Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Lace Heart Pancakes
Batter week on The Great British Bake Off saw the bakers challenged to making Yorkshire puddings, for the signature round, with various fillings from the traditional beef to more non-traditional spicy fillings. Lace heart shaped pancakes for the technical challenge and churros for the show-stopper. I did make a toad in the hole for dinner […]
Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Nutella & hazelnut twist bread
Last weeks episode of Great British Bake Off was bread week. Bread has been a bit hit and miss with me, I’ve tried numerous bread recipes with varying results over the years; but after seeing the chocolate breads in the signature bake round, I really wanted to make a loaf filled with Nutella & hazelnuts. […]
Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Viennese Whirls
It’s biscuit week on GBBO this week and we saw the bakers make iced biscuits for the signature bake, Viennese whirls for the technical and a gingerbread story for the showstopper. I loved Louise’s Baa Bara Brith Biscuits (I’m rather partial to a spot of Welsh inspired baking, making both Bara brith and Welsh cakes […]
Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Lemon Drizzle Bundt Cake
I’ve been trying out different recipes to create a delicious lemon drizzle cake. I’ve tried various loaves & traybakes with varying results, some too dry, some too sweet and one had so much drizzle that it turned into a soggy mess!! But after much trial & error, I finally came up with a yummy lemon […]
Great British Bake Off Bake Along – Jaffa Cakes
One of my favourite shows is back on TV ! The Great British Bake Off returned last week where the 12 amateur bakers were challenged to create a drizzle cake where we saw a variety of flavours from the traditional orange or lemon to more unusual flavours using apple, vanilla & blackberry, gin & tonic, […]
Apple crumble pies
As winter sets in, I always get a craving for desserts that I can serve with custard! So last week I made these yummy little apple crumble pies. I love apple pie and I love crumble. I wanted to encase spiced apples with a short crust pastry base and finish with a crumble topping, it’s […]
Festive Bakes – Cookie Pops
I know it’s only November but I couldn’t wait to share the first post in my Christmas cake decorating series – Festive Bakes (Plus Christmas decorations are now all up in the shops which has got me all inspired!) I’ve been wanting to try making some slice and bake cookies for ages and thought some […]
Baked cinnamon sugar doughnuts
I love doughnuts, whether they are hot, freshly cooked & covered in sugar at the seaside or chosen from a massive selection at Krispy Kreme! I have had a few doughnut baking experiments in the past, trying to replicate the crisp shell of Krispy Kreme & I also tried deep frying my own jam filled […]
Lemon Meringue Pie Ice-cream recipe
I’ve recently become quite addicted to lemon curd…not any lemon curd though, but this one by Roots & Wings I’ve only found it stocked in Asda so far, at £2.99 a jar, it’s the most expensive lemon curd I’ve found, but compared to others, it has a thicker, smoother texture which is ideal for spreading […]
Coconut Macaroons
Inspired by a recent visit to a London sandwich and cake shop; I really wanted to make some coconut macaroons dipped in dark chocolate. These are really easy to make and this recipe makes 20 little bite-size delights that goes perfectly with a nice cup of tea. You will need the following ingredients: 350g/14 oz […]