A little while ago I had an idea for a mini series. We love cocktails, you can check out our mini bar mini dresser here, but what could be more fun than cocktail recipes inspired by cakes?! 

So I had a go at one... and then never got round to posting the photos! 

Here it is - my lemon cheesecake inspired caketail! 

Ingredients:

• Brandy (to give warmth and depth for the base)
• Limoncello (for the creamy lemon filling)
• Cava/Prosecco - I used a supermarket brut (for the lighter refreshing after taste)
• Angostura Bitters 
• Candied lemon peel (to garnish) 

Pour a tiny splash of brandy in the bottom of your glass. Add a measure of limoncello and using a flat based cocktail spoon, pour a layer of cava onto the base of the cocktail. Hold the base of the spoon and pour the cava down the long handle, raising the spoon as you pour.  

I then added a splash of bitters (Because we stick them in everything!) and a garnish of candied lemon peel.

Creamy but refreshing! 

We have a well stocked bar at the moment on account of the muggy weather (Which never makes you feel like an adventurous cocktail does it?), being snowed under with work and having a hacking cough. You know when I am really ill as there are no wine glasses to wash up ;)

So when I am fighting fit watch out for some delicious caketail recipes coming up on the blog, ready for the festive party season. 

Any favourite cakes to inspire or challenge me?! I am itching to use the white and milk chocolate liqueur next! 

I had always imagined a summer wedding when I was a little girl, but when I started dreaming up this post idea I realised all the food I love to eat is so Autumnal that perhaps I picked the wrong season! 

Every week I support The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation, a charity helping terminally people get married, with a wedding related post, so this week it's food! 

I love canapés at a wedding. As a guest I am always racing around getting ready and too excited to eat lunch before the ceremony, and then feel ravenous when we get to a reception venue!  

I made these sweet and sticky fig canapés, which would be perfect for an Autumn wedding buffet. 

In fact they went down a treat with my 2 year old too! I am tempted to make another batch and save them for pre school packed lunches.

Ingredients: 

• Puff pastry sheets cut into circles approx 3 inch diameter. I used a scalloped cutter
• Figs
• Walnuts
• Acacia Honey
• Desiccated coconut

Instructions: 

• Pre heat your oven to 180 degrees/Gas Mark 4
• Cut your circles from the puff pastry sheets
• Slice your figs thinly and layer 3 slices per pastry circle
• Chop your whole walnuts and sprinkle over the fig slices
• Drizzle half a teaspoon of honey onto the figs (I preferred a thicker honey to start with as it will melt in the oven whilst cooking) 
• Sprinkle desiccated coconut over and bake for 20 mins. 

Add a little extra coconut and honey to the top layer if you choose to stack them for extra wow factor. The coconut works just like a dusting of icing sugar. Embrace the gooey wonder that falls out of the oven, it's not about perfect shapes, let the pastry do it's thing!

Check out these other delicious Autumn wedding food canapé and starter ideas, using seasonal ingredients. Which one would you fancy eating the most?! 

Top left to right; pumpkin quiche, autumn favour bags, apple crisps, sausage and mushroom canapés, butternut squash soup, parsnip and roasted vegetable crostini, beetroot and goat's cheese canapés, plum and cobnut tarts. 

Please take a minute out of your busy days to read about the work of The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation and if you have another minute, donate £1. If ever person who reads this post donated £1, it would go a long way towards paying for someone's entire wedding.

Linking up with The Great Bloggers Bake Off with Helen and Jenny. 

Hello October! 

I am thrilled to share with you the wonderful wedding and party company My Lobster, my sponsor for October. 

If they sell it, I want it! A beautiful range of traditional, contemporary and super sweet party accessories, favours and gifts. If you are looking for elegant hen party accessories then this is the shop for you. 

How sweet are the vintage saucer crackers?!  

Whatever the occasion there is a delightful decoration for you. Are you planning a baby shower,  a candy sweet table or have a theme in mind?

I just discovered My Lobster in time for Sammy's Circus Party and the Ferris Wheel cup cake stand made a fab centrepiece! 

The team at My Lobster are the loveliest in the business. They ship nationwide and always try and send out your order on the day you place it.  

Check out their blog too - there is a new addition to the My Lobster team - Dolly the vintage caravan!  

I know if I was a little girl I would have been overwhelmed to wake up to this little set up! I'll be saving the castle idea for my niece's 1st birthday next year! 

If you are on Facebook you can find My Lobster here to follow along with news and updates.

Happy October everyone, I hope it is kind to you.