Rilakkuma Deco Roll Cake

This is my first attempt at making deco roll cake. Unfortunately the Rilakkuma got a little stuck to the non-stick paper. 
The sponge is so lovely and light! It was a real hit at home.

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I should have uploaded this one last week but it got forgotten! Just found it hiding in my photo folder.

Here's a simple recipe for making some cute little puppy buns.

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We're fully in the Halloween spirit now!
I made this little witch with pink noodle hair and nori hat for the mini bean this week. She really liked the mini pumpkins, these were made from carrot and nori for the features.

On my last trip to London I stumbled upon a wonderful Japanese confectionary shop. I found these adorable rabbit shaped wagashi and purchased a few a gifts. 

The mini bean asked for a burger for her lunch today, so we went with a teddy bear design.
This was a very simple and quick bento to make. I used sliced cheese for the nose and ears and nori for the features. the main part of the ears is bun I cut to shape, and stuck on with a little bit of dried noodle (you could use spaghetti).

As Halloween is on its way, I thought I would get in the spirit with this bento box design.
A little Hello Kitty in fancy dress!
I made the cat hat out of nori and used cheese slices for the cat features. The ears are made from carrot and nori. Hello Kitty's features are made from nori and sliced cheese, and her bow is made from sausage.

Another Ghibli inspired bento box today. Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service.

To make this little kitty I shaped the rice and covered in nori, added cut sausage on the ears (I think chicken or ham would have worked better). Made the eyes from cheese slices and nori. The nose is a tiny bit of sausage, the bow tie is made from tomato.
Meow!

There's nothing cuter than a Totoro! We're big fans in this family.
Excuse the slightly orange tint, I must buy a daylight lamp for taking photo's on gloomy days.

I used crushed black sesame seeds mixed with the rice to make it grey (its best to do this whilst the rice is still warm). Cheese slices cut into little circles for the eyes and nori for the features.
The cucumber has been cut into leaves and the carrot into flowers, both with cutters.
I tried to give the bento box an autumnal theme. The leaves changing colour in the autumn are quite inspiring.