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Marmite Cupcakes and recipe copyright

June 15, 2014 57 Comments Filed Under: Food, Recipes, Uncategorized

The Marmite cupcake recipe from my book Supper Club

You may have seen stories in the newspaper about Marmite cupcakes in the last week or so.  In 2010 I created a recipe for two types of Marmite cupcake: one with a Marmite caramel centre and topping; the other with a Marmite chocolate ganache centre and topping. 
The recipe was also published in my book Supper Club; recipes and notes from the underground restaurant. See the proof above.
The recipe, ostensibly created by an outfit called Lola’s Cupcakes, seemed remarkably similar to mine. They dug out the centre of the cupcake and filled it with Marmite caramel and topped the cupcake with a buttercream version of the same plus Marmite chocolate ganache.
Lola’s cupcakes received an enormous amount of publicity about this, claiming in the press release that they were the first to make Marmite cupcakes.
But I ran my Marmite cupcake recipe text through a plagiarism checking site and the following links came up:

Daily Mail, 9 June 2014, “Love it or hate it… the MARMITE cupcake is here: Baked treat mixes salty yeast spread with caramel and chocolate” 

My Daily, 10 June 2014, “Marmite Cake: The Latest Food Fad, But Would You Try It?” 

Metro, 9 June 2014, “The Marmite caramel cupcake: You’ll either love it or hate it” 

Evening Standard, 9 June 2014, “Marmite cupcakes? Got to give it a try.”

Rather a coincidence, wouldn’t you say?

I tweeted Lola’s cupcakes and got back some very patronising tweets full of kisses attempting to bat me away. I persisted and they eventually sent me this email:

‘Their’ recipe is here in Shortlist magazine. But their recipe makes no sense. The ingredients and the method do not match. (That’s what tends to happen when you copy and paste from someone else’s work, you slip up.) You can see from the comments under the Shortlist article that readers are confused. Words directly copied from my blog post are in red.

In Shortlist magazine:


For the insert (in the cake) their ingredients say:

Insert
Caramel condensed milk 240g
But there is no mention of condensed milk in their method. Instead their recipe says:
Insert
1. Put the sugar and the water into a saucepan and put on a medium heat and boil without stirring until it becomes a deep amber colour.
2. Brush down the sides of a pan with a brush dipped in water to prevent crystallisation.
3. Remove from the heat. Whisk in the cream slowly and carefully this may spit. Stir in the marmite. Leave to cool and make an insertion in the cupcake with an apple corer. Fill with the cooled marmite caramel.
Just to remind you, my blog post says:
Make your caramel.
  • Combine the sugar and water in a medium sized saucepan until it dissolves.
  • Bring it to the boil, without stirring, until it’s a deep amber colour.
  • Brush down the sides of the pan with a brush dipped in water to prevent crystallisation.

But the biggest ‘coincidence’ is that the genius who runs Lola’s Cupcakes came up with this quote which is in all the newspaper stories and is almost verbatim what my blog post says:

Asher Budwig, managing director of Lola’s Cupcakes, says: ‘Marmite’s saltiness complements the caramel extremely well, but the centre will either be a shock or a pleasure depending on where your Marmite sensibilities lie!’
Let’s compare and contrast with my blog post of 2010 which says:
“It was important to have that salty intense Marmite hit peeking through the sweetness and this was achieved by creating a strongly Marmite flavoured ‘centre’ in the cupcakes. This ‘centre’ would either be a shock, or a pleasure depending on where your Marmite sensibilities lie…”

So what can I do about this? 

They are big, I am small. So Lola’s Cupcakes feel that they can do what they want with impunity. But have they no pride? And to be sooo lazy that they actually steal the words from my blog and pretend that their owner said this?  If you are going to nick someone elses idea, cover your tracks a little better.

