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 Biscuits, Chocolate, Christmas, Puddings, Spices, tagged Chocolate Lebkuchen, Christmas, christmas baking, Ice Cream Sandwiches on December 30, 2023| 1 Comment »
I love combining recipes or using them in a slightly different way, so when I saw the cover recipe on November’s Sainsbury’s Magazine for chocolate lebkuchen I thought they would be perfect to turn into ice cream sandwiches and decorate them as Christmas puddings! Click here to see the recipe.
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Iced Cakes, Red, silver, Spices, White, tagged christmas baking, Christmas cake, Gnome Christmas Cake on December 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I just can’t resist making more than one Christmas cake each year, so once again this one will be a Christmas present for our best friends. I chose to make some cute little gnomes and add some other pops of colour and some snowflakes. Click here to see some more pics.
(more…)Posted in Biscuits, Christmas, Spices, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, Christmas Biscuits, ginger bread on December 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Last year Em gave me a beautiful wooden pinecone biscuits mould for Christmas and I thought I would try it out and make some lovely pinecone biscuits as gifts for some friends. Click here to see how I got on!
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Iced Cakes, Spices, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, Christmas cake, Snowman Christmas Cake on December 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I’m feeling a bit behind with Christmas stuff this year, but priority is always to get the Christmas cakes done. I wanted to make a different shaped one this year so I thought I would make a big snowman. Click here to keep reading.
(more…)Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Orange, Tray Bakes, tagged chocolate, Chocolate Orange, chocolate orange crispy squares, Christmas, christmas baking 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!
(more…)Posted in Christmas, Cupcakes, Spices, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, cupcakes, gingerbread, gingerbread cupcake on December 23, 2022| 1 Comment »
I feel like I might be overdoing the gingerbread baking a bit this year! But it’s so Christmassy I can’t resist! I always make a box of 6 cupcakes for the girls teachers and teaching assistants for Christmas, it gives me a good excuse to try another recipe or a new decoration. Click here to find out more.
(more…)Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, Iced Cakes, Spices, White, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, Christmas cake, fruit cake, Silhouette House Cake on December 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
This year I really wanted to make a completely white Christmas cake, something elegant and something that could be made in advance. I also couldn’t resist using some LED light to add some Christmas sparkle! Click here to see some more pics of this gorgeous white cake.
(more…)Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Spices, Tray Bakes, tagged Christmas, christmas baking, gingerbread, Gingerbread marshmallow slice on December 21, 2022| 1 Comment »
My Christmas baking this year is very gingerbread themed, so here’s another gingerbread recipe I found to try out. Rich and the girls love marshmallows, so this sounded like a winning combination! Click here to find out more.
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Gloverly Cupcakes 