Posted in GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Other Cakes, pink, Yellow, tagged Battenberg, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 1, 2024| 2 Comments »
Woo hoo, GBBO is back! I’m not sure if I was more excited or if the girls were. Over the summer they sneaked down one night after bedtime and saw Rich and I watching the Bake Off the Professionals, not surprisingly they loved it and started watching it, they then discovered there’s a junior GBBO too. They can’t get enough of it all! We are all looking forward to the new series and trying plenty of new recipes again. So here’s our first technical challenge.
(more…)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 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 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 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 Biscuits, GBBO Challenges, tagged Biscuits, custard creams, GBBO, GBBO Technical Challenge on October 8, 2023| 1 Comment »
I was very tempted this week to have a go at an illusion biscuit bake, but realised it would take far too long, so settled for doing the technical again and you can’t beat a good custard cream! I baked with the girls again on Saturday but due to how long these took to chill and cut out I had to finish them off after bed time, but it meant we had a big box to take with us to the rugby festival on Sunday and share with the team. Click here to see how we got on.
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Gloverly Cupcakes 