Pixels and Plates: eats, shoots, leaves...

i like to eat and

i love to cook

if i make something that looks any good

i might even take a snap of it

just in case i never make it again

(i have a knack for picking ridiculously time consuming things to make)

which means i might also take the time to make it look a bit restaurant-y

and looking like its come off one of those posh foodie magazines.

in the messy muddle of motherhood

these passions were silenced

i used to think my interests had to wait

but now i feel differently

if i lose myself and forget those things which drive my creativity

then i am just a shell of who i am

i took a small step towards re-igniting those fires.

i went along to a workshop

to show me how to take mouthwatering photos of my culinary creations

i also tried my hand at a spot of cake decorating

not my forte

but i just enjoy having a crack at it

and meeting the lovely megan henry of littlesweet baking at last

t'was a ruffle cake - three layers of old-school, moist and unctuous chocolate cake

sandwiched between layers of, and smothered in lovely (hers, not mine) ruffles of italian meringue buttercream

i watched megan carefully

confidently creating from the simplest of ingredients

for three hours all i had to think about were piping bags, spatulas, sugar and cake

i was clumsy

i was impatient

and i was sweating

(because I just wanted to eat the damn thing)

i took a couple of requisite photos - just to prove i did actually do it

all i need to say is that

it was sublime

whats been cooking in YOUR kitchen?

Pixels and Plates