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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 9 – Torta Setteveli

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Other Cakes, Puddings, tagged , , , on October 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »

I was really pleased when I saw what the technical challenge was last week – it’s been ages since I’ve made something like that and I couldn’t wait to try it! The only downside was that it’s pretty big (it’s huge!) and I was on my own for the weekend. Luckily I had a cross-country race and my team mates were more than happy to help me eat it up!
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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 8 – Aebleskiver

Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Spices, tagged , on October 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »

img_1295.jpgI 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.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 7 – Vegan Pavlova

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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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 6 – Puits d’Amour

Posted in Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, tagged , , on October 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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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.

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GBBO Spice Week – Signature Bake: Date & Ginger Malt Loaf

Posted in GBBO Challenges, Other Cakes, Spices, tagged , , , , , , on October 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

So this is a slight change to the normal ‘Technical Challenge’ which we do each week, and that’s because the last technical challenge was a bit odd. I don’t mind trying something new but I didn’t want to have to buy random spices and moulds which I probably wouldn’t use again, just for the sake of a challenge. The other option was improvise, but given it was spice week, not having the right spices seemed to defeat the purpose. I also didn’t really agree with the challenge – I couldn’t work out what techniques it was testing. So… click here to keep reading

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 4 – Raspberry Blancmange

Posted in Biscuits, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, Summer, tagged , , on September 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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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.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 2 – Le Gateau Vert

Posted in GBBO Challenges, Green, Nuts, Other, Other Cakes, Summer, tagged , , , , on September 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Before I watched last weeks episode of The Great British Bake Off I was worried that the technical challenge was going to be a bit strange – I’d seen the trailer with a bright green purée! However, after hearing what was in the cake I was excited to make it since I love pistachios.
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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 1 – Wagon Wheels Biscuits

Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, tagged , on August 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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Finally this years GBBO is underway! It was a great start to the series and I can’t wait for next weeks episode already. This year I am getting a bit of help with my baking from Emily who really enjoyed watching it for the first time on Wednesday morning and couldn’t wait to try and make them. So click  here to see how we got on.

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Pie Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Figure Modelling, gluten-free, Iced Cakes, Spices, tagged , , , on June 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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As it’s Father’s Day today, I couldn’t resist baking a special cake for my Dad as a present. He loves pies, so I thought I would have a go at making a cake and turning it into a pie! I used Pinterest to look for a few ideas and found a great cake made by Clinton’s Cakes with chips, peas and a red and white chequed table cloth. I wanted to make a cake that would keep well for a week and also be one of my Dad’s and hubby’s favourite flavours, so I chose a sticky ginger cake recipe that I have made a couple of times before. Click  here to try a slice of the pie.

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Ladybird Espresso Cupcakes

Posted in Black, Cupcakes, gluten-free, Other, Red, Summer, White, tagged , on June 12, 2018| 1 Comment »

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We’ve had a really busy couple of months with various wedding cakes and visiting friends and family, so I made the most of a quiet 20 mins earlier while Emily was watching Stickman to write about the cupcakes I made for everyone when we visited friends this weekend. The wedding cake I made a couple of weeks ago had 2 tiers of coffee cake in and I tried a Hummingbird recipe that sounded like it would give an amazing coffee hit. The cake was so good that I decided to make some coffee cupcakes for this weekend too. Click here to take a look at the Hummingbird Bakery’s espresso cupcake recipe.

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