Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Puddings, Red, White, Winter, tagged Buche de Noel, christmas baking, Christmas log, orange and cranberry, White chocolate on December 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I always make a Yule log at Christmas although at the moment I haven’t found a favourite recipe, so I am keen to keep trying some new ones. Last year I chose a white chocolate, orange and cranberry flavoured one and adapted a couple of recipes to make it, click here to see the full recipe.
(more…)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 autumn, GBBO Challenges, Other Cakes, Spices, Tray Bakes, Winter on November 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We all absolutely love any kind of gingery cake in our family, so I was very happy to see this as the technical challenge. I have made lots of different types of ginger cake, but I can’t remember ever making Parkin, so I was keen to try it out. Click here to keep reading.
(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 Christmas, Cupcakes, Other, Red, White, Winter, tagged Candy Cane Cupcakes, Christmas Cupcakes, cupcakes, mint cupcakes on December 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I always try to make the girls teachers and teaching assistants some cupcakes for Christmas, this year I bought some mini candy canes and decided to use those to decorate the cupcakes with. And of course they had to be candy cane flavoured cupcakes too. Click here to keep reading.
(more…)Posted in autumn, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, Winter, tagged dauphinois pithivier, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge, pastry on November 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Having been away for half term I am a bit behind with the bake off challenges! I didn’t have time to make this one before we left, so it was on my list of things to cook when we got home, perfect for this miserable autumnal weather. Click here to see how I got on.
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, Winter, tagged christmas baking, Christmas cake, fruit cake, Reindeer Cake on December 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I can’t resist making more than one Christmas cake and giving one as a Christmas present to our best friends is the perfect excuse to make another one! So here’s this years second cake, another silly design! Click here to read more.
(more…)Posted in Biscuits, Christmas, Spices, Winter, tagged christmas baking, gingerbread, mince meat stuffed gingerbread on December 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I saw this recipe in the Waitrose magazine last Christmas but didn’t get round to making it. It’s a recipe from John Whaite (who won GBBO in 2012) and it’s a perfect Christmas flavour combination of gingerbread and mincemeat, yummy! Click here to see the recipe.
(more…)Posted in Christmas, Cupcakes, Winter, tagged christmas baking, Christmas Cupcakes, cupcakes cakes, snowflake cupcakes on December 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I volunteered to make some Christmas cupcakes for Emily’s Rainbow’s group for their final session of the year as they were having a Christmas party. Emily requested something with snowflakes, which is good as they were quick and easy to make. I also made the same for her teachers as Christmas presents too. Click here to find out more.
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, Winter, tagged birdhouse cake, christmas baking, Christmas cake, fruit cake on December 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Christmas cakes are my favourite type of cake to decorate, it’s how Em and I first got into cake decorating when we were little. We always used to choose a design and have a go at making it. It always makes me feel Christmassy! This year I decided to make a big cake, as you can never have enough fruit cake. Click here to find out more about my Christmas bird house cake.
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Gloverly Cupcakes 