of our batters.
Raspberry Conserve - Perfect in a Vanilla Sponge!
Cocoa Powder - Not drinking chocolate, no added milk or sugars.
Fresh Double Cream - Perfect for Ganaches and Cupcake Fillings!
74% Cocoa Dark Chocolate - The (Not So) Secret to our super Indulgent Chocolate Brownies.
Bailey's - Bailey's Frostings are made with proper Bailey's, no artificial flavours, authentic Bailey's Irish Cream. Yum!
Next, here's a glimpse at the delicious Mocha Mudcake batter.........

Look at that lovely rich shiny gooey batter......mmmmmmm! That's why the mudcake is so rich and dense, so chocolatey and just perfect with a nice ganache!
And a gratuitous shot of Indulgent Brownie Batter......

All thick and gooey and ready for the chocolate chunks!

And to finish, here are some of last weeks cakes (minus some rather naughty cakes I did!)
My first Topsy Turvy Cake - Mocha Mudcake with Chocolate Ganache Cake and Coffee & Baileys Cake.

 Pink Butterfly Vanilla Cupcakes.

 Number 1 1st Birthday Cake.

Sam x

Excited!

The Sugarplum Bakehouse has got a busy week coming up! Among the cakes I have some naughty cupcakes for a friend's partner's birthday, a first birthday cake and the cake I'm most looking forward to tackling, a special topsy turvy cake! I've drawn up some plans and need to make some decorations in advance so they have time to dry out before they're needed. I think this may be one of the most challenging cake I've done and I can't wait to get started. I'll post some pictures once the occasion that cake is for is over. I plan on taking pictures of each stage of this cake as I think it could make for some interesting viewing.
I've been thinking about the website and I think it needs a bit of a spruce up! The plan is to make each cake in my range of flavours so I can show all the yumminess and maybe help people make their flavour choice! It also means I can do a few bargain boxes up for customers after a lot of cake for little cost! My 'Bargain Boxes' normally contain a mixture of cupcakes, a half batch of brownies and cake slices. They certainly prove popular each time I make them, normally means I have a manic day in the kitchen too baking all sorts of cakey goodness.
I've had a nice quiet day today, just a batch of brownies done. I just love baking brownies, I use 72% cocoa chocolate and the smell just fills the house. Not great if you're dieting though let me tell you!
Here's a picture of some of my Indulgent Chocolate Brownies, just check out the chocolate chunks and that rich fudgey centre.

Thanks for looking! See you soon!
Sam x