We sat down the other day and realised what an eventful year 2016 has been in the life of Bluebell Kitchen…well it’s been eventful everywhere let’s face it! Without completely writing a self congratulatory blog about how wonderful life is (we have had some real bumps in the road this year too, so definitely not […]
The Diplodocus and the Wedding Cake…a normal day at the Natural History Museum
Being based in Kent we have the opportunity to make and deliver wedding cakes to some of the most amazing wedding venues all over the South East. As such we thought, why not share some of these breathtaking and sometimes downright quirky (Lost Village of Dode anyone!!) venues with you. Where do we start, well […]
Brides, Birthday cakes and another Baking Adventure
For those of you who know us or indeed have read any of our previous posts know that we do love an adventure. Indeed our newest hashtag is #bkbakingadventures…just in case you are interested! Back in March we were approached by Jade Beer, Editor of Brides Magazine (ok, truth be told her PA) to make […]
Tasting Consultations…can life get any better!
Apart from buying your dress we really do think the next best part of your wedding must be your wedding cake tasting! Always looking for a quirky angle, we at Bluebell Kitchen came up with the idea of Tasting Consultation Weekends. What does a Tasting Consultation involve? Set up almost like a personalised wedding show or […]
Kent Wedding Awards 2015…We Won…Wowee!
What an amazing end to a very exciting 2015. On November 12th 2015, we were named 2015 Kent Wedding Awards – Cake Designer of the Year. To say we were shocked was a complete understatement. When our names were announced we think we sat in our chairs for five minutes before we realised it was […]
Bluebell Kitchen sponsors The Wedding Experience VIP area
How on earth did we at Bluebell Kitchen come to be a sponsor of the VIP area at The Wedding Experience for their upcoming Show on October 25th 2015? They asked! Tina Green, organiser extraordinaire of The Wedding Experience (biggest free Wedding Show in the South East dontcha know) contacted us back in August to see […]
Shirley Hughes, OBE and the mini edible book cupcake…an adventure!
Another day, another adventure in the life of Bluebell Kitchen. We can’t tell you how delighted we were to be asked to provide our mini book cupcakes for the summer party at The Orangery in Holland Park to celebrate Booktrust’s first Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Shirley Hughes, OBE. Yes we might be a tiny […]
Upnor Castle, Bluebell Kitchen & friends at our first photoshoot!
On what was probably one of the wettest days of the year, Erica and Charlie aka Bluebell Kitchen could be found driving through the Kent countryside to Upnor Castle as part of our very first photoshoot. Organised by Yvette Craig Photography the photoshoot was an opportunity for all of Yvette’s suppliers (yes we are one of […]
The Year of the Naked Cake
2014 is without doubt the year of the sponge…or to be more accurate the Naked Cake sponge. We just love Naked cakes. Who wouldn’t be tempted by a gorgeous, natural Madeira sponge cake filled with delicious layers of buttercream, jam and oodles and oodles of summer fruits. Naked cakes might appear simple (doesn’t […]
London YA Literary Convention 2014 has arrived
The countdown to Saturday, 12th July 2014 had been epic…everywhere you looked on Twitter #YALC popped up! Curated by Children’s Laureate, Malorie Blackman, the inaugural Young Adult Literary Convention (YALC) took place on July 12th and 13th as part of London Film and Comic Con 2014 at Earls Court. We, at Bluebell Kitchen knew that […]