My friend Karyn asked if I had a good courgette loaf recipe to share and I realised I didn’t really. And I don’t even know why. A few years ago I went through a phase of baking from a cookery… Read More ›
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Blueberry Cake
This is one of my favourite cakes and the original recipe comes from the Hummingbird Bakery. I have adapted it slightly. One of the reasons it is so good is that as blueberries are not available all year round (unless you… Read More ›
Chocolate Sponge with Strawberries and Cream Cheese Icing
This is a slightly unusual combination – you might expect vanilla sponge with strawberries and cream, or chocolate sponge with chocolate icing and strawberries. My brother had his birthday a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to make him… Read More ›
50th Birthday Cake with Yellow Flowers
Petra is a friend and one of my blog’s first followers. She is also in the book group that I mentioned in my Focaccia post. On her last turn at hosting Book Group she chose “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn,… Read More ›
Chocolate Birthday Cakes – variations on a theme
Recently I have been making quite a few chocolate cakes with Maltesers. They are brilliant for decorating cakes and kids love them on their birthday cakes. But why stop at Maltesers? If you have another favourite chocolate treat, why not… Read More ›
Coffee and Walnut Cake Bars
Good coffee is one of the great things in life. And so is good cake. Put the two together and you can satisfy two cravings in one. Coffee and walnut cake is an enduring classic because the combination is such… Read More ›
Birthday Cakes for Twins that are just like twins: the same but different
Twins have a lot in common while being individuals in their own right. So it’s great if they can have birthday cakes that have something in common but are not completely the same. And chocolate is great because it comes… Read More ›
Fruit Bread
Ever since I made Hot Cross Buns and realised they weren’t nearly as difficult as I had thought, I have been really keen to try out all sorts of sweet yeast recipes. I was invited over to a friend’s for an early… Read More ›
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 ›
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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