Posted in autumn, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, Puddings, tagged GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, Tarte Aux Pomme on November 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe this series of Bake Off is almost over, we’ve really enjoyed it once again and loved trying the technical challenges each week. There has only been one savoury bake this year, and with both girls Birthdays and Rich’s Birthday too, we have eaten a lot of cake over the last couple of months! Click here to see how I got on with this challenge.
(more…)Posted in autumn, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Spices, tagged GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, Orange and ginger steamed pudding, Steamed Pudding on November 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I had just enough time on Sunday evening to attempt this weeks technical challenge and make these for pudding. A traditional steamed sponge and custard was definitely the perfect comfort food for this time of year. Click here to see how I got on.
(more…)Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Iced Cakes, Other Cakes, Summer, tagged GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, Lemon and Thyme Bundt cake, lemon drizzle cake on November 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I’m still playing catch up on making the technical challenges but found some time yesterday to give this one a go. Thyme is my absolute favourite herb, but I don’t think I have ever used it in a sweet recipe before, so I was keen to try this out. Click here to keep reading.
(more…)Posted in Chocolate, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged caramelised white chocolate cheesecake, cheesecake, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Having done every challenge last week and then this week we had Emily’s Birthday on Friday, lunch out on Saturday and a huge chocolate cake to eat, I decided that just doing half the recipe was enough! So one each for Rich and me and then one for the girls to share. I still have some blackcurrants in the freezer from Em’s garden which was lucky. Click here to keep reading.
(more…)Posted in Bread, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Summer, tagged Bread Week, Devonshire Splits, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I don’t often share photos of the bread I bake, but most weeks I bake bread at least twice, sometimes 5 or 6 times, I absolutely love it! I tend to make milk bread loaves or rolls for breakfast/toast for the girls and sourdough for Rich and me. Then at the weekend we quite often have some kind of enriched dough for breakfast as a treat, any variety of cinnamon buns, babka’s, cruffins, croissants, brioche etc. And now it’s getting colder we’ll be having more soup for lunch which means I can try more savoury bread recipes too. I find it really enjoyable and rewarding. I couldn’t resist making these straight away and having them for breakfast this morning!
(more…)Posted in autumn, Celebration Cakes, Fruit/Veg, Nuts, Other, Spices, tagged Autumn Baking, toffee apple drip cake on October 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It’s definitely starting to feel autumnal in the mornings now, my favourite time of year! I made this cake for Rich’s Birthday last year having seen the recipe and really wanted to try it out. I love all the autumn baking flavours – spices, nuts, caramels, apples, pumpkins etc, and this cake certainly had a great combination of these. Click here to read more.
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Easter, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Nuts, Spices, Spring, tagged Easter Baking, easter cake, Easter Sheep Cake, Lamb Cake, Sheep Cake on April 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Having had a very busy first 2 weeks of the Easter holidays, the girls were very insistent that I made an Easter cake and despite having very limited time, I couldn’t say no! I wanted to make a simnel cake, but I was keen to try a new recipe. Click here to keep reading.
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Easter, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Orange, Spices, Spring, tagged Carrot bunny cake, chocolate cherry simnel cake, Easter Baking, easter cake, Simnel Cake on March 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »
As usual, I struggled to find time to sit down and upload pics of the cakes and baking I’ve been doing. Probably because I’m spending all my time in the kitchen cooking! So here is the super silly Easter cake I made last year, as well as the delicious recipe I used – chocolate, cherry and hazelnut Simnel cake. Click here to see some more pics and the recipe.
(more…)Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Orange, Tray Bakes, tagged chocolate, Chocolate Orange, chocolate orange crispy squares, Christmas, christmas baking on December 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I keep buying Terry’s Chocolate Oranges to make this recipe, but then we end up eating them and I have to buy more! Chocolate orange is one of my favourite flavours, so I was very excited to see this recipe in Decembers Sainsbury’s magazine, a great recipe to make with the girls too. Click here to try it out, it’s definitely worth it!
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, White, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, Christmas cake, fruit cake, Silhouette House Cake on December 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
This year I really wanted to make a completely white Christmas cake, something elegant and something that could be made in advance. I also couldn’t resist using some LED light to add some Christmas sparkle! Click here to see some more pics of this gorgeous white cake.
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Gloverly Cupcakes 