News3 years ago ‘Alex Bransgrove’ - 2016 Competition Cake This year the Squires Kitchen competition category was 'Thirty Years of Squires Kitchen'. Continue Reading »
News3 years ago Squires Kitchen Exhibition 2016 It's setup time at the Maltings Farnham, for the 2016 Squires Kitchen exhibition. this is what I have seen so far, it is early but..... Continue Reading »
News4 years ago A Cake For the National Trust - Part II The top tier has been completed and I have now delivered and set up the cake at Petworth House. Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Croquembouche featured on looklook blog Our croquembouche's have been featured in the looklook blog Continue Reading »
News4 years ago American Cake Decorating Magazine Feature Very excited to have my Bibendum cake featured in this magazine. Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Squires Kitchen Exhibition 2015 Here are some thoughts about the 2015 Squires Kitchen Exhibition. Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Brides Magazine I am in the March/April edition of Brides Magazine. My first time advertising in a magazine, which is exciting! Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Orchid Sugar Flowers Inspired by Sylvia Weinstock's book, 'Sensational Cakes'. Where she has made a copy of a moth orchid out of sugar. Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Chocolate Easter Eggs I love chocolate and I am embarking on a new frontier. Chocolate sculpture! Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Brides Magazine photoshoot Off to Marylebone One to deliver my croquembouche. Continue Reading »
News4 years ago Brides Magazine White and gold Croquembouche. An experiment with white fondant on a small croquembouche with rice paper peonies. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Featured in ‘Your London Wedding’ Magazine Very nice to be featured in this magazine. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Laser Cutting Fondant Sheets I have been experimenting with a laser cutting machine. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago New Leaflets! I have printed up some nice leaflets for my business. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Painting Chocolate Moulds Using Squires Kitchen cocoa butter colours I have been experimenting with painting inside Easter egg moulds. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Chocolate Shortage! An article in Todays Independent about news from Barry Callebaut that we are running out of chocolate. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Making Chocolates I have always been a fan of Quality Street strawberry, orange and the no longer available, coffee cream. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Croquembouche Wedding Photograghs I have just recieved some beautiful images from Real Simple Photography of Olivia's Wedding from September. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Day five of the Chocolate School The last day at Squires Kitchen doing the five day chocolate school. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Day four of the Chocolate School Today we have finished off our cakes by adding our arrangement of different techniques: cigarillos, transfer sheets etc Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Day three of the Chocolate School Day three has been a challenge. Learning many new techniques, chocolate certainly has many avenues to explore. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Eddie Spence on Youtube! Here he is, the master himself on Youtube! Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Day two of the Chocolate School I am at Squires this week learning about chocolate with Mark Tilling, UK/World chocolate master. Continue Reading »
News5 years ago Croquembouche Making I recently have been asked to produce a croquembouche for a bride. I decided to ask Ildo Nicolello for some help and advice. Continue Reading »