Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, gold, Orange, Puddings, Winter, tagged Chocolate Log, Chocolate Orange, christmas baking on December 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
A couple of years ago we hosted Christmas with my sister-in-law, hubby and our nephew, I wanted to make a chocolate log but really wanted to make something slightly different. One of my favourite flavours is chocolate orange which feels like quite a Christmassy flavour, so I adapted a chocolate log recipe and this was the result! Click here to find out more.
Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Spices, tagged Aebleskiver, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I was a bit disappointed with last weeks challenge as it was another one that was hard to replicate at home without the special equipment. So I decided to make it anyway but made flat pancakes instead of the balls. The flavours sounded really good, so I was still keen to have a go. Click here to see how I got on.
Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, gluten-free, Puddings on October 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I love pavlova so I was looking forward to making this recipe. Apart from the fact it’s vegan it looked like a normal pavlova! I have to admit to this one not being entirely vegan – I used normal white chocolate and a normal yoghurt (I figured they weren’t the “technical” part of the challenge, wouldn’t alter the overall taste/appearance and I didn’t have them!).
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Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, tagged GBBO Technical Challenge, pastry, Puits d'Amore on October 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Like all of the bakers, I hadn’t heard of Puits d’Amour either so I was intrigued to try them out this weekend. I also have to admit that I’m not sure I have ever made a creme pat and I think the last time I made choux pastry was when I was at school! So this week was definitely a new challenge! Click here to see how I got on.
Posted in Biscuits, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Summer, tagged Blancmange, GBBO Technical Challenge, Langues de chat on September 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
I think I must be one of the only people who actually liked blancmange when I was little! So this recipe definitely appealed and sounded very yummy. I had a bit of help from Emily with the biscuits, but it was a tricky one for a toddler to do! Click here to see how we got on.
Posted in Cupcakes, Fruit/Veg, Nuts, Spring, Summer, tagged caramel, cream cheese icing, cupcakes, pistachio, rhubarb on May 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since I made some cupcakes, especially ones that were an usual flavour and not just vanilla/chocolate with decorations on. So when I decided to go down to London for the afternoon to meet my best friend’s baby, I offered to make some cupcakes to take. I’ve already got a lot of rhubarb (I’ve made rhubarb and raspberry Frangipane tart, rhubarb crumble muffins, and I still have about 750g left!) so I decided to bake something with rhubarb. Click here to see how to make them.
Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, tagged Christmas cake, fruit cake, Turkey Cake on December 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »
This year I decided to try something very different for my Christmas cake, rather than doing something traditional I thought I would do something silly! I’d seen a photo of a turkey cake and thought I would try something similar. I also wanted to try a different flavoured Christmas cake but still wanted it to be a fruit cake so it would keep. Click here to try out this yummy recipe.
