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Baking and Blogging in Ascot

• Mini Blackberry Bakewell Tarts

  By lovinghomemade on October 19, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  There are still blackberries to be found in some places. I even spotted a few late ones near me the other day but to all intents and purposes they are finished for the year where I live. So the blackberries… Read More ›

• Wild Plum Jam – from the hedgerows

  By lovinghomemade on October 13, 2014 • ( 15 )

  

  I absolutely love the turn of the season when the hedgerows start to go wild and there is fruit everywhere. Not just blackberries but sloes, elderberries, hawthorn, rosehips and crab apples, amongst other things. I spend a lot of my… Read More ›

• One Direction Cake and Cupcakes

  By lovinghomemade on October 4, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  I guess it was really just a matter of time before one of my friends asked me to make a One Direction cake and cupcakes for their daughter. Cake for the party and cupcakes for the party bag. You can… Read More ›

• Blackberry and Lime Polenta Cake

  By lovinghomemade on September 7, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  The hedgerows where I live are full of ripe blackberries at the moment and I have discovered new places to pick them not too far from home. I didn’t manage to do any fruit picking this year as I found… Read More ›

• Baking Birthday Cakes in a New Kitchen

  By lovinghomemade on August 24, 2014 • ( 21 )

  

  Having recently moved house, not only do I have endless boxes to unpack, I also have a new kitchen and oven to get used to. So making birthday cakes for friends and family was a good excuse to try them… Read More ›

• Lime and Coconut Tart

  By lovinghomemade on August 10, 2014 • ( 12 )

  

  Finally I have my new house. Not that it is new by any stretch of the imagination: the first addition to the original cottage was done in Victorian times and I still have the original Victorian quarry tiles in the… Read More ›

• Chocolate Birthday Cake with Strawberries and Cream, and New Adventures

  By lovinghomemade on July 27, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

    If you’re a regular follower of my blog you’ll have heard me mention my friend Frin who, amongst other things, runs the Boot Camp I struggle to get through twice a week. But there will be no more Boot… Read More ›

• Green Olive Breadsticks

  By lovinghomemade on July 6, 2014 • ( 13 )

  

  This is a very easy recipe for soft breadsticks that are great on their own as a snack, or eaten with dip or oil and vinegar. I found this recipe in Paul Hollywood’s “How To Bake” but used fewer olives… Read More ›

• Rhubarb and Almond Cake

  By lovinghomemade on June 29, 2014 • ( 13 )

  

  It’s wonderful to be able to take advantage of seasonal fruit and vegetables and rhubarb is one of my favourites. Technically it is a vegetable but in the US it is classified as a fruit: either way it’s delicious. Rhubarb… Read More ›

• Chocolate Truffles and Waving at the Queen

  By lovinghomemade on June 23, 2014 • ( 14 )

  

  Homemade truffles are very easy to make but always seem quite impressive. They are perfect for the end of a meal or as a gift. I made these for a lunch with friends for Royal Ascot week. Royal Ascot, if… Read More ›