Posted in Bread, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, tagged GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, Lardy Cake on December 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Finally got round to doing the last bake off technical challenges at the weekend, everyone was a bit unsure about this one, but it was delicious, the homemade candied orange was amazing. It was a cross between puff pastry and a sticky fruited bun. Click here to see how I got on.
(more…)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 Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged Caterpillar Cake, Chocolate Swiss roll, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge on November 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I just about managed to squeeze in making this weeks technical with the girls this weekend. It was definitely a more challenging bake this week with several tricky elements. But worth it as it definitely put a smile on our faces! Click here to see how we got on.
(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 Celebration Cakes, Chocolate, Figure Modelling, Iced Cakes, Red, White, tagged birthday cake, Chocolate Fudge Cake, Welsh Rugby Ball Cake on November 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It was Emily’s 8th Birthday a couple of weeks ago and this year she decided she wanted a Welsh rugby ball cake. She also wanted the Bake Off chocolate fudge cake as it was so yummy, so I managed to reshape the left over huge cake from week 1 of the Bake Off and turn it into rugby ball. Perfect! Click here to see some more photos.
(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 Cupcakes, Other, Sugarpaste flowers, Summer, tagged cupcake, Flower Cupcakes, Mexican Baking, Tres Leches Cupcake on October 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Earlier on this year we decided to pick a country each and then cook traditional food from that country for a whole week. It took quite a lot of planning and research, but it was really good fun and definitely something we will continue to try every so often. I picked Mexico, so I was keen to try out some Mexican bakes, click here to keep reading.
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Gloverly Cupcakes 