One of my favourite cakes as a child was one we simply referred to as Cherry Cake, which I think was essentially a madeira cake with cherries in it. This is a take on my childhood cake which includes ground and… Read More ›
Desserts
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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Triple Chocolate Cookies – if you gave up chocolate for Lent, look away until Easter!
Sometimes chocolate is the only thing that will do. And sometimes only cookies will do. This recipe manages to get a triple helping of chocolate into these cookies: melted chocolate, cocoa powder and chocolate chips. If you gave up chocolate for Lent,… Read More ›
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Banana and Walnut Muffins
Banana and walnut is a classic combination and for a reason: they go really well together. I wanted to make muffins, rather than banana bread, for a change and wanted something different from my usual Banana and Cranberry Bread so… Read More ›
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Old Fashioned Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies
For the recent school Coffee Morning I hosted I wanted a mix of sponge, chocolate and cookies as I thought that would cover most tastes. So along with the Red Velvet Cake and Chocolate and Walnut Brownies, I made Old Fashioned… Read More ›
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Chocolate and Walnut Brownies
In my previous post I mentioned a school Coffee Morning that we held for Comic Relief. Along with the Red Velvet Cake I also made Chocolate and Walnut Brownies and Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies. This brownie recipe is an easy one… Read More ›
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Red Velvet Cake – perfect for a Comic Relief Coffee Morning
Here in the UK we have a fundraising body called Comic Relief that was set up 25 years ago (unbelievable because I remember the first event and it really doesn’t seem that long ago!), whose mission is to “drive positive change through… Read More ›
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Cinammon and Apple Cake
This is a great recipe if you want to make a cake but don’t have the time to stay in and wait for it to bake. Here in the UK we have had some very cold and snowy weather recently:… Read More ›
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Chocolate Fudge Cake – a birthday cake and dessert, all in one
If you need a birthday cake that can double as dessert, this is the one! Chocolate Fudge Cake is generally a crowd pleaser and if your guests don’t like it, all the more for you… I have mentioned my friend… Read More ›
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On Meringues, Gifts and Good Friends
I have two great friends who both have birthdays in the first week of January. (Along with my son and my dad, it’s a busy week!). This year Vana and Gilly were both 40, so more of a month of… Read More ›
