Red Velvet Loaf Cake – a perfect bake for Valentine’s Day.

This recipe has been my Christmas Cake recipe of choice for the past couple of years. It’s a classic, richly fruited Christmas cake taken from Paul Hollywood’s ‘How To Bake’ cookbook. It can be enjoyed as it is or decorated with marzipan and icing for a festive showstopper! Some preparation is needed the day before
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This is an easy recipe taken from ‘BBC Good Food’. It’s perfect for this time of year, especially when enjoyed with a pumpkin spiced latte! I used tinned pumpkin purée (available from Amazon or larger supermarkets) but you can make your own purée by steaming cubes of pumpkin (skin & seeds removed) for 10-15 minutes,
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Autumn is well and truly upon us, so it’s time to enjoy some autumnal flavours! Here is a recipe for my favourite seasonal drink… in cupcake form! The cake recipe is adapted from www.janespatisserie.com and the frosting recipe is my own. Both use ‘Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix’ which is available on Amazon, or you can
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Both kids had their birthdays this week, on the same day!  That means lots of cake!  My eldest Son requested a Chocolate Traybake, so I made one from a recipe I found in BBC Good Food magazine.  The cake isn’t much to look at, but it is one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever
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A perfect bake for Easter time, this cake will keep the kids happy during lockdown too! A three tier chocolate sponge, decorated with vanilla buttercream in different pastel shades and topped with Cadbury’s Mini Eggs. Recipe adapted from www.janespatisserie.com Ingredients for the sponge 400g Stork margarine 400g light brown sugar 340g self raising flour 60g
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These are an ideal treat to make for Easter (and keep the kids busy during the lockdown)!  They have a mild toffee flavour and a fudge richness. This recipe is adapted from the BBC Food website. Ingredients 250g cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 150g light brown soft sugar 125g caster sugar 2 large eggs
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A few weeks back I made Malteser Bunny Cupcakes and they were delicious!  So I decided to scale the recipe up to create a three tier Malteser cake for my birthday!  I have used one of my favourite blogs (janespatisserie.com) as inspiration for this.  I have used Jane’s malted chocolate sponge recipe with my own
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It was inevitable! A gin addict like myself is always looking of ways to utilise gin! So what better way today, than in pancakes! This recipe is adapted from ‘thegintomytonic.com’. It adds a gin twist to traditional pancakes and the recipe is super easy to follow. Ingredients for the pancake batter: 200g self raising flour
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Today we celebrate St. David’s Day in Wales. St. David is our patron saint, and on March 1st we celebrate Welsh culture. What better way to mark the day than with a welsh cake, or even better, a welsh cake cupcake? This recipe is adapted from The Primrose Bakery’s recipe for Christmas Pudding Cupcakes! I
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