Day 166. The Little Cupcake Company.

I used The Little Cupcake Company for a corporate mailing a few years ago, sending individually boxed cupcakes to 100 clients. Not only were the cakes delicious but the staff and paid great attention to detail and were extremely helpful (especially as I'm just a bit of a detail freak too). Now they have a beautiful little store in the Grand Arcade in Cambridge. Pop by if you're there; you won't be disappointed.

Day 19. Willie's Chocolate Factory...well almost.

Last summer I bought Willie's Chocolate Factory Cookbook. Initially I struggled with the constant use of the word 'Cacao', probably because it's an unfamiliar term for me, but the book combines beautifully a selection of recipes, with the story of how this product arrived on our shelves.

Finally today I cooked with this exquisitely packaged Venezuelan Black for the first time, making the chocolate cupcakes featured in the book. Very different to the buttercream topped buns I usually make although not in a bad way.

General view here is that whilst tasty, they are not quite as good as our usual sweeter cakes using Green & Black's chocolate. Sorry Willie! Hopefully the savoury dishes will fair better in the taste test.