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Baking and Blogging in Ascot
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Victoria Sponge – how to make it the traditional way (and with a goose egg!)
I had never used a goose egg before my friend Vana brought me three, having just visited her parents’ farm… I’m not sure that I had ever actually even seen one before. You don’t find many recipes requiring goose eggs…. Read More ›
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Homemade Chocolate Treats – great for giving
One of my favourite combinations: plain chocolate, dried fruit and nuts. So easy to make, so delicious and perfect to take to a friend’s as a gift. It’s a good idea to make these with someone in mind or you… Read More ›
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Traditional Easter Biscuits – not a bunny in sight!
When I was little we made Easter Biscuits every year but it is a tradition I had almost forgotten about. Traditional British Easter biscuits are crunchy, sugary, shortbread-type biscuits with currants in. They are quite different from the iced bunny… Read More ›
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Easter Treats – Homemade Chocolate Easter Eggs
One of the joys of Easter is a chocolate Easter Egg (or two). Last year I made my kids their Easter Eggs and I thought I would take what I had learnt from that experience and make some brilliant ones… Read More ›
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Simnel Cake – traditional Easter cake
Simnel Cake is the traditional cake eaten at Easter and I remembering making this with my mum every year. It is a rich fruit cake with a layer of marzipan running through the middle and another layer of marzipan on the… Read More ›
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Homemade Hot Cross Buns for Easter
Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter food that are supposed to be eaten from the beginning of Lent up until Good Friday. I love hot cross buns but have never attempted to make my own before. It was time… Read More ›
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Caramel Filled Cupcakes – perfect for a Wedding
When my friend Tanya asked if I could make some cupcakes for a low-key wedding the following weekend that she was both a guest at and in charge of the planning for, my first response was panic! Although I’m not… Read More ›
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Chocolate Topped Oaties – when a flapjack is not a flapjack
When is a flapjack not a flapjack? When it’s a biscuit or cookie, of course. These are distinctly flapjack-tasting but the additional flour and a thin bake makes them more like a biscuit or cookie. They somehow manage to be… Read More ›
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Hummingbird Chocolate Cupcakes – sweet and easy
If you like American style cupcakes you will love these. The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook is one of my favourites, partly because it is a stylish book that was quite original when it came out. It has a lot of great recipes, including my favourite carrot cake… Read More ›
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Easy Easter Treats – Chocolate Cornflake Crispies kids will love to make and eat
These chocolate cornflake cakes are really easy to make (and eat!). Kids love them and they can make these with minimal help. And they are easily customised for Easter. My friend Sara gave me these brilliant cake cases a while ago… Read More ›
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