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Christmas birthdays and wheat free chocolate madeira cake recipe

Chris and my dad share a birthday. In December. Cue panic double present buying… Christmas in our house doesn’t really get started until after their birthdays. As a child, we used to decorate the house with my grandparents the weekend closest to Dad’s birthday. Chris remembers something similar in his home when he was growing […]

Birthday cake panic: Zach’s birthday 1 month today,eeeeek!

Oh dear. Chris and I have foolishly decided to mark Zach’s first birthday with not one but TWO parties. It has just occurred to me that this will necessitate TWO cakes 🙁 I am possibly the least creative person I know. Matthew and Anya frequently over estimate my skills. Here are last year’s efforts, an […]