I am a firm believer that to achieve the best tasting cakes, the best quality ingredients have to be used.

I use those produced locally and organic and fairtrade products wherever possible.

Some of the lovely ingredients I use include:

• Free range eggs from local Cotswold farms
• Local farmhouse butter made from double cream
• Organic flours from local Cotswold Millers
• Fairtrade cane sugars
• Organic preserves
• Dried vine fruits that do not contain sulphites
• Finest Belgian chocolate