Beautiful Doll Cake

I have recently made this cake for a friend's daughter's fourth birthday. It was great fun to make and really easy. Here is how to go about it:

The key is having enough cake to work with! You need 4x the amount of a normal cake mix.

• Bake four round cakes and stack them
• Cut a hole in the center for the doll’s legs
• Place the doll in the centre and cut the cake to form the dress
• Ice and decorate as you choose. I used butter icing and i made the little roses from sugar icing. You can even buy ready made roses and all sorts of decorations from baking and craft shops

You will have lots of left over cake to make a delicious trifle for Sunday Lunch... or you just eat the crumbs yourself!

Knit your mug a jersey

At Rosemary Manor we believe in going that extra mile. Not only do we indulge in delicious coffee and hot chocolate to keep us warm on those cold winter nights, we also make sure that our drinks stay warm!

Knit this quirky mug warmer as a Father’s Day gift or a quaint pressie for yourself and fill the cup with goodies. While you are at it, knit a pink one for your best friend as well!

If this sounds like too much trouble, buy one at our market on Friday 3 June for only R30. We will be open from 9 – 5 and our theme is “My Grandma’s Kitchen”. Be sure to order a “Rosemary Coffee” and enjoy home cooked cuisine  just like grandma used to make.

Instructions:

Cast on 37 stitches using chunky wool and nr 4.5 needles

Knit 20 rows one pearl one plain

Cast off

Join the to and bottom of the oppisite sides together with a few stitches and slip over any mug ( we always use our signature enamal mug)