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GBBO 2025 Technical Challenge No. 5 – White Chocolate Tart

Posted in Chocolate, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Pastry, Summer, tagged , , , , , , on October 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »

A couple of weeks ago we had family to stay for the weekend and once again the bake off technical made a great pudding! Click here to keep reading.

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GBBO 2025 Technical Challenge No. 2 – Chocolate Caramel Hobnobs

Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, tagged , , , , , on September 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

We were really looking forward to trying this weeks bake off technical challenge. I love having a go at recreating shop bought biscuits, I’ve made bourbons, custard creams, digestives, wagon wheels and jammy dodgers before but I’d never tried making hobnobs. Click here to see how I got on.

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GBBO 2024 Technical Challenge No. 2 – Mint Chocolate Biscuits

Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

There was so much drama in biscuit week in the bake off! We also had our own drama at home with a sick bug from school that was doing the rounds and put a stop to all our plans, so these were made in a bit of a rush on Sunday afternoon. Click here to keep reading.

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Chocolate Orange Crispy Squares

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Orange, Tray Bakes, tagged , , , , 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!

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Sourdough Discard Chocolate Pretzel Brownies

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Tray Bakes, Winter, tagged , , , on December 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Although this one isn’t strictly a Christmas recipe, everyone loves a chocolate brownie and these are really good, the salty pretzels add a yummy crunch and using these Christmas ones adds a festive touch. Click here to see the recipe.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 1 – Jaffa Cakes

Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Other Cakes, tagged , , , , on August 30, 2016| 1 Comment »

In case you missed it, the Great British Bake Off started again last week! Becky and I both really enjoyed trying the technical challenges last year so we’ve decided we’ll be doing them again this year. Last year we took it in turns to make them each week but we both decided we wanted to try the technical challenge from cake week – Jaffa Cakes!

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Bug Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, Fruit/Veg, Spring, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2016| 2 Comments »

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It’s been a gorgeous week, full of spring sunshine so I couldn’t resist making some spring cupcakes as a present for Matt and Beckie who looked after Emily on Saturday while Rich and I were at a wedding. Click here to find out how to make these little bugs.

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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 9 – Hot Chocolate Souffle

Posted in Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged , , , , on October 5, 2015| 2 Comments »

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I have to admit, that like all contestants on the GBBO, I have never made a souffle! I love to eat them, but for some reason, I have never got round to making one, so this week I was actually a bit nervous – especially as you regularly see failed souffles on cookery programmes. Click here to see if I rose to the challenge.

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Dark Chocolate and Blackberry Cupcakes

Posted in autumn, Cupcakes, tagged , , on October 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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It must be time for another blackberry recipe! I haven’t baked any cupcakes for a while, so thought I would make some seasonal ones. I made some chocolate cherry ones a few months ago and liked the idea of combining dark chocolate with the fruit. I also love the colour from the blackberries so added a blackberry puree to the buttercream, to give a pretty pinky purple colour. I also used the left over blackberry and white chocolate ganache to put in the middle of the cupcakes – delicious! Click here to have a go at the recipe.

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Mint Green and Pink Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, Green, Nuts, pink, Spring, Summer, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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Last time I got back from holiday, I bought some Toblerone at the airport, I decided to copy Emma’s idea and use it to make some treats for the office. I chose a summery design, perfect for the warm weather we’ve been having recently. Click here to find out more about these pretty cupcakes.

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