Biscoff cake with a biscoff drip to show the cakes these tips can create.

Our Top Tips for Creating Stunning Cakes

Words and pictures by Hannah Penwright If you’re a big baking fan, decorating cakes is a great way to take your skills to the next level. However, I know first-hand that making some easy mistakes can often end in a mediocre result. So, to save you facing the same issues I have, I’ve put together some of my top tips for creating stunning cakes every … Continue reading Our Top Tips for Creating Stunning Cakes

Fed Up With Fruitcake? Here’s our Favourite Christmas Cake Alternatives to Celebrate the Festive Season in Style!

Image by Sabrina Ripke (via Pixabay) Christmas wouldnÔÇÖt be Christmas without food being the star of the show, and itÔÇÖs not complete with a cake to celebrate. The traditional Christmas cake began as Twelfth cakes, which were eaten at Twelfth Night parties. But over time, itÔÇÖs evolved as being a larger cake, decorated with marzipan and either fondant or royal icing. After the year weÔÇÖve … Continue reading Fed Up With Fruitcake? Here’s our Favourite Christmas Cake Alternatives to Celebrate the Festive Season in Style!

The Best Foodie Gifts to DIY this Christmas

Image by ymkaaaaaa (via Pixabay) By the time Christmas rolls around, many students have blown most of their student budget on one takeaway too many; leaving not much left over for presents. The next loan drop feels very far away, but you donÔÇÖt want to come home with piles of dirty laundry as the only present (Merry Christmas, Mum). If youÔÇÖre in this boat, then … Continue reading The Best Foodie Gifts to DIY this Christmas

The rise of Bedroom Pop – is the DIY popstar here to last?

By Rhiannon Humphreys With the rising popularity of social media platforms such as YouTube, Soundcloud, and even TikTok, itÔÇÖs becoming increasingly easy for artists to share their creations with hundreds, even thousands, of strangers on the internet. But how much power do these platforms really hold for self-made musicians who want to bypass the record label grind?┬á Clairo is perhaps one of the most successful … Continue reading The rise of Bedroom Pop – is the DIY popstar here to last?

Beauty on a budget Pt.2

CanÔÇÖt afford a beauty counter blowout this month? DonÔÇÖt worry weÔÇÖve got the best pound-saving tips and trix ÔÇô hereÔÇÖs part two of two! Catch up on part 1 here! Swap your talents!┬áIf a weekly manicure and pedicure isnÔÇÖt within your budget, you should still make the effort to keep your nails healthy and well groomed. Even if youÔÇÖre not very good at giving yourself … Continue reading Beauty on a budget Pt.2