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Improving with each bake

How do you improve your product? By reading up and trial and error. One of te baking rips I learned from reading is the use of "bake...

The proof is in the eating

It's one thing to be baking cakes for others and to get reviews saying people enjoy the cakes (especially the carrot one). It is another...

New year, continued service

January is often a time people try to start new good habits. But a new year is also a time to aim at continuing with good habits. I...

Cake toppers basics

Creating a fondant model takes more than what meets the eye

Perserverance

My son requested a Lightning McQueen theme for his birthday. At his school they bring cupcakes to share and I decided to make Lightning...

Further

I attended a Christmas beginners class (biscuit decorating). One might ask why since I've done a royal icing class before. I bought a...

Growing

As you can see, I like the analogy between plants growing and my business growing. The header photo is of a few sweetcorn plants in my...

Development of skills

Self -taught or not? When I reading descriptions of bakers, one comes across some who are "self -taught". I am not one of those. If I...

Starting small, Small Beginnings

Photo: Cucumber seedlings in my vegetable garden. Background Hi, I'm Esther writing this. Towards the end of 2021 I realised that I...

Welcome to Small Beginnings Home Bakery

Welcome the new website. The purpose of the website is firstly to provide a point of contact for customers who have not met us in...

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