Bake Me a Cat: 50 Purrfect Recipes for Edible Kitty Cakes, Cookies and More!

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We have a lot to learn from cats,” Kim-Joy tells me. “They’re secure in what they want, and they live in the moment. They’re not thinking about the past or the future, just the here and now. I think that is a good message to take across to baking.” I realised that instead of piping the meringue into neat cat shapes, I could show how you can make ‘scruffy’ cats by dolloping meringue onto baking paper, swirling through jam/chocolate/curd, sprinkling on freeze-dried fruit, and then just using fingers to pinch out the cat ear shapes and using edible eyes or food dye to create a little face. What are the components of a fantastic meal for you?

One woman was in the first cohort, now she mentors new trainees. I think it’s because it’s something that makes you feel useful.” Going for a big Chinese meal with my family for the Lunar New Year! It’s just so nice to have a massive meal together, and the fun of watching when everyone is getting really full towards the end, and everyone just telling everyone else to polish everything off! Mostly, I just love meals that have shared dishes in the centre, and you help yourself to whatever you want. That’s pretty much how me and my partner Nabil try to do every meal out. Having tastes of lots of different dishes is always better than having all of one dish. Unless that one dish is clearly the best of the lot! What dish do you make most often? I grew up with mental health issues, and still have social anxiety,” she says, explaining why baking can be such a soothing antidote during difficult times. The decoration on top is like doing a simple oil painting, but in buttercream that you can eat – and remember that asymmetrical faces are all part of the charm, so there’s no need to be too exact.” Place the dough in a lightly oiled large bowl, cover with oiled plastic wrap and leave to rise for about one hour or so (this depends on the ambient temperature – if the room is warmer, it will rise faster), or until doubled in size.Note: You only need to make half the quantity of royal icing, as it’s hard to make a much smaller quantity and divide it up to create different colours. Any leftover icing can be piped out onto baking paper in long thin strands and left to dry. Once dry, chop up – and you have made sprinkles! Store these in an airtight jar. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Add the milk and white wine vinegar to a large bowl and whisk together. Add the treacle, oil, salt and vanilla, then whisk again until combined. ROYAL MAIL STRIKES DURING NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2022 WILL DELAY DELIVERIES. THE LATEST UPDATE ON THE STRIKE DATES CAN BE VIEWED HERE . I definitely went a bit bonkers and I couldn’t really sleep for a while – but it was all worth it in the end,” she says of the home transformation, which features decor as colourful as her culinary creations.

Add the flour (plus xanthan gum, if gluten-free), bicarbonate of soda, ginger, sugar and salt to a large bowl, and stir until combined. We’ve renovated our house recently, and one of the most exciting things is that we now have a walk-in pantry! I never would’ve thought I’d ever have a walk-in pantry. It’s a total dream just being able to see all my ingredients. So I’ve always got food dyes, plain flour, baking powder, strong white flour, vegetable oil and vanilla bean paste (and many many other things). How do you balance tradition and innovation in your cooking?

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