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The Olympic Stadium has been completed on time and under budget. Cupcakes all round!

The Olympic Stadium taken by Andy Wilkes on 9 September 2010 Applications open today for 2012 McGames Makers – the volunteer fleet who will do much of the unglamorous, on the ground logistical work around the Olympic Park. Brilliantly, LOCOG have roped in a svelte …

By Nick Atkins Photography When we heard Danny Boyle might direct the 2012 opening ceremony we were rooting for zombies, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Looks like we’ll be disappointed on the former but an interview with Boyle over the weekend indicates British pop music …

Easter cookies from Cakes 4 Fun The Putney based cake company, Cakes 4 Fun, is offering Easter cake courses for amateur and semi-professional cake makers and decorators. Keen cake enthusiasts can either learn the art of pouring chocolate fondant and ganache on to a chocolate …

By ganchingabz There’s 875 days to go. Tickets don’t go on sale till next year but that’s no reason not to be organised, people. With so many events and venues to choose from, maybe it’s not a bad idea – if worryingly anal – to …

2012 stadium Yesterday crowds flocked to nibble a Giant Cupcake in Covent Garden. At about the same time over in East London the Olympic Stadium – known fondly by some as the ‘cupcake’ – had its final roof bit moved into position, completing the elliptical …

They came, they saw, they gobbled. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people brought a corner of Covent Garden to a standstill today as they waited for their slice of the world’s largest cupcake. The giant cake positively glistened in the midday sun enjoying its fifteen minutes …

Life expectancy in London varies considerably. The Belgravia Gallery seems to have landed itself with a bunch of fake Mandelas. There wil be no footie for the cupcake: it faces downsizing after 2012. Whilst Ally Pally is to be ‘expanded’. The River Lee could do …

Still haven’t had enough cupcakes? Here’s a chance to get a free one! Bea Vo (the mastermind chef/baker that put the “Bea” in Bea’s of Bloomsbury) recently contacted us about her new Afternoon Tea in the Park promotion for the summer: for £8 per person …

We’d like to say that the competition was close. But it wasn’t. Three London bakeries stole the show: Faircake, Bea’s of Bloomsbury and Sweet Things. Of those three, Faircake’s dainty limoncello and white chocolate morsels of wonder scored well above the rest of the competition …