More lockdown baking!  Chocolate chip cookies with a secret Nutella centre!  A big hit with the kids… and the adults! Ingredients: 125g unsalted butter, softened 110g soft light brown sugar 1 egg 230g self-raising flour 100g chocolate chips 6 tsp Nutella Instructions: Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan assisted) and line two baking trays
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Lockdown baking continues!  Rocky Road made with white chocolate, marshmallows, Biscoff Crunchy Spread and Lotus Biscoff Biscuits.  I will warn you though….. this is extremely moreish! Ingredients 300g White Chocolate, chopped 125g Biscoff Crunchy Spread 50g Unsalted Butter 150g Mini Marshmallows 200g Lotus Biscoff Biscuits, chopped 125g Biscoff Crunchy Spread, for drizzle 50g Lotus Biscoff
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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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You know when it’s getting towards the end of a half term holiday and your gin consumption has increased??? This is the recipe for you….. a cake with lots of added gin!  Thank me later parents! Ingredients for the cake 400g Stork Margarine 400g Caster Sugar 400g Self Raising Flour 8 medium eggs Zest of
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My eldest Son loves this recipe, in fact he reckons it’s the best thing that I make!  It’s quick to do, and uses ingredients that you’d probably have in your store cupboard.  It’s great for an afternoon treat, or even a bake sale.  There’s no baking involved, just some melting! Ingredients 200g Digestive biscuits (Rich
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I’d never baked blondies, but I saw this recipe in Olive magazine and decided to give them a go!  These are an ideal bake for Valentine’s Day! Ingredients 200g unsalted butter 250g light brown soft sugar 100g light brown muscovado sugar 200g white chocolate, chopped into small chunks 275g plain flour 3 eggs 1 tsp
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A few weeks back I started my dream job as a Barista in Y Shed, a local independent coffee shop.  It’s been quite a journey to get here….. My love of coffee started 10 years ago, after the birth of my eldest Son.  It was the social aspect of ‘meeting for a coffee’ with other
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I love to champion local food businesses and I can’t recommend this one enough!  Mrs Olives is the delivery branch of ‘Olive Bar Wales’ (who can be found at many of the local produce markets).  They sell a range of authentic olives, as well as other bits and bobs. Two of my great passions are
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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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