The Baking Experiment Presents: Blackberry Sourecream Octopus Cupcakes

Last week was my final week at my old job with my lovely boss and colleagues. I distinctly remember my boss telling me about the Octopus cake the last leaver baked in my interview. So I knew I had some big shoes to fill, particularly with the reputation of 'Cupcake Queen' in the office.

The LFW Diaries: Day 1 & 2

I am currently at London Fashion Week working for XO Magazine and love it. It is mental, it is manic and I am shattered after only 2 days but it has been worth it. You can read all my blogs and watch the shows on the site. Its been such a pleasure working with the team and doing LFW this season has just made me want to do more. 

The Baking Experiment: Muffins with Lemon Butterflies (or Muffins with Lemon Creme Filling)

Thank you for the lovely introduction Charlie! 

Those of you who know me or have visited my blog know that I am little bit addicted to TV. It is not a real addiction because I do not let it interfere with my social life or work. But I love TV series and always have something to watch. One of the suggestions I made in my blog to overcome my TV addiction and make a better use of the time spent watching TV is to multitask. I often do crafts or household chores like ironing while watching an episode. Especially when I am alone my laptop goes with me to the kitchen also. I know I shouldn't do this. The one or other accident while cooking or baking with my laptop near by have showed me why.

The Baking Experiment Presents Guest Blogger Tina

Tina and I first met at Uni a little over a year ago. Turns out we lived in the same building and becoming friends felt inevitable. A year down the line her and I have survived a year at a top business school, fed lots of squirrels, did pub quizzes and raised a record amount of money for the scholarship fund by baking.

2 more sleeps till London Fashion Week

There is an odd sensation running through my body when I think of Friday. It is my last day at my current job but also the first day of London Fashion Week.

Tickets have been finding their way into my mailbox (both real and virtual) and I couldn't be more excited!

I will be live blogging and tweeting throughout and try and show you a day (or weekend) in the life of a Fashion Journalist.

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Joining Bloglovin' Or Embracing My Inner Hipster

Because it seems like the right thing to do, a way to feel part of the gang, I am officially joining Bloglovin'!

I am embracing my inner hipster. Istagram and my parents will be so proud. Maybe this will one day lead me to actually wear my glasses when I need them (writing & blogging among other things), get me to buy vintage clothing and party in Shoredich (one of the few places in London to make me feel utterly, utterly uncool!).

Welcoming B. back into my life: Being Emotionally attached or why we should invest in timeless pieces

September 3^rd was the day when B and I first laid eyes on each other. It was love at first sight. Instant spark. Undeniable chemistry. Made for each other. Since then, B and I have been inseparable. He is soft and warm; comforting. He has been there for me when I needed him. The few days that we have been separated have been miserable. I felt naked without him in my life.

The Baking Experiment proudly presents Carrot Cupcakes for Olivia

Today is my lovely colleague Olivia's birthday - Happy Birthday! - and thus it was a perfect excuse to try a new recipe. As carrot cake is one of her favorites (I did sneakily find out!) it was an easy choice.

What’s your number? The day I found virgins assembled on an Internet thread

I stumbled upon a forum today, on a website where students can post in threads and ask each other questions on anything from essay writing, to Uni applications, to movies. And of course sex. Most of the sex related threads were your same old, troubled and bragging teenager kind of questions. However there was one that caught my attention:

From A Fashion Journalist Point of View: Men’s Fashion Week – Is Fashion getting too ridiculous?

So, London Collections: Men happened. It was my first time doing the shows and hence I had to immerse myself into unknown territory, also known as menswear. While I also had jitters having to face the shows without any support (my lovely friend Rachel who usually comes with me is on a 3 month holiday in East Asia to find herself!) it was more the thought of finding words to review clothes that I will never find myself wearing and while I do appreciate a beautiful and well-fitted suit that is roughly where my knowledge of menswear ends.

The Baking Experiment: Gingerbread Cupcakes

When my colleague Joe first requested gingerbread cupcakes all that I could think about how much work they were going to be. But after a bit of googling I had made up my mind and set out to make these babies.