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10 key silicone cake mould facts. Are they as brilliant as people say?

February 10, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Silicone cake moulds are becoming a key part of many bakers kitchens. Facts about silicone cake moulds.

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Funko Pops the story

The fantastically popular Funko Pops. You’re never too old.

February 6, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Funko Pops are not toys, but part of pop culture apparently. Hugely popular, they have an interesting back story.

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Kit Kat history

Surprising Kit Kat facts and figures. Take a break as we reveal all…

January 31, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Kit Kats are huge. Well, not in absolute size terms as they were made to fit a lunch box, but in terms of being a

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Jammie Dodgers facts and cake molds

The Jammie Dodger is the breaking bad of the biscuit world. What’s its dodgy history?

January 30, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Jammie Dodgers have been around since the 1950s, and now you can reproduce one in cake format

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Oreo cookie history

Oreo Cookies are a global phenomenon, but do you know their interesting history?

January 20, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Oreo cookies are an American favourite – but what’s their history? And how can you make an Oreo cookie cake with a silicone cake mould?

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Custard cream biscuit cake mold

Amazingly, the custard cream biscuit is the nation’s favourite. How do you eat yours?

January 17, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Custard cream biscuits are the UK’s favourite, so what are they, why are they so liked and how can you make your own?

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Feature: Hip Replacement

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A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • Loose women What does Daddy do all day? Getting traumatised by Loose Women isn’t all fun.
  • Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It's a lonely place. 1 Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It’s a lonely place.
  • Resigning from work Think you’re indispensable? Resigning from work might surprise you…

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • Make yourself happy, do it for Don Agonising over how to be happy? Don’t do it for you. Do it for Don.
  • Alcohol impacts “I’m never going out again”, says man after post-lockdown bender. How alcohol impacts your body.
  • Decision making with a coin Decision making stressing you out? Here’s some tips for making that difficult decision
  • Lost sense of smell. Can surgery save it? 2 Lost sense of smell. Can surgery save it?

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
    Aunt Marvin

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