The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman Square Peg, £20You may not have heard of Deb Perelman, but among the foodie community of New York, she is held in reverential esteem. Cooking, photographing and blogging from her bijou Manhattan kitchen, mother-of-one Perelman racks up...

children so that they look like children. They’re not children for very long, so why would you want to dress them in clothes that are just a mini-me version of what an adult would wear?”It’s a sentiment echoed by Kate Moss and Sadie Frost, who are both

45 Days Of FunOpen Now–August 14There will be no excuse to stay indoors this summer with The Gyle, Edinburgh organising 45 days of free summer activities from 1st July. Children of all ages can get involved with activities ranging from free pop recording sessions to cookie icing ...

Designers at Debenhams (Jasper Conran, Julien Macdonald, Ted Baker, John Rocha, FrostFrench, Pearce Il Fionda, Betty Jackson, Ben de Lisi and Matthew Williamson) have teamed up with the NSPCC to create a range of quirky chairty t-shirts, Junior

Our soda range of cupcakes was a big hit with our customers. These fresh-tasting lemonade cakes include popping candy in the frosting when made in our bakeries, but at home it’s easier to use fizzy lemon jelly sweets, if you wish. See the variation

Pumpkin cupcakesThese cupcakes are popular at Halloween and Thanksgiving. The light sprinkling of ground cinnamon over the Cream Cheese Frosting gives them a pretty finish.120 g plain flour140 g caster sugar1 tablespoon baking powder1½ teaspoons

Ingredients1 Extra Large Vanilla Sponge1 quantity Chocolate Fudge FrostingChocolate buttons in various sizesChocolate vermicelli1 Flake chocolate bar1 Twix chocolate barEquipment2x23cm round springform cake tins, greased and base-lined with greased

for approximately 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack.To make the frosting place the icing sugar and butter in a large bowl and using a freestanding mixer or electric whisk mix on slow speed until the texture is sandy, then add

You can make these spooky red velvet cakes a day in advance but the marshmallow frosting should be made on the day of serving.Ingredients175g butter, soft250g caster sugar2 eggs, lightly beaten1 tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp red food colouring125ml

and the candle is presented in a classic frosted white glass. Candle in Liberty print pouch £43, soap in Liberty print pouch £14. Have you smelt the delicious Bonpoint eau de toilette? The eau de concentrate, launched in March of this year also contains