If, like me, you've gained a few pounds during lockdown, either through emotional eating or just plain eating out of boredom, then now that the country is getting back to work you might be thinking about shedding that extra weight. I know I am. This week I went back to my first Slimming World meeting since lockdown in March and although there were safety procedures and social distancing measures in place, it did feel as though life was starting to return to some sort of norm

Hello, I'm Julia and I make show stopping celebration cakes. As you can imagine, being a cake lover and making cakes all the time comes with an occupational hazard and that is that I am constantly battling to keep my weight under control. It's not just cake either as I have to confess to being a bit of a foodie and there is nothing I enjoy more than visiting the pleasant surroundings of a great restaurant with great food and sitting down to a scrumptious meal with family. Ove

2018 was another busy year at Julia's Cake & Eat It! I'd like to say a big thank you to you all for your custom over the past year and for trusting me with your cake orders. It means so much to me. I have really enjoyed making all your cakes and hope that you will come back again this year. As we move into 2019 I have made a little video with a small selection of some of your cakes from last year. I hope you enjoy it. And remember, if you need a show stopping cake for you

The other day I was chatting with my husband and happened to mention how much I love my customers (because you lot are awesome!) and he said to me "are they customers or are they clients?" Well, I considered this question quite carefully when I added your lovely testimonials to my website because this was something I wanted to get right. Like me, hubby thought that the word 'client' sounded a bit more sophisticated than 'customer' and I explained to him that the reason I had

You might think it rather strange for someone who makes cakes every week to be writing this article but this subject is quite close to my heart and I am genuinely interested in the reasons why we, as a nation are gaining weight. Before I go any further I must own up and say that I am in no way immune to the daily stuggle of maintaining a healthy weight and I have full sympathy with those who, like me, find it difficult to resist the temptation of a sweet treat from time to ti