If you like your muffins chocolatey, you’ll love these. Chunks of dark chocolate in a chocolate sponge, best still slightly warm from the oven. And it’s a super easy recipe. I have two admissions to make for this post: firstly I… Read More ›
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Hummingbird Cake
This is a perfect “Coffee Morning” cake: light, pretty and easier to make than it looks. Hummingbird Cake comes from the southern US and is very similar to carrot cake except it contains banana, pineapple and pecan nuts instead of… Read More ›
Key Lime Pie – not so much a pie, more a cheeseless cheesecake
This is not the first time I have mentioned Key Lime Pie, but it is the first time it has taken centre stage. This is not a true Key Lime Pie as I didn’t use Key limes but it really… Read More ›
Blueberry Muffins
Although I am trying really hard eat to food when it is in season, I am finding it hard to kick my blueberry habit that always develops over the summer. Which was lucky because my brother requested blueberry muffins when… Read More ›
Pear Tarte Tatin – Easy homemade recipe
Tarte Tatin is a lot easier to make than to take a decent photo of! I spent ages looking for a recipe that was relatively simple but that didn’t rely on store bought puff pastry. I eventually found a great… Read More ›
Pear and Pecan Muffins
These muffins are quite virtuous on some levels. They have fresh fruit and nuts in them, both of which are good for you. Here in the UK locally grown pears are beginning to appear in the shops, so the fruit has… Read More ›
Fruit Scones – a super fast Sunday afternoon treat
Sunday afternoons sometimes need a nice cup of tea and a sweet treat to make them complete, particularly as the weather starts to change and become more autumnal. Fruit scones were very much a “go to” recipe for a quick… Read More ›
Blackberry Muffins
When I have a freshly picked heap of blackberries I tend to look at them and think either crumble or jam. This year I have decided to try to be a little more diverse and it struck me that not… Read More ›
Say it with Cake – 70th Birthday Cake
A friend recently invited me for a delicious Afternoon Tea at Pennyhill Park, which is a beautiful country house hotel in Surrey. We had a really lovely afternoon drinking tea, eating cake and chatting; I started at the bottom of the three… Read More ›
Strawberries and Cream Cake – a farewell to the Summer
Here in the UK the summer seemed to arrive at the same time as the autumn last week. Finally, just as the nights started drawing in and the mornings began to bring with them a different quality of light and the… Read More ›
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