Archive for the 'Baking' Category


• One of my favorite… cookbooks

I love to bake: cakes, cupcakes, meringues, etc. If I think it will taste good, and it looks nice, I want to make it. A few years ago I got a KitchenAid mixer as a birthday present, and since then I love to bake even more :-) As I do for craft books, I’m also always [...]

1 Comment July 27th, 2012


• My perfect cupcake recipe

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Since the time me and my sister baked the perfect cupcakes in the galley of the Stad Amsterdam, I’m trying to replicate them in my own kitchen. What I need to accept after several tries, is that they will never rise like the ones in the galley with the perfect oven… that’s a pity but [...]

7 Comments January 15th, 2011


• Decorated cupcakes

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Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday and as a treat for her colleagues she wanted to make decorated cupcakes. She asked me to help, so I happily joined her. I made and applied the frosting, and was a supporter, she did the baking and decorating, the important things :-)

8 Comments November 6th, 2009


• Birthday cake

birthday cake

Last week my nephew Bram turned 4. As a starting tradition he always orders his birthday cake with me. And off-course I feel honored with such a request. This year the pre-condition was that it should be red, for a while now that’s his favorite color, I have no clue from whom he got that…. ;-) I was very pleased with the [...]

1 Comment December 16th, 2008

    About me

    Hi, I'm Petra, I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I’m running my own business byPetra: selling creative materials, like ribbons in scandinavian style, cute Lecien fabrics and many more, I also organise craft workshops.

    On this blog I will share my inspiration, that I find in books (lots and lots of craft books), magazines, shops, museums and other blogs. You will also find DIY ideas and news from my shop from time to time.

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