Pie.

For a long time I have been nervous about making pastry. Mrs Marsland made us do it at school and I sucked at it. I can now say however, that this is not not the case! I'm not amazing at it yet but I can stop buying the ready made stuff.

The pie above is a mince and onion pie from The Great British Book of Baking. I followed the recipe to the letter and while I really liked the pastry (it has cheese in it) the filling wasn't great. It was a bit dry and bland. It would be much better with proper steak bits in an aley gravy. I have also since invested in a proper pie dish as that little roasting dish was not ideal.

I have also been practising making my cupcakes prettier and I fixed my home made cake stand. This was the result. 

Cup Cakes 2.0

I learnt from all my previous mistakes and this was the outcome. Pretty cupcakes on a cake stand made by yours truly. Here's hoping I can recreate them for Saturday's party.