It’s the final Bank Holiday of May, it’s the start of Whit Week & that means Spring Half Term! Holidays for the children & hibernation time for me!! I’m hoping the weather will hold, well one can dream! Talking of weather it has been quite wonderful of late, well it has in Macclesfield which obviously pleases me no end! The grass has been trimmed to perfection & by the sounds of things over the garden fence, it’s not the only lawn being rather noisily sliced into submission! The weeding is well underway, yes yes I’m sure everyone else is well ahead in the gardening stakes, producing veg & fruit in abundance already by now, well, good for you, I’m more the trim things when they a)get in the way, b)if they cause me a problems or c)try to garrote me, kind of gal, nature as nature intended. I definitely not the type to trim the lawn with nail scissors unlike some people I could mention. However I do dream of a little veg patch but I’m planning to do that next year, again… Or maybe the year after, well one day, I’m ever hopeful. . .

So that’s the lawns sorted (oh how posh, the lawns, really it’s just 2 patches of grass which is mostly moss & if I’m honest it’s not actually my job, I delegate this one to the boys… The lawn mover has wheels…) The laurels have been tamed(ish), they certainly don’t tower as much, so lots more lovely sunshine rains down on our little patch. I’ve been waging war on the suspiciously abundant dandelion too. Is it just me or is there a veritable riot of these much maligned weeds this year? They appear to be EVERYWHERE! (I cannot be blamed for this, I’m not one of those urban jungle gardeners, well not recently, there was one summer where I may have been a little generous with some poppy seeds, but nobody can prove anything & the less said the better…) Anyway, getting back to the dandelions, specifically in my garden, specifically you understand (what the wind does is none of my business), I see them more of a semi-cultivated crop, given we have a pair of particularly cute & characterful but essentially greedy pair of bunnies living with us, a win win situation don’t you think?

All this talk of gardening has made me feel a little peckish. What would be nice now would be a nice pot of tea & a small(ish) cake, but alas, the cupboard is bare, not even a crumb… Good job it’s Treacle Market this then! I’ve heard on the grape vine that this month, the Market will be even bigger & even better! Is that possible? Too blinkin right it is! It’s going to be rather smashing you know! So wend you way from the Market Pace, pop along Chestergate, scoot though the Grovensor Centre to Castle St, pop by my stall (of course!!), mooch down Mill St, all the way down to Exchange Square! You’re going to need lots of bags, baskets, trugs, small suitcases or even trailers, it’s going to be AMAZING!! Which brings me neatly & inevitably to my proposed menu! Here we go!

First Up gets the cake – only crumbs if you’re late!!’

You can order in advance if you wish so as not to miss out, just email me on cocoanokos@hotmail.co.uk (BEFORE 5pm SATURDAY) , detailing what you’d like!

All Fairy Cakes are priced at £1.50 each or the special Treacle Market Box Price of 4 for £5.00. 

GLUTEN FREE FAIRY CAKES

Gluten Free Simples – Wonderfully Moist Chocolate Sponge with voluptuous Vanilla Buttercream – Gluten Free Perfection!

Double Trouble – Divinely moist Chocolate Sponge with rich chocolate buttercream with a top of sprinkles & chocolate stuff!

FAIRY CAKES

Crazy Caramel – Delicious rich Caramel Sponge with home made caramel buttercream, with drizzles of dark chocolate & caramel

Silly Vanilly – Simply the simplest flavour there is but oh so yummy, Vanilla Sponge topped with the whippiest lightest Vanilla Buttercream ever

Sticky Toffee – Sticky toffee sponge with oodles of dates, liberally swirled with crunchy brown sugar, toffee buttercream

Luscious Lemon – Lovely Luscious Lemon Sponge with zesty lemon buttercream – Lemon Lovers Heaven!

Double Trouble Chocolate – Divinely moist Chocolate Sponge with rich chocolate buttercream with a top of sprinkles & chocolate stuff

Lemony Ginger – Zesty, spicy Lemony Ginger sponge with equally yummy buttercream, topped with a cute as button Gingerbread

FlutterBy Choc – Delicious Chocolate Butterfly Sponge with raspberry jam secret centre & fluffy vanilla buttercream

Deepest Darkest Chocolate – Divinely moist chocolate sponge with serious dark chocolate ganache! Only seriously chocoholics need apply!

ChoccyCaramel Flutterby – Gorgeous chocolate sponge with lashings of caramel buttercream

Simon’s Coffee Cake – Rich Coffee layer cake, with a tiny hint of Vanilla topped with wonderful Coffee Buttercream & chocolate coated coffee beans!

 SLICES 

 £1.50 per slice (or 4 slices for £5.00 Deal)

Lemon Drizzle – The Infamous & Legendary Luscious Lemon Drizzle, one slice is never enough!

Victorious Sponge – layers of gorgeously light Victoria sponge & raspberry jam, dusted with golden caster sugar!

Sticky Treacle Cake – Delectably sticky ginger & treacle cake, with bursts of tangy orange!

Batty Battenburg – Lovely almond sponge quartered by lush raspberry jam, carefully wrapped in marzipan!

MORSELS

Coconut Macaroons – Utterly Moist & seriously flavourful Macaroons, liberally draped in Dark Belgian Chocolate! £1.50 (or 4 for £5.00 Deal)

GINGERBREAD

Gingerbread – Secret Recipe Gingerbread, extensively taste tested as only the best will do!

Please feel free to sample the specially created Treacle Market Gingerbread Hearts that will only be available while stocks last!!

Buttons, Moustaches, Crowns & Dinosaurs

Hearts & Flowers Lollies

(All Gingerbread are priced individually)

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL ON SUNDAY!!! 

* (As usual, this is the intended menu for Treacle Market & is subject change.)

* (Please note morsels are created in an environment where nuts, wheat products, dairy products & eggs are present)