Laura chats to Helen Haskell from The Wallace & Gromit Children's Charity & The Grand Appeal to find out how customer's donations help improve the lives of poorly children and their families across the country. Stay tuned to discover Gromit's favourite cake!

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This week Laura talks to international conductor (and her former pupil) Ben Glassberg. They discuss the challenges of parenting when navigating a burgeoning international career, the emotional nourishment of a good risotto and a fabulous lady called Jackie who delivers cake by van in the English countryside. Hurrah for Jackie!

A funny, little minisode where Laura muses on the complicated feeling of parental guilt and rescues a particularly manic Monday with an old school jam sponge and tinned custard.

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Jam Sponge

This week, Laura talks to the wonderful artist Sam Marshall. The chat is wide ranging, nourishing and inspiring. A really important episode in many ways. 

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In this episode Laura invites you into a noisier than usual kitchen. The Smalls are making gingerbread and answering your questions. At the same time, Laura reflects on how it feels to have your smallest (and final) baby turn three and muses on a contemplative half term.

Letter to Smallest on his 3rd Birthday

Go To Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe

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The Bakeful Way

Laura talks to Natalie Tallisman, co-founder of the brilliant 'Tales of Me' book collection. They chat about baking memories, the important of a Mason Cash mixing bowl, juggling motherhood and running a business and much, much more.

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Top tips for pavlova making

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In today's minisode Laura talks about adjusting to life with two under two and the happiness that can be found in the ordinary, extraordinary things.

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Contented orange marmalade cake

This week Laura is joined in the Bakeful Play kitchen for an uplifting chat with lovely illustrators Leah Riley and Nora Wright for chat covering everything from life changing moments, virtual colleagues and shocking revelations about birthday cakes and digestive biscuits. Put the kettle on and enjoy.

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