When I awoke this morning Dan Hare and Digby were playing with a tin of cookie cutters. By Playing, I mean, they had knocked it off the table and hurled the contents all over the floor, they were having a lovely time grabbing and banging and throwing them around. I took this as a hint that a little springtime baking was in order and decided to create some cupcakes. Inspired by a box of delicious raspberry and popping candy truffles from Monty Bojangles. Oven temperature 200 degrees C.

I recently spent a week soaking up inspiration in Cornwall. I have always loved collecting treasures from the beach, and this trip lead me to the discovery of the perfect beach, at Widemouth Bay. Widemouth Bay has it all; spectacular rock strata, rock pools, softly sloping sand and lovely warm pools when the tide recedes.