Hannah (and Jack!) make cakes...

I love making cakes. It started off as a hobby, making cupcakes and birthday cakes for friends and family. People liked them, so I made some more, and it soon became something of an obsession, as I began dreaming about turning everything into fondant icing and using any occasion as an excuse to turn out a novelty cake.

After having my son Jack, I found myself spending the majority of my time confined to the sofa with him clamped to my boob while I watched far too much bad daytime telly. As there's only so much Real Housewives of Orange County even I can watch (once on ITV2, repeat on ITV2+1, and repeat again the following morning), I soon found myself again dreaming (daydreaming this time - sleep is a thing I think back upon with nostalgia these days thanks to Jack) of turning things into fondant icing and wondering how I could juggle Jack and rustle up baked goods at the same time.

If there's one thing motherhood teaches you it's how to multi-task, so after investing in a good sling I found I could indeed make my cake, ice it, and eat it, and take Jack along for the ride. So here I'll post some pics and stories of our baking adventures.

I hope you enjoy, and would love to hear from any other hobby bakers, mums or otherwise!