Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club - Saturday 30th July

The July Clandestine Cake Club meet for Bury St Edmunds was a bit different this month as this time we held our very first joint meet up for the three Suffolk clubs, Bury, Stowmarket and Ipswich. Stowmarket organiser Lavinia did a great job finding us an ideal location in the middle of the county and we all got together at Mr Allard's Farm Shop cafe in Stowupland. The staff were all very welcoming and had provided us with a lovely big table at one end of the cafe, which was perfect for us.

In keeping with our venue we decided on a "Farm Fresh" theme and we had some fantastic cakes to share.

Lavinia's Carrot Cake

Amy's Lemon Verbena Cake

Diane's Adnams Spice Cake

Sarah's Aspalls Cake

Aurelie's Cherry Clafoutis

Gill's Rhubarb & Custard Cake

Helen's Gooseberry & Elderflower Cake

All in all it was a fantastic afternoon and there are already plans to organise another joint meet up at a later date. Thanks again to Mr Allard's Farm Shop for being so welcoming. For details of upcoming events in your area have a look here.

Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club - Saturday 25th June

Our June Clandestine Cake Club meeting saw us return to a previous venue, Cafe Rouge in the centre of Bury St Edmunds, and their little side room again proved to be a perfect venue for us.

The theme of this month's event was "Cheesecake Challenge" and we had some really delicious offerings to share...

My Strawberry Cheesecake

Lorraine's Rafaello Cheesecake

Lindsey's Magic Cheesecake

Rene's Mango Cheesecake

Sam's Indian Cheesecake

Thanks again to Cafe Rouge for letting us hold our event there. For details of upcoming events in your area have a look here.

Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club - Monday 9th May

This month saw our meeting moved from our regular Saturday morning slot to Monday evening so we could try out a new venue in the centre of town. The Edmundo Lounge opened in Bury St Edmunds a few months ago and is a lovely spacious location that offers both food and drink for adults and families.

As the Bury St Edmunds CCC celebrated it's 4th birthday in May our theme this month was, of course, birthday cakes! Here are the lovely cakes we had to share...

Trish's Spicy Ginger & Lime Cake

Lindsay's Raspberry, Rose & Vanilla Celebration Cake

Lorraine Chocolate Hedgehog Cake

Sara's Boston Cream Pie

Amy's Great British Celebration Cake

Lynda's Seville Orange Marmalade Cake

Helen's Cookies & Cream Cake

Thanks again to the Edmundo Lounge for letting us use their lovely room for our meeting. If you want to find out more about events in your area then have a look here.

Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club - Saturday 19th March

The March meeting of the Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club saw us returning to one of my favourite venues, The Cadogan pub in Ingham, just north of the town centre. As always the staff were very welcoming and helpful and there was plenty of room for us and our cakes.

This month the theme was "Spring has Sprung" and we had a wonderful variety of cakes to choose from. Here's what we shared...

Amelia's Chocolate Loaf Cake

Amy's St Paddy's Day Baileys Cake

Lindsay's Rhubarb and Custard Cake

Sam's Cloud Cake

Hannah's Jamaican Bun Cake

Rosalyn's Chocolate Nest Cake

My Iced Lemon Curd Cake

Thanks again to The Cadogan in Ingham for letting us host another meeting there. For details of all upcoming Clandestine Cake Club events have a look here.

Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club - Saturday 13th February

Our meeting in February was unfortunately plagued by illness and even I ended up delegating my organiser responsibilities as I was too ill to attend. Nevertheless, the remaining attendees did a great job and brought five lovely cakes with them, all in keeping with the "Colourful Cakes" theme (although Valentine's Day seems to have had a bit of an influence as well!).

This month our meeting was held at Oakes Barn, in the centre of Bury St Edmunds, which is a regular venue for us as their upstairs room is ideal and the staff are always so welcoming.

Here are the cakes that were shared on the day...

Trish's All You Need is Love Cake

Lindsay's Union Jack Battenberg Cake

Sam's Orange Marmalade Cake

Amy's Love Heart Empire Cake

Sarah's Pink Champagne Cake

Thanks again to Oakes Barn for letting us hold our meeting there.

Clandestine Cake Club - Saturday 17th October 2015

This month the Bury St Edmunds branch of the Clandestine Cake Club returned to a previous venue - the Six Bells in Horringer, just a short drive south of the town centre.

The Six Bells is a lovely spot for lunch or dinner and are always very welcoming to us. This time we had a lovely big table in the conservatory at the rear of the restaurant which was a perfect spot for us and our cakes.

This time our meeting was a little bit different as we were celebrating the release of the second CCC book, A Year of Cake, so in addition to our usual cake sharing activities we also had a bit of party-style fun with some extra decorations and games.

The publishers of the book, Quercus, kindly sent me a bag full of goodies so we were able to decorate the room with bunting and balloons, plus we had some CCC paper plates and napkins for our cakes.

I also organised a couple of games (with one lucky person winning a copy of A Year of Cake!)...

...and everyone brought along a small prize for the lucky dip!

And then, of course, we had lots of cake!

Kate's Apple & Blackberry Harvest Cake

Rene's Apple & Cinnamon Cake

Helen F's Caramel Pecan Brittle Swiss Roll

Anne's Chocolate Orange Halloween Cake

Anne's granddaughter Gracie's Battenberg Cake

Mel's Chocolate Surprise Cake (We all tried and failed to guess the surprise ingredient. Mel eventually revealed that it was made with a can of tomato soup! It made for a delicious and incredibly moist cake)

Amy's Zesty Lemon Celebration Cake

My Opera Cake (from A Year of Cake)

Thanks again to the Six Bells for letting us use their space again. For details of Clandestine Cake Club events near you have a look here.

Bury St Edmunds Clandestine Cake Club - Saturday 25th July

This month we returned to The Cadogan Arms in Ingham, just outside Bury St Edmunds, for our July Clandestine Cake Club meet. As ever it was a great venue for us and the staff were very helpful and welcoming.

Our theme this month was "A Taste of Summer" and we had some really delicious cakes to share...

Hannah's Strawberry Sponge Cake

 

Sophie's Lemon Meringue Cake

Amy's Honey Cake

Kate's Pimms Cake

Sara's Persian Love Cake

Trish's Lemon Layer Cake

Rene's White Chocolate & Raspberry Cake

My Dark & Stormy Cake

Thanks again to The Cadogan for for being such great hosts. For details of events near you have a look at the website here.