Remember when the weather was gloriously sunny and hot and the Cambridge skies were clear and blue for hours, days even, on end? If you can't recall, it was a couple of weeks ago and I was playing around with some decadent Champagne recipes such as Champagne Cupcakes and Prosecco Jelly. In keeping with the beautiful summer weather, I used the leftover Prosecco to make some ice cubes for cold drinks and cocktails to enjoy whilst sunbathing!

I'm making some decadent and rather girly Champagne Cupcakes for a party and with the excess fizz I decided to try making a fun little boozy jelly. At Christmas I made some sparkling mulled wine jellies for a dinner party, which turned out to be rather potent and very tasty, so I turned to the trusty Delia Smith recipes once more and found this recipe for Champagne Jelly. I'm adapting it slightly and using Prosecco but it works just as well. Next time I'm going to try adding some sparkling water, a la the mulled wine jelly recipe, to give it a bit more fizz!

I'm making these romantic and decadent fairy cakes for my parents' ruby wedding anniversary bash this weekend and thought it was about time I gave them a test run and, at the same time, featured a new dessert recipe on the Blog. I am sure the main event will be the very exciting bespoke celebration cake created by the talented Best Friend Jess (blog post and photos to follow) but couldn't resist the opportunity to do some baking!