Saturn peach fairy cakes with passion fruit buttercream

I was intrigued. I bought. I baked. I’d never bought or tasted white saturn or ‘doughnut’ peaches before, but this year they were impossible to ignore as they’re everywhere. They looked so quirky on the market stall that I just had to try. I found them slightly sweeter than a typical peach and a littleContinue reading “Saturn peach fairy cakes with passion fruit buttercream”

Alice in Wonderland Victorian fancies

This was a little project I’ve been hatching for a while. It combines a bit of research into Victorian treats, a bit of illustration and drawing and some recipe reverse-engineering. It also marries an homage to Alice in Wonderland in its 150th birthday year (as I love the story and, in particular, John Tenniel’s originalContinue reading “Alice in Wonderland Victorian fancies”