New!

So it's been a while since my last blog post (I seem to remember my last blog post starting with that sentence too!). 

Dried Fruit Muesli

There have been some updates to Melissa's Kitchen since my previous post.  I have now relocated to Poole and am building up my clientele, I have run a number of successful cooking workshops for children and will be running some more this summer.  I am experimenting with some new recipes to create some healthy alternatives such as garlic hummous and this delicious Muesli (pictured).

Tripple Chocolate Tiger Cake

I'm also experimenting with some new sweet flavours, my favourite creations are a Double Chocolate Cornflake Cookie and this yummy Tripple Chocolate Tiger Cake.






I will be posting more regularly now with news, photos and one or two of my new recipes - but I don't want to give too many away otherwise there'll be no need to buy my cookery book when it comes out! 


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Open for Business

So it's been a while since my last blog, and since Melissa's Kitchen actually operated, but I'm back and better than before!

I have updated my website, updated my twitter, updated my facebook and now I'm updating my blog!

I've added to my marketing and advertising and now appear on pages 1 and 2 of google searches in various forms.


So, there are some exciting changes happening in Melissa's Kitchen over the next few months:

1)  Relocating to Poole

2) Setting up the cookery school department of Melissa's Kitchen, starting with summer workshops for children.

3) A top secret event - all will be revealed shortly! Watch this space!!!


This was just a short post to say Melissa's Kitchen is open for business once again!  Come and check out what's happening,, orders and bookings are being accepted now!!

Busy Busy Busy

After being off sick for the last week, I was finally back in the kitchen today with lots of catching up to do.  I finished off the 18th birthday cake I've been working on and delivered it successfully.  It turned out well and I was very happy with the end result, as was the person it was for.  
Pictures can be found at www.facebook.com/melissaskitchen84


Tomorrow will be another busy day as I need to make a cake in the shape of a horse.  For this cake I've decided to just make the horses head, the cake will be made of square sandwich sponge cakes cut into the shape of the horses head, it will then be covered in sugarpaste and then chocolate icing.  Sugarpaste will be used to make the detail of the horse.

Tuesday 27th March 2012

Today was another busy day in Melissa's Kitchen.  I have been working on decorations for 3 different cakes  I have made the champagne bottle for the 18th birthday cake, all I need to do now is put gold sugar paste around the top of the bottle to make the foil, and then it's finished.  I also cut out individual strands of icing to make the mane on a horse cake. I have also attempted to make sugar tulips, these did not work so well because the icing was too soft, I'll try again tomorrow and make some thicker icing, the technique is simple to do but the icing does need to be quite strong.  April is proving to be a busy month for Melissa's Kitchen, so far I have 4 cake orders in (the cake decorations I'm working on now) and I also have a marmalade order.  

18th Birthday Cake continued

I've spent all afternoon in the kitchen making sugarpaste decorations for an 18th birthday cake.  Items include, stars, a large 18 for the top of the cake and plaques to go on cupcakes to spell out the girls name.  The theme for the cake is pink and purple and all things girly.  I am also beginning to make a champagne bottle which is going to take a bit more time, photos will be up when it's finished.  To see all my photos check out my facebook page - www.facebook.com/melissaskitchen84, feel free to add me as a friend, comment on my photos and message me to place an order for cakes. 

18th Birthday Cake

Today marked the start of preparations for the 18th birthday cake.  I'm making a 2 tier cake decorated with a number of sugarpaste models, including a champagne bottle and a big number 18.  Today I started making some small sugarpaste butterflies.  I used leftover sugarpaste from the mothers day cakes and a small butterfly pastry cutter.  I folded up card to make a concertina shape and placed the butterfly shapes into the 'V's of the concertina so that when they dry and become hard they will look like they are in flight.  I'm going to use icing to draw on the centre of the butterfly.   

  Sugarpaste butterflies

New Facebook Page

Yesterday saw the launch of a Facebook page for Melissa's Kitchen. This is where you'll find all information about Melissa's Kitchen, special offers, new items, photos and much more! It is going to be acting as my official web page until I finish creating my proper one. Come and check it out - www.facebook.com/melissaskitchen84