Posted in Biscuits, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Nuts, Winter, tagged christmas baking, Christmas Biscuits, Clementine and Almond Cookies on December 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I saw this recipe in Olives Christmas magazine last year and thought it looked really good, a bit like a soft amaretti biscuit with clementine added. They sounded perfect to have with coffee or to add to a box of mixed baked goodies for Christmas presents. Click here to read more.
(more…)Posted in GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Other Cakes, pink, Yellow, tagged Battenberg, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 1, 2024| 2 Comments »
Woo hoo, GBBO is back! I’m not sure if I was more excited or if the girls were. Over the summer they sneaked down one night after bedtime and saw Rich and I watching the Bake Off the Professionals, not surprisingly they loved it and started watching it, they then discovered there’s a junior GBBO too. They can’t get enough of it all! We are all looking forward to the new series and trying plenty of new recipes again. So here’s our first technical challenge.
(more…)Posted in autumn, Celebration Cakes, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Nuts, Spices, Winter, tagged fruit cake, Illusion Cake, Stock Pot Cake on January 10, 2024| 2 Comments »
It was Mum’s 70th Birthday just before Christmas and she rarely has a Birthday cake as her Birthday is so close to Christmas. But as it was her 70th we had to do something special, so along with all the other Birthday surprises I made her an illusion cake based on a casserole pot and veg as cooking is still one of her favourite things to do. Click here to keep reading.
(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 Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Pastry, Puddings, tagged Chocolate hazelnut and Raspberry vertical tarts, desert, GBBO Technical Challenge, pastry on November 14, 2022| 1 Comment »
I’d love to have more time to try some patisserie stuff, I love watching Bake Off the Professionals and seeing some of the amazing patisserie things they do. It’s all so precise and they have lots of clever equipment too! These deserts were perfectly timed with Rich’s Birthday, so they made a tasty treat for pudding on Saturday night. Click here to see how I got on.
(more…)Posted in GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Puddings, Summer, tagged custard, GBBO Technical Challenge, pistachio ice cream on October 31, 2022| 1 Comment »
Another week down, another technical challenge done! Phew! I really liked the idea of custard week, and we were very excited to see that the technical was ice cream – I make a lot of ice cream, so I was looking forward to this one. Click here to keep reading.
(more…)Posted in autumn, Fruit/Veg, Nuts, Summer, Tray Bakes, tagged Almonds, Autumn Baking, plum and almond tray bake, plums on October 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I love baking with plums, they are such an amazing colour and once cooked they are jammy, sharp and sweet all at the same time. Definitely one of my favourite fruits to eat and to bake with. So if you’re looking for a recipe to use up some plums, click here to keep reading and try this one out.
Posted in Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Nuts, Other Cakes, tagged christmas baking, Christmas Muffins, Clementine and marzipan muffins on December 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Having warm muffins for breakfast is always a popular weekend treat in our house and these have a really lovely Christmas flavour. The squidgy warm marzipan pieces inside are very yummy. So why not give these a try, click here to see the recipe.
(more…)Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Nuts, Winter, tagged biscotti, Chocolate Orange, Christmas, christmas baking on December 11, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I’m a bit late getting going with the Christmas recipes this year, I’m not really sure where the time has gone! But I have been busy baking, so I have plenty of Christmas recipes to share over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the first recipe, one of my favourite flavours – chocolate orange. Click here to see how to make this chocolate orange and almond biscotti.
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Gloverly Cupcakes 