...so that was summer then!

So I'm guessing we bid farewell to Summer, short-lived as it was. That said, we have had a beautiful September and I did think that I would have packed the kitchen fan away by now. As I write this there is a definite chill in the air this evening though and I have been part-tempted to put the heating on. However, given recent headlines about energy costs this winter I think the thermostat will be locked away with instructions to the kids of 'put a jumper on' if anyone complains of being cold...even if we are already wearing three jumpers, a vest and a dressing gown!!

It has been a very busy summer period with lots of wonderful cakes, cupcakes and cookies made for birthdays, thank you gifts, anniversaries and weddings. So as we say farewell to summer I would like to thank all my customers for their continued custom and cake ideas and here is a poem I found by Stanley Kunitz which I'll leave right here. 

Mel xx

End of Summer

An agitation of the air,
A perturbation of the light
Admonished me the unloved year
Would turn on its hinge that night.

I stood in the disenchanted field
Amid the stubble and the stones
Amaded, while a small worm lisped to me
The song of my marrow-bones.

Blue poured into summer blue,
A hawk broke from his cloudless tower,
The roof of the silo blazed, and I knew
That part of my life was forever over.

Already the iron door of the North
Clangs open: birds,leaves,snows
Order their populations forth,
And a cruel wind blows.

...holidays are coming!

Even though i love summer, I cannot help but get excited about the dark nights drawing in, the run up to Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas and having no need to justify why I might be wearing a dressing gown at 5pm! If it's dark and cold outside then pyjamas and dressing gowns are acceptable attire regardless of what time it is!

I have already soaked all the fruit for the Christmas cakes in copious amounts of brandy and I am looking forward to the gorgeous festive baking smells in the kitchen; ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice, nutmeg, cloves mmmmm. 

This year i will be offering brandy fruit Christmas cakes, festive cupcakes, meringues and hot chocolate bombs as follows:-

Brandy fruit Christmas cakes (contains alcohol and marzipan (ALMONDS)
4 inch = £30
6 inch = £40
8 inch = £50
Christmas cupcakes
6 for £15
12 for £30
Meringue boxes (mix of meringue pops and kisses)
£12
Hot chocolate bombs gift box (made with Callebaut Belgian chocolate)
£9

To order pop me a message at https://www.melkellycakesandbakes.com/contact

Weddings 2022/23

I have been privileged this year to be involved in creating wedding cakes and I am taking bookings for 2022 and 2023. 

I currently offer wedding cake taster boxes where you can try up to eight flavours from a current selection of 12. The hard part will be deciding which flavours to choose!

For more information on wedding bookings contact me at https://www.melkellycakesandbakes.com/contact

Cake Decorating Classes

Community cake decorating groups are held at St Annes Parish Church Rooms each Tuesday and are free to those in recovery as part of the Building Recovery in Communities Fund. 

There is also a one-off buttercream flowers and cupcake bouquet class on 30th September 2021!! Places are limited but there is still time to book on this just drop me an email at info@melkellycakesandbakes.com. More classes will be added from sugar models to royal icing cookies!

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Mel x