Let’s discuss the whole matter of recipe copyright. It’s the subject of a talk that I’m giving with Lavender Bakery and Maison Cupcake at the Britmums conference next weekend “How to make a recipe your own”.
Most recipes are not original. Recipes are like Chinese whispers, every time someone cooks them, they turn out slightly differently. You cannot copyright, for instance, a classic recipe such as a Victoria sponge or a recipe for hummus. These dishes are in the canon. All we can do as cooks is slightly tweak them. A Vicky sponge needs certain ingredients in a certain quantity combined and baked in a predetermined order. You can put a different flavour in there, you can add a different fruit, you can make it smaller or bigger, but basically a Victoria sponge is still a Victoria sponge.
Ditto hummus. Hummus needs chickpeas, tahini, salt, lemon, olive oil. You can change the bean. You can change the oil. You can dick around with the recipe but hummus is hummus is hummus.
Now Marmite/caramel has been done before by Signe Johansen in the Marmite Cookbook while Marmite/chocolate ganache has also been done before by Paul A Young. 
But neither has put both elements into a cupcake. My recipe is not the same as their recipes either. I started from scratch.
I would argue that Marmite Cupcakes is not a classic recipe, it’s an original idea, even a gimmick. While a cupcake is a basic recipe, adding Marmite is unusual, and digging out the centre or the ‘insert’ is another idea, and combining Marmite/caramel and Marmite/chocolate ganache in that cupcake is too close for comfort. As a unique recipe, Lola’s cupcakes could, at the very least, have credited me. David Lebowitz in this article, talks about recipe attribution, how to give a polite nod to those who came before.
Legally, note that ingredients cannot be copyrighted. The method cannot be copyrighted either. Minor changes and rewriting the method is not illegal, however it is not terribly ethical. 
But words can be copyrighted. If you copy the exact same words in the method of a recipe from someone else, that’s a breach of copyright. Using the exact same words in the exact same order from somebody else’s blog post, without crediting them, IS a breach of copyright. 

Update: they have also used my recipe on their facebook recipe app without permission or credit.

New update: I had a phone call with Marmite in which they responded with weaselly words and refused to explain how this ‘error’ happened, they then threatened me by saying that Lola’s were going to pursue me for libel. Marmite promised me some work in recompense but never followed through. 

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  1. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    June 15, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    Wow that's ridiculous. Can't believe they wouldn't at least reword it a bit (or not plagiarise in the first place, of course!). I guess all you can do is to get the word out there – I tweeted this post for you!

    Reply
    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 15, 2014 at 11:04 pm

      Thank you Becca. They could have done several things: 1) not copied from my blog post 2) come up with their own ideas 3) credited me 4) asked me to guest 'chef' for them, working in conjunction with me but that would have meant paying me. But they are a very large successful company. They can afford it.

      Reply
  2. Aj

    June 16, 2014 at 6:22 am

    K, I have to say that is really really a piece of c**p from Lola cupcakes, to copy without any attempt to test and rework, if needed, is shockingly bad. Their responses seem to suggest they are well and truly "up their own arses"!

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 8:55 am

      It's hard for me to say as I haven't tasted one but it seems that the only change is that they've added the marmite caramel together with the chocolate ganache on top. They've slightly combined the two recipes into one.

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    • Julie Duff

      June 17, 2014 at 11:11 am

      Hi Kerstin – I do understand your feelings – sadly this is the sort of thing which can and does happen – wicked. I have seen copies of my cakes in some of the major 'shops' but when I approached a solicitor (a long time back) was that it was an almost impossible ground to tread. 'The team/person' involved only had to change things ie a cherry in a different colour or a different or ingredient and it was no longer an exact copy and therefore no room for legal complaints. Like you I went down the road of 'it's not fair' even with recipes and the history behind them in my first book which I knew had just been read and copied, one different ingredient or added fact – stopped any chance of action. I am not being negative as I have been there myself, but…….? take care..Julie

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 17, 2014 at 11:20 am

      Hi Julie, I have one of your books!
      Yes I agree it is a very complicated area which is why I blogged about it. Legally I believe you have to change three ingredients for a recipe to be unique. Again, if a recipe is classic, then no one can claim copyright but a unique recipe like Marmite cupcakes, which comes up on the front page of google, there may be a legal challenge to claim copyright, especially as they have copied and pasted the words from my method. Thanks for your comment x

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    • Julie Duff

      June 17, 2014 at 2:02 pm

      If it is 3 ingredients then you are of course, on a stronger footing.. In some ways, my cake in question, was a unique recipe which is why the solicitor virtually told me not to bother – albeit not quite in that manner. Did not realise that they had actually copied and pasted the words! One thing is certain, if you decide to give things a challenge so to speak – without doubt there will be a lot of us right behind you.

      Reply
  3. Nazima Pathan

    June 16, 2014 at 10:14 am

    How awful Kerstin, I cannot believe they can be so blatant and still pretend this was done in house. Shame on Lola's Cupcakes.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 12:16 pm

      Thanks for your support Nazima

      Reply
  4. Regula

    June 16, 2014 at 10:35 am

    wow that's intense, they clearly copied you. It's like stealing a candy bar and telling one of the people in the shop that you stole it when they used your exact words! I hope you can sort this out, this is really awful and I am so sorry for the frustrations this must cause you. Rock on lady! x

    Reply
    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 12:17 pm

      Thanks so much Regula x

      Reply
  5. Pamela Takeshige

    June 16, 2014 at 10:50 am

    That's rotten! They should apologize to you by coming together and reintroducing the recipe with your name on it. Giving you credit and your cookbook credit. It could all be done in a nice and positive way though. Besides that particular cupcake maybe you could do a series for them… actually I would recommend that you take the bull by the horns and go to them with a project where you would create a number of special cupcakes for them. Why not! They're big and your little. But it's kind of embarrassing for them to leave it like this. That would be your approach….. "let's solve this together."

