Two years ago today we lost Greg. In the build up to this anniversary, I’ve been reflecting, and the one thing that has struck me, is that ‘time waits for no man’. In the blink of an eye, we are 2 years on from that day. Back then I was a Mum of a baby
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I am a big fan of peanut butter, so the idea of swirling it through chocolate brownies is genius! This recipe is adapted from ‘Delicious’ magazine. Ingredients: 250g unsalted butter, cubed 300g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids) roughly chopped 80g cocoa powder 400g caster sugar 6 large eggs 130g plain flour, sifted 200g crunchy peanut
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Some of my neighbours run a fruit and vegetable business and will often drop off some lovely produce on a weekend. Last week they brought me some beautiful blueberries (they know I’m partial to putting them in my Gin!) and I decided to make a cake with them. The following recipe is adapted from ‘all
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Every couple of months I try to arrange a ‘family night’ with my Mum’s side of the family. This stems back to when we used to meet weekly on a Thursday night to share a meal and a few drinks together. Since the arrival of the youngest members of the family and the death of
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What better way to beat the January blues than with cake? Hummingbird cake is sure to add a bit of sunshine to the recent cold, dark days! It’s similar to carrot cake but contains banana, pineapple and pecans rather than carrots. It’s a beautifully moist cake covered in cream cheese frosting. This recipe is taken
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This time last year I was saying goodbye to the worst year of my life.  2017 was indeed our ‘annus horribilis’, the year we lost the irreplaceable Greg.  Yet I remember feeling thankful as the clock struck midnight.  Thankful for the legacy Greg had left.  Through the worst of times, I’d actually seen the best
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When the ladies from my Hairdressers requested Baileys Cupcakes I was more than happy to oblige!  This was one of my range of festive flavours when I used to run my own cupcake business.  The recipe is basically my standard chocolate cupcake with a couple of glugs of Baileys added to both the sponge and
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With Christmas just a week away, here are some gift ideas for the coffee lovers in your life. First up is Christmas coffee itself!  Lots of coffee roasters prepare Christmas blends for the festive season.  A couple that I’m currently sampling are from ‘Union Coffees Christmas Blend’ (this coffee has notes of cranberry, clementine and
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These simple Candy Cane Cupcakes are a real showstopper.  Once again I have used my ‘Very Vanilla Cupcakes’ recipe (posted 25.05.17) for the sponge cakes and I’ve topped them with peppermint frosting. To make enough frosting to decorate 12 cupcakes, combine 50g unsalted butter, 100g full fat cream cheese, 300g icing sugar and 1 tsp
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Yet again my vanilla cupcakes prove very versatile!  To make a simple ‘Grinch’ cupcake, add green food gel (I used ‘AmeriColor Electric Green’) to the frosting and use a Wilton 1A piping nozzle to give a swirly effect.  Top with the Grinch’s tiny (sugar paste) heart!  Perfect for any fans of the Grinch 🙂 ***Recipe
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