Lemon Ginger Mug Cake

 So utterly yummmm!

 

...and all done in about 6 minutes!

I used this recipe as a base (very heavily) and just swapped a teaspoon or so of the lemon juice with the same amount to grated ginger, although these ratios can be swayed either way. 

I just sprinkled the top with a little icing sugar, but you could of course go crazy with buttercream icing and all sorts of doodads!

It was totally light and fluffy all the way through too! 

I think next time I make this, I'll fill the mug to just over half-way, just so it puffs over the lip of the mug and looks that bit prettier :)

xxx

A Bowl Of Clementines

I just couldn't resist these when I was in town yesterday.

 

I cleaned out the cut glass bowl in the kitchen (which for some reasons was full of boiled sweets, Thai coins and receipts...? What a waste of a pretty bowl!) and popped these beauties in there, along with a few chestnuts and some of my favourite gypsophila.

I'm enjoying the unlikely combination of the festive fruit and the summery flowers :)

 

 

Rob and I are both sickies right now, so we're holed up at home. I'm baking things (which of course only we can eat for fear of spreading germs - darn!) and roasting a few chestnuts to snack upon.

 

Happy Festive Cosiness to you!

 

xxx

 



Lights and baking action!

Things are quieting down post-wise. Thank you so much for all your orders! I'm planning lots of fun things for the New Year, including a lovely big print sale and new wearables yay!

 

A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon this little lady, who I made last year:

So she is now happily swinging around on the tree.

 

Amelia is flying all the way to Canada today to have some snowy Christmas fun with her dad and aunties! I will miss my little helper.

 

 I took more swishy, swooshy photos of the tree lights. i don't know why, but I really enjoy it.

 

 

 I had better get on with more of this:

I love cooking, but hardly ever bake for some reason, so I'm sure I'm not alone in giving it a go this Christmas :)

These are yesterday's experiment: Banana and chocolate spice cookies with black pepper. It works!

Yummo!

xxx