    Reply
    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 10:55 am

      That would be nice.

      Reply
  6. Juliet

    June 16, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Hi Kerstin! I was actually sent a box with ingredients to make them at home and then write a blog for them about it. I'm not a pro baker but I'm not a beginner and the recipe looked like it was written by someone who hasn't baked in their entire life! It was a complete disaster!

    I didn't know they took this from you, that's just lazy. Is there anything else you can do? I'll tweet out your recipe instead.

    Reply
    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      Was it the Stylist recipe?
      God this whole thing is really pathetic. Shoddy.
      I don't know what I can do, looking into it.
      Yes please rt the correct recipe thanks!

      Reply
    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 4:37 pm

      Realised it wasn't in Stylist but Shortlist mag, have edited the blog post.

      Reply
  7. FoodNerd

    June 16, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Wow, that's really terrible. I like using my blog as a place to share my ideas and recipes with like minded people. But when it's abused for commercial gain from a third party and not acknowledge. Really sorry and hope they realise that they've wronged you.

    FoodNerd x

    http://www.foodnerd4life.com

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks. It's worse than I thought. They've put this bodged up recipe everywhere…on facebook, their app. People are complaining because it doesn't work.

      Reply
  8. Poppy InSearchOfTheCatfishCafe

    June 16, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I'm shocked firstly the poor way they've gone aobut doing it and secondly by the response to having done it at all – no shame. I am really recent blogger and I agonise over these things, have I got it right, have a credited, linked correctly – am I being authentic. Then to cap it all, they haven't even transposed it right and so it doesn't work?!?! They can't leave things like that surely?

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      Yes I know, I do too. Every so often I might forget and then I have sleepless nights about it.

      Reply
  9. Anonymous

    June 16, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    I am so sorry this happened to you. Clearly they stole your idea, your recipe, and your copyrighted materials outright without so much as a brief credit to you. Shame on them! I hope that by the complaints, many people will come to see they stole from you. Were I you, I think I would invest in an attorney (of whatever kind is appropriate for this issue in the UK) to send them a "Cease and Desist" letter. I agree that if they are large and you are small, your resources will limit what you can do but at least they would have to take you slightly more seriously after the C&D letter. In the USA, law schools have clinics where baby lawyers get to practice under supervision for the public at reduced rates, and sometimes even pro bono (for free.) It might be worth looking to see if that model exists there in the UK. You might get some legal help, supervised by professors, for a much reduced rate. It sure looks like you have a case for copyright infringement at the least. Good luck and again you have my heartfelt sympathy. Christina

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 9:29 pm

      Thanks…I'm still hoping they will do the right thing.

      Reply
  10. Deanna Massengale

    June 16, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Is there any legal recourse yo u can take? I know that plagiarism in the academic field is serious business! As a student, one can be kicked out of uni for such an offense. Ad an academic, intellectual credibility and integrity becomes suspect and can at the very least, result in professional reprimand! There have been cases in journalism and recording industry where plagiarism is tantamount to professional suicide. Surely, there MUST be something you can do? Lola's professional integrity is already suspect ad they have produced a recipe that just doesn't work. That, in itself, makes one wonder about the rest of their products they might claim are unique and original to their bake shops. Good luck with this rather touchy situation. I hope you come out as the victor in this David v Goliath bake-off. That's IT!! Why not suggest a bake-off?

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 16, 2014 at 9:29 pm

      You are right there, it makes you wonder about their other recipes…

      Reply
  11. Sally - My Custard Pie

    June 17, 2014 at 5:48 am

    It's a very depressing example of what seems to be happening all over the world. Creative integrity in any field is being trampled on and exploited by untalented people with no imagination.
    I hope you get some joy here. Dan Lepard's publisher (and husband) was really vocal about this issue a couple of years ago. He might be able to advise. Have tweeted and will continue to tweet about this. We should create a dedicated hashtag #realrecipesnotripoffs or something like this. All our voices together should put those thieving cupcake people to shame at least.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 17, 2014 at 11:16 am

      I remember that story about Dan. Thanks for tweeting about this. It's a difficult area. I think large companies think 'small' bloggers aren't noticeable but the internet is actually rather a small place.

