I was very flattered when my friend Leslie’s daughter said that she would like me to make her a cake for her birthday party, but a bit worried when I heard it was a “water walkers” party! Water walkers are… Read More ›
Baking
French Lemon Tart
This is a great dessert that looks a lot a harder to make than it really is. You can either make one large tart to share or individual ones. And one of the great things about this recipe is that… Read More ›
Banana and Chocolate Muffins
When I bake I tend to follow a basic recipe and adapt it here and there according to what I have or what I like. I have already posted a couple of banana loaf recipes but this time I wanted… Read More ›
Chocolate Birthday Cake with Hearts
When I start decorating a cake I am not always sure how it will look when I have finished. I often have a good idea of what I am trying to achieve and sometimes the finished result bears some resemblance… Read More ›
Homemade Mincemeat: no mince, no meat and not very pretty, but absolutely delicious!
Last year I wanted to make mince pies with homemade mincemeat but hadn’t realised you are supposed to make it in advance so that the flavour can develop. So this year I am prepared. Mince pies, if you are not… Read More ›
Chocolate and Pink Flower Birthday Cake
I thought I would share a couple of photos of the chocolate birthday cake that I made to go with the chocolate party cupcakes with pink flower decorations that feature in one of my earlier posts. I used the same theme… Read More ›
Carrot Cupcakes – slightly more virtuous than your average cupcake!
The other day I went to visit my friend Jo and her brand new black labradoodle puppy, Reggie. He is a fluffy bundle of enthusiasm and unbelievably gorgeous. Apparently he is slightly less gorgeous at 3am but I only saw him lolloping around… Read More ›
Chocolate Party Cupcakes with pink flower decorations
Most little girls love chocolate and they love pink. So for birthday party cupcakes you can’t really go wrong with chocolate cupcakes with pink flower decorations. I found some excellent cerise pink cases which went beautifully with the rich, dark chocolate sponge and made… Read More ›
Christmas Cake
It may only be the beginning of November but it won’t have escaped your notice that Christmas is on its way already. One thing that really does benefit from forward planning is Christmas Cake. Make it now and you have… Read More ›
Chocolate Brownies with beetroot – shh, don’t tell the kids!
I had some beetroot in my vegetable box this week, which always seems like a good thing at the time but I generally spend a week wondering what to do with it. Last time I had beetroot I made a Chocolate and… Read More ›
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