Another 40th birthday…

Another 40th birthday calls for another 40th birthday cake, and an opportunity to learn a new icing technique. This time, I went for stripes, and actually so long as you have the equipment and the right conditions not as tricky as you might expect! Here is the finished result! I learnt how do this technique …

Raspberry and pistachio pavlova

A simple but delicious dessert for a summers day! Ingredients:- 4 medium free range egg whites- 250g caster sugar- 1 tsp white wine vinegar- 1 tsp cornflour- 1 tsp vanilla essence- bashed pistachios- raspberries- 2 cartons of whipping cream MethodFor the meringue... Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.Draw a 23cm/9in circle on a sheet of …