      Reply
  12. Lucy

    June 17, 2014 at 7:11 am

    Reading this makes me think how unjust the world is. You can be creative and talented and someone can just pinch your work. Low. I hope that they are embarrassed but probably not good on you for publishing this Lucy

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 17, 2014 at 11:15 am

      Thanks for your comment Lucy x

      Reply
  13. Josephine Bacon

    June 17, 2014 at 7:29 am

    Instead of whining about it here, do the brave thing and contact a solicitor who is experienced in these matters or even a barrister who specialises in plagiarism, passing off, etc. First of all, even a threatening letter is not THAT expensive, and the point about a threatening letter is that it is proof positive that there has been an incident. You can take it to all the newspapers. If you are afraid of what it will cost, just ask beforehand, lawyers don't bite! Or you could sue them yourself in the small claims court. With that sort of documentary evidence, the newspapers will love it.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 17, 2014 at 9:31 am

      Josephine Bacon: I'm not 'whining' about it here. How rude.

      Reply
  14. Kate

    June 17, 2014 at 8:04 am

    I'm afraid I'm not at all surprised. As a food editor, I often have to stop recipe 'authors' lifting stuff from other sources; it's almost always easy to spot when something either fails to make sense or isn't in the right voice. When I take them to task, they're always amazed (heavy irony). And then they sometimes do it again. However, many publishers either don't do such intensive editing or attempt to economise by speeding the process up… OK, as you say, some recipes are effectively generic. But others are definitely original. And yours is.

    There was a recent instance of an independent knitting design being ripped off by some Debenhams designers; this immediately reminded me of that. The designer was Kate Davies and the patterns was called the Owl Sweater – might be worth googling to see what she did, because she did get compensation – a donation to charity – and the design removed.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 17, 2014 at 11:15 am

      Hi Kate,
      No recipes start in a vaccum and we all rely heavily on the work of those that went before. But a little credit goes a long way!

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  15. Kate again

    June 17, 2014 at 9:00 am

    I'm still outraged – your publishers' legal department should be equally incensed at the blatant rip offs, too… They may have more clout, but social media can work for you too, independently…

    I remember when one of Claudia Roden's recipes was blatantly nicked years ago – the resulting row (and financial penalties) did keep a lid on it for a while.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 17, 2014 at 11:14 am

      Yes I think Claudia took them to court and won. It was a very personal recipe to her so again, utter stupidity in nicking it.

      Reply
  16. Rachel

    June 17, 2014 at 11:44 am

    Good luck, because this is, aside from being terrible in the first place, just lazy and stupid on their part on how little effort they've even bothered to put into stealing the idea!

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 1:20 am

      I know. Ridiculous isn't it?

      Reply
  17. K

    June 17, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    I was planning on making some Marmite cupcakes, being a fan of salty & sweet flavours. Having seen this I'll most certainly be going by your recipe.
    Have tweeted & facebooked this article as well as pinning the ORIGINAL recipe. Hope you get the credit you deserve.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 1:19 am

      Thank you K (that is my favourite letter)

      Reply
  18. Jeanne

    June 17, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    Wtf is wrong with people?? That really is totally unacceptable on the part of Lola's Cupcakes -parrticularly that they persist with their story even after you caught them in the act so to speak! Food bloggers should all make YOUR recipe and link to it – that might push search results for the frauds down the page a bit. So sorry you have had to deal with this nonsense.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 1:19 am

      Yay! Everyone make my recipe!

      Reply
  19. Charlie

    June 18, 2014 at 11:04 am

    I'm staggered by the shamelessness of it – double theft of both idea and words. Good for you for fighting your corner – we're in the corner with you.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm

      Thanks Charlie. Btw the photos on your blog are stunning.

      Reply
  20. Anonymous

    June 18, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Kerstin, I understand your complaints but unfortunately as soon as you post anything on the internet it becomes open season for copycats and thieves!
    I fear if you go down the legal route you will end up heavily out of pocket! If you search the web there are numerous recipe's for marmite inspired cupcakes and sponges, some using the vegemite alternative from AUS and NZ…so not sure you are the first either!
    Good luck, hopefully some sort of tie in/reference to your blog will be the best turnout (and cheapest option) for you!

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 4:26 pm

      I googled vegemite cupcakes going to page 10 of google and haven't found one recipe yet. I've found cheese and vegemite muffins and lamingtons but no vegemite cupcakes. Any of those recipes have been made in the last couple of years. My original recipe was created in 2010.
      Plus just because people do steal stuff on the internet, it's not a reason to go oh well that's fine. Most people cover their tracks a bit better. Ripping off content IS illegal. It's because Lola's are a big corporation that they haven't bothered.

      Reply
  21. The Curious Cat

    June 18, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    So…what next? What do you do? I'm intrigued to know? Have you sent them this blog post?

