These brownies are not actually Christmas tree flavoured! They are cut into triangles and decorated to look like Christmas trees! The recipe is for lovely, fudgy brownies with both milk & white chocolate chips. It is adapted from the ‘Jane’s Patisserie’ website & is a fab recipe to make with the kids over the festive
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Another recipe perfect for an Autumn day, or dare I say the C word… Christmas! This recipe is adapted from ‘Jane’s Patisserie’ recipe, and I must say these brownies are delicious. Ingredients 150g Dark Chocolate 1 Terry’s Chocolate Orange (157g) 200g Unsalted Butter 3 large eggs 275g Caster Sugar 90g Plain Flour 35g Cocoa Powder
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I love raspberries….. especially when encased in a bake!  These Blondies are gorgeous!  The sharpness of the raspberries compliments the sweetness of the white chocolate.  Probably one of my favourite things I’ve baked during lockdown! Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter 150g white chocolate, roughly chopped 300g light muscovado sugar 3 large eggs 200g plain flour 1/4
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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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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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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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Easter is my favourite time of year, mainly because of chocolate eggs!  Hence I have many Easter baking recipes!  Here’s another one… Ingredients: 185g unsalted butter 185g good quality dark chocolate (I used Tesco Finest Dark Cooking Chocolate with 85% Cocoa Solids) 3 large eggs 275g golden caster sugar 85g plain flour 40g cocoa powder
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