GBBO Bake Along – Biscuit Week
Bake Off is back! We finally got to see the 2018 GBBO contestants in action baking a variety of biscuits; from Regional Biscuits in the Signature round where we saw an array of delights ranging from hazelnut Cornish Shortbreads from this years youngest hopeful, Manon, to apple cider empire biscuits from Briony. In the Technical […]
Chocolate Eton Mess
I love strawberries and cream during this particularly hot summer we’re having at the mo! But sometimes you need a bit of crunch added into this delightful combo (plus a handful of raspberries!) I made this dessert to use up some meringue mix that went wrong over the weekend!! (a happy accident!!) I was actually […]
Baileys Strawberries & Cream Cheesecake Shots
I love a limited edition Baileys and have treated myself to nearly all of their limited edition releases including Belgian chocolate and my personal favourite so far…Pumpkin Spice! Finally, after what seems like a long wait; Baileys Strawberries & Cream is now available in the UK and I picked up a bottle this week from […]
Lemon & Elderflower Cupcakes
With the Royal Wedding, between Meghan & Harry, happening this weekend; I thought I’d whip up some summery Lemon & Elderflower cupcakes inspired by the flavours of their wedding cake, being baked by Claire Ptak from Violet Cakes Bakery! I did a bit of research into elderflower flavourings, extracts and cordials in baking. I couldn’t […]
SU2C GBBO Bake Along – Carrot cake loaf
Week 3 of the Celebrity SU2C Bake Off saw Tim Minchin, Ruth Davidson, Ella Eyre & Jamie Laing enter the Bake Off tent and were challenged to bake a loaf cake, Coffee Viennese Finger biscuits and a meringue showstopper! We saw mixed results once again with Tim’s Meringue offering melting away and falling apart yet […]
SU2C GBBO Bake Along – Scones
The second episode of the SU2C Celebrity Bake off saw Nick Hewer, Perri Kiely, Ricky Wilson & Stacey Soloman join the Judges Pru and Paul along with Noel and Sandi in the Bake Off tent. In the signature round the bakers made scones with a variety of flavours both sweet & savoury with mixed results! […]
SU2C GBBO Twitter Bake Along – Cupcakes
GBBO is back! Five episodes of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer is being aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 8pm on Channel 4 from Tuesday 6th March. Featuring four familiar faces each week that will battle to be crowned Star Baker whilst also raising funds for SU2C. I thought this […]
Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
Pumpkin Spice Latte’s seem to have vanished quicker than they appeared at Starbucks! Same goes for Halloween (my Favourite Autumn Holiday!!) I want to embrace Christmas but I don’t think I’ve quite let go of Halloween yet or the vibrant orange pumpkins that go with it! As much as I love Christmas with all the […]
Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Iced Ginger Biscuits
The Final episode of The Great British Bake Off 2017 aired this week and we saw the last 3 bakers; Kate, Sophie and Steven challenged to a variety of bakes including knotted bread & bread rolls for the Signature round. For the Technical Challenge, Prue set them the task of creating iced ginger biscuits that […]
Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Profiteroles
The semi-final of the Great British Bake Off was Patisserie Week! One of my favourites as it involves some of the most yummy bakes which included choux buns, Les Miserable slices & a Meringue sculpture! It was another warm week in the tent and we saw a few melting meringue sculptures! Steven’s chocolate balloon basket […]