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 4:26 pm

      They've seen it. They don't care.

      Reply
  22. Made With Pink

    June 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    Such a shame Kirsten. They could have done great publicity by partnering with you to do the cupcake. You've both got a loyal fan base. Instead they've decided to cheap out and steal your recipe, never thinking that it would blow up like this. Good on you for challenging them on this! Wondering if the person who stole your recipe and published it has got the sack yet. Even though I'm not a fan of marmite, I'm a fan of you and on your side. x

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 18, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      Thank you! Very kind words…and very apt. x

      Reply
  23. Anonymous

    June 19, 2014 at 11:54 am

    I wish you all the luck in the world with your case. They should be ashamed of themselves, such cheap tactics. The smile that appeared on my face as I got to the end of your post and read that you have a case against them. Hit them where it hurts (quite mean today, sorry lol)

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  24. skibum

    June 19, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    what is Marmite cupcakes

    Reply
  25. Anonymous

    June 20, 2014 at 9:05 am

    I spent ages writing a reply but then realised there's way more important things going on in the world (even in my back garden to be honest- there's a cat territory war at the moment and I'm not sure whether next doors tabby cat is slowly winning. If it wasn't for some stupid football tornament I just know it would make front page. It's big news in the cat world). Go get legal advice and stop ruining your case by putting stuff all over the internet – the papers don't care and it is not going to help your cause. However if you'd like to write a blog on the cat war I'd be happy to provide you with further information – photographs might be tricky though as it would mean entering the war zone at night and there's a lot of covert undercover operations taking place and cats sneaking about in the hedges. Maybe you could make some marmite cupcakes and ice them to look like the cats and we could place them in positions to replicate the cat war? You could call them 'cat war cupcakes' so that you don't annoy Marmite and I won't tell the cats. You can have that idea for free. I'm nice like that.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers

      June 20, 2014 at 11:00 am

      I beg to differe anonymous. I think the marmite cupcake issue is more important than the war in the Ukraine, the kidnapping of girls by Boko Haram, the invasion of Iraq by Isis, the public stoning of a pregnant woman in Pakistan. Because that is clearly the implication of this blog post.

      Reply
  26. Anonymous

    June 20, 2014 at 11:49 am

    I know right! And here I am discussing the territorial cat occupation of my back garden. It's my garden really – I should probably take some kind of ownership of it. Actually I should probably just take up a new hobby. I've thought about cooking – what do you think? I am considering taking a cupcake and filling the middle with Marmite. I'm going to market them to Canadians as a way to smuggle Marmite in.

    Reply
  27. ManjiriK

    June 20, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    Good God ! This is depreciable and plain stupid on part of Lola's, why stoop and copy when they have all the opportunity and means to be original! shame on them! Good work on writing about it , though am sure it is painful to be in such a place,its imp to share this so small fish like me know what is happening and are aware, will share on twitter right away. They really need to get back to you with an apology and credit your creative work in the right way, its the least decent thing to do!

    Reply
  28. Amanda

    August 29, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    Oh my GOSH do I feel your pain!!! On so many levels. I created a Vertical Layer Rose Cake. BOTH elements to my cake were original, the method of my vertical layers and the fact that I did rosettes covering the ENTIRE cake. (Yes, you have seen this everywhere and yes, it truly was me that started it. http://iambaker.net/verticle-layer-rose-cake-1/) Come to find out that Fiona Cairns… THE Fiona Cairns, the same lady who made the royal wedding cake, copied my cake EXACTLY and put it in her book. Literally exactly. Method, presentation, everything. When I contacted THE Fiona Cairns, she did pulled the same crap Lola's did. I tried to pursue a lawsuit, but apparently I can't sue people in a different country. :/ In the end? Big famous company wins, I lose.
    When I read your story on ALCS my heart just went out to you. Sorry you have had to deal with this and so very sorry that there seems to be no good outcome!

    Reply
    • Kerstin Rodgers aka MsMarmiteLover

      August 29, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      Oh no Amanda! The reality is that most restaurant chefs, working bakeries don't write their own material. It's all ghosted. Even if they can write, they don't have time. So it's all nicked. Did they use any of your exact words?

      Reply
  29. Smith

    May 25, 2018 at 10:32 pm

    Indeed, the work doesn't need to be finished keeping in mind the end goal to be secured under a non-enlisted copyright.trademark registration

    Reply

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Instagram post 2192170307716904689_28574231 Drinking gluvein in Vienna Christmas market on a stopover during the @AMAwaterways river cruise on the Blue Danube. Tonight I’m making mulled cider for my cooking class at Willesden Library, starts 6.30, only £3 to get in. Basically I like anything mulled. Just got @aldiuk coffee cream liqueur and I even mull that- via using it in coffee instead of milk.  What does mulled mean? “Mulled wine originated in the 2nd century. It was created by the Romans who would heat wine to defend their bodies against the cold winter. As the Romans conquered much of Europe throughout the next century, their love for mulled wine spread across their empire and the regions they traded with.” To mull something over is to think about it. To mull wine is to warm it. So it’s something that is slow, steeped, warmed, sweetened, with added spices.  I’ve been travelling so much lately and am slowly writing it all up and testing recipes and dishes that I discovered in various places- my travel is a kind of food anthropology. I love 💓 travelling and discovering new places. I’d happily travel all the time. I’m an empty nester now and while I love london, I don’t need to be here, except to do the odd themed supperclub where I try out all my new recipes on guests.  Discover more behind my travels on Msmarmitelover.com and you can also book for my supperclub there or directly with @edible_exp I’m the original supperclub chef and hostess, the original underground restaurateur! I wrote the book on it- supper club, notes and recipes from the underground restaurant published by Harper Collins. I’m proud to have started a movement that has benefitted female and BAME cooks so much.  Eat the revolution! Long may it continue!  #traveller #chef #christmasmarket #vienna #bluedanube #gluvein #mulledwine #christmasdrinking #supperclubs #supperclubchef #msmarmitelover #travelwriter #foodwriter #recipewriter #christmasselfie #wearingred #travelpr invite me on trips!
Instagram post 2189276090585638215_28574231 Aranzata, a sardinian Christmas treat went down well at last nights supperclub - there are none left! Candied orange peel but candied with honey rather than sugar, mixed with almonds and a little wild fennel.  Recipe:  Peel off the orange peel of an orange, taking care to eliminate any of the white pith. Place in a pan of cold water and bring to the boil. Do this 4 times, discarding the water each time. Then dry the peel on a tea towel. Put back in the pan and cover with honey. Add peeled almonds finely chopped lengthways. Simmer and stir until the honey is absorbed into the peel. Take a rubber/plastic chocolate mould and press in a teaspoon of the mixture in each hole. Leave to set and cool. Unmould the little pucks of pleasure. I added some candied fennel seeds that I got from @souschefuk , ground them up and scattered over the top. Serve at the end of the meal with coffee.  #sardinianrecipes #suppervlub #christmas #christmassweets #orangesweets #honey #travelrecipes #recipesfromitaly #recipesfromabroad #msmarmitelover #supperclubchef #theundergroundrestaurant #london #inspiredbysardinia
Instagram post 2188551047903786506_28574231 Torta de Santiago, the finished recipe. I will be serving it tonight at my Sardinian supperclub - it isn’t Sardinian but Galician but this is turning into a sardo-Galician fusion event! Recipe up soon on the blog. #gluten-free #cake #msmarmitelover #supperclub #caminodesantiago #travelrecipes #galicia #sardinia #igfood #inspiredbytravel
Instagram post 2186581155877038874_28574231 Made a torta de Santiago today, inspired by doing the Camino de Santiago. It’s gluten-free, made with almonds rather than flour. I ate this as part of the ‘pilgrims menu’ all along the trail. They were vastly different in quality- often rather dry and dull. The best I had in actual Santiago de compostella, made ‘casera’ Spanish for home-made. It was sticky and rich. Equal proportions eggs, almond meal and caster sugar, with a pinch of salt, cinnamon and orange zest. I bought the traditional metal crosses at a hardware store in Santiago, one of my favourite lurking places when travelling. I will place one on top of the tart and powder the top with icing sugar, leaving an imprint of the cross. I bought this yellow bowl, a Galician craft, at a shop in Santiago.
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Instagram post 2183492230186882117_28574231 Horse drawn carriage in Vienna known as a ‘fiaker’. The drivers are famous for being particularly grumpy which is a Viennese quality. It’s about 50 euros a ride. This is the second time I’ve visited Vienna, and I think it’s one of my favourite cities. The architecture, the coffee houses, the dirndl dresses, the art of Klimt and shiele. Right now I’m on a river cruise on the blue Danube with @amawaterways from Vienna to Budapest. This is a double wide luxury cruise. You can see the golden trees of autumn lining the banks and beaches. The ship sways in the night, you hear the waves lap against the sides (I always keep the door open to hear the night). Today we arrive in Budapest. I have to admit this is a night respite after my arduous Camino walk. Still behind on notes and blogposts and recipes from my travels but I love to be perpetually on the move. Bruce Chatwin says the natural state of a human being is to be nomadic. I rather agree. #traveller #igtravel #bluedanube #rivercruise #easterneurope #danube #vienna #msmarmitelover #foodietraveller #sachertorte recipe coming up on my return #horses #austria
Instagram post 2181973256383167209_28574231 Follow the yellow arrow and the shell. Arrival at #santiagodecompostela ‘st James of the field of stars’ 💫 after doing the pilgrims Camino - 130 kms walking. It’s taken me several days to get over it physically but I feel immersed in autumn and ‘forest bathed’. All my thoughts, photos and adventures coming up on the blog soon. I definitely recommend doing this. But my advice is: even if it’s raining and you aren’t thirsty, drink water. First rule of catering is, if you’re feet are sore, you aren’t drinking enough- I ignored this. Buy waterproof lightweight boots for cold weather but keep them loose as your feet expand as you walk. Buy anti blister socks- yes that’s a thing. Wear 2 pairs of socks: one thin merino wool or anti blister and one thick merino wool. Buy a rain cape which will cover your bag and camera. Train before you go- not just on flat but on hills- much of the Camino is hilly. Take toilet paper or wet wipes. Take a spare pair knickers. Take a walking stick or buy one there . Most things you need you can buy on the Camino. Take a strong bag on a string or a fanny pack for easy access to pilgrims passport for stamps; water; phone/camera. Stretch before and after. Keep to your own pace- sometimes it feels like a competition but it isn’t- we all have our own rythym and pace- when you arrive at the cathedral it doesn’t matter how long it took you to get there- you did it. Don’t rush- if you get injured your Camino is finished. #walkthisway #followtheshell #caminodesantiago #msmarmitelover #msmarmite #hiking #Spain #pilgrimage #santiagodecompostella #theway #fitness #pace #selfcare #travel #blogger #igtravel
Instagram post 2178475417149561889_28574231 We made it! Hemos llegado! #santiagodecompostella #pilgrims #knackered #camino #cava #msmarmitelover #msmarmite #sisters
Instagram post 2177561799364984754_28574231 Not gonna lie, this has been physically very tough. As my sister says ‘ we are from an indoors family from an indoors country’. Yesterday I did the longest day yet- officially 18km- but I did 35,000 steps! I’m small so I have a small step. So I converted steps into km and I did 27 km. that’s what it felt like. My legs throbbed all night, I had to take paracetamol to get to sleep. Have I had any life changing thoughts? Or spiritual revelations? Not a one. Well, maybe one which is I must get fitter. I mustn’t stop after this pilgrimage. I must get my health in order. Being freelance and working mostly on my own, it’s had to give myself time to look after myself. To assign time for fitness. Being freelance means never ending guilt about not searching for work. Never having stress free time off, as you don’t get paid holidays, sick pay or paid during national holidays such as Christmas. There is always a certain level of low key stress. Of keeping your self esteem up when you aren’t earning. The envy of others getting lauded for work you have pioneered. But I love my freedom! My opportunities to be creative. #thoughts #freelance #caminodesantiago #hiking #fitness #pilgrimage #spain #galicia #supperclub #rain
Instagram post 2175408625380307897_28574231 I was going to blog every day but the truth is I’m too knackered. I’m doing insta stories and my diary. Day 6. We are only doing about 14 km a day but it’s hard. I’m hobbling by the end. It’s the whole consecutiveness that is so punishing to the body. Oh to be young again. The youngsters are pounding through 30-40 km a day. We get up have coffee and don’t rest for 6 hours. We arrive around 3pm and have a massive drunken menu del dia with jugs of vino tinto. Then I fall asleep. Then I wake up for a bit and charge everything up, make notes, edit pix and sort out outfit for tomorrow. Which is basically the same everyday. I did wash a lot of knickers in the shower today as I was running low. So weather: raining all day. Puts the grim into pilgrim. But I am loving this. Thanks @caminoways #pushingyourself #msmarmitelover #msmarmite #caminodesantiago #caminofrances #camino #walking #pilgrimage #spain #galicia #greedypilgrim #stjames #followtheshell
Instagram post 2173661800793301108_28574231 Persimon and pumpkin soup, recipe up on the blog now. Msmarmitelover.com the great thing about doing the #caminodesantiago in #November is that the trail isn’t crowded, the weather is cool, and you see #pumpkinpatches everywhere which are always like something out of a #fairytale. Here they serve sopa de Galicia which is always prepared with meat stock, usually chicken. I so want soup on the Camino. When I get home I’m going to devise a #vegetarian #galiciansoup #buencamino #recipe #soup #pumpkin #squash #fall #autumnvibes🍁 #autumnfood #foodietraveller #greedypilgrim @caminoways @spanishpersimon #traveller #hiker #walker
Instagram post 2172857478425645569_28574231 The Camino to Santiago. While November isn’t the most popular month, and there is certainly rain, the landscape, the nature and colours of the countryside are so vibrant it’s like being on an acid trip. Nature at its most vivid: acorns with their fairy cups, bronze oak leaves and rusty ferns, mushrooms frilly with gills, apples 🍎 on the bough tumbling into sky blue rivulets, giant pumpkins in a patch, moss covered walls, dolmens and menhirs, rooves covered with slate like fish scales, lichen and donkeys, horses, spiney umbrellas like an opened coquille de St Jacques, cows called Luna. I did 14 km today my first day and that was enough. I fell asleep in front of the fire at the #albergue this is a #presstrip with @caminoways #galicia #greedypilgrim #caminodesantiago #msmarmitelover @advantagesofage @imogen_rodgers_1 #autumn #spain #walking #hiking #travel #contemplation #pushingyourself
Instagram post 2169866030516446893_28574231 Persimon Pani puri recipe up on the blog Msmarmitelover.com a street food which includes a flavour spectrum- sour, sweet, salty, hot, spicy, refreshing, crunchy, wet and dry, fruity and carby. Making the Puri from scratch took a couple of goes to get right but actually isn’t hard. #supperclub #msmarmitelover #msmarmite #spanishpersimon #vegetarian #vegan #recipe #chaat #streetfood #indiansnacks #canape #diwali
Instagram post 2169277948175951209_28574231 Overlooking the river at #vallaro in piedmont. Nearby was #sacroMonte, a hilltop religious monument with 45 chapels, each containing strange plaster statues of animals and saints, 800 of them.
Instagram post 2167511482116167199_28574231 Persimon fruit leather (the easiest EVER as it has so much pectin- just purée it, add sweetness spread on a silpat and in cool oven for a few hours), rolled into a pinwheel with bergamot zest and mint and goats cheese, a delicious canapé. This was served at last nights #persimon #supperclub for #Halloween on behalf of @spanishpersimon . Next week I’m going to Valencia to visit the farm.  #msmarmitelover #msmarmite #singleingredientmenus #fruit #vegetarian #canapé #christmascanapes #canapeideas
Instagram post 2166825702523830758_28574231 I’ve been working with persimon fruit for the last 3 weeks, pushing the envelope with what we can do with persimons other than just eat them like apples. And guess what? I still like them, I’m not bored. They are a wonderful autumn winter seasonal fruit. They are also really good for you. #VitC #fibre #5aday, #potassium #iron #calcium #betacarotene #vitA #7aday #manganese #B6 #supperclub #halloween #fruit
Instagram post 2166106717029345626_28574231 The creamy interior of a baked Camembert offset by persimons from Spain. This is the cheese course from my Halloween supperclub for @spanishpersimon this Thursday. #supperclub #persimmon #persimon #sharonfruit #kaki #cheese #camembert #bakedcheese #halloween #spanishfruit #igfood #autumnvibes🍁
Instagram post 2165411211139548124_28574231 Persimon bread, adapted from a recipe by @davidlebovitz. I used fresh persimon pulp and dried persimons with walnuts and @southafricanraisins now I have to decide whether to serve it as canapés, topped with goats cheese and fresh persimon or with the cheese course. 🤔#supperclub #halloween #spanishpersimon #fallfood #autumnvibes🍁 #food #travelandfood #spanishingredients #recipes #vegetarian #desserts #bread #fruitbread
Instagram post 2164809413936743946_28574231 Hazelnut risotto using carnaroli rice from @magicolucedio from piedmont. I used Piedmontese white wine as well as hot vegetable stock, use a moscato or arneis. Keep stirring for 18 minutes until creamy with a kernel of al dente rice. When I visited piedmont, I ate 4 risottos in 3 days! It’s grown in this region, being similar to a sushi type rice- round- rather than long. It’s beautiful stuff- ivory and pure- and I didn’t want to add any colour other than a few local hazelnuts, pecorino and nut oil such as walnut or hazelnut. Warming food for cold rainy autumn days. #supperclub #rice #risotto #hazelnuts #northernitaly🇮🇹 #visitpiemonte #foodandtravel #vegetarianrecipes #igfood #vegetarianfoodporn #regionsofitaly #femalechef
Instagram post 2163915113036239687_28574231 Cinnamon, pistachio and persimon pudding. Persimmon pudding is a southern dish but I added a touch of the Middle East. It’s so easy to make: remove stalks of fruit then blend. Add a cup of flour, a cup of sugar, 50g butter, spices, pinch of baking soda and bake in the oven for 45 minutes at 180c. #persimon #persimmon #kaki #sharon #recipetesting #supperclub #halloween #spanishfruit #winterfruit #seasonalcooking #baking #dessert #foodblogger #chef
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