My 2013 baking list
I wrote this post in drafts at the start of the year and, typically, just as I get round to posting it, my oven breaks! We turned it on to preheat a few days ago but after a couple of minutes there was a flash of light, a loud pop and then nothing. It may...
Magimix – John Lewis Technology for Living
I am really excited to be taking part in the John Lewis Technology for Living project and testing a Magimix 5200XL food processor. I’ve only ever had a small food processor attachment for my Kenwood and it has never been very effective, so I was wondering how I would get on with the Magimix. After...
Cakes and Bakes of 2011
Wow, I can’t believe it is 2012 already! Happy New Year everyone! Last year I had a busy time baking – I didn’t realise how many cakes I had baked until I started to put together this collage so I have just picked some of my favourite ones. I was delighted to make the cake...
Chocolate beetroot cake
Last year I saw a whole host of beetroot flavoured cake and brownie recipes appear, but never got round to trying any myself. This year, when I was given some beetroot, I decided that I definitely needed to try and make a chocolate beetroot cake. I am so glad I did – it was the...
September Bake It! – Back to School
After a little break while I switched over to this new blog, the monthly Bake It! Club is back! Thank you to those of you who contacted me to ask if I was going to continue with it – I wasn’t sure if it was worth carrying on with, but even if just a couple...
Sundried tomato and cheese rolls
You can probably tell from previous posts that sundried tomato and cheese is one of my favourite flavour combinations! This recipe is adapted from one I included in my book, but as I didn’t have any parmesan in the house I used a lovely mature cheddar cheese instead. Faith loves helping me out in the...
May Bake It! Recipe – Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Sorry, I’m a little (or a lot!) late this month posting the recipe! I hope the lemon meringue cupcake recipe – delicious for these sunny Spring days, will make up for it. There were only a couple of entries into the club again last month so congratulations to Lucy, who I picked randomly as the...
March Bake It! Club
Having said I wasn’t going to do a link-up for the recipes this month, I was then pointed in the direction of inlinkz, which seems to be similar to what I was using before. So we’ll give this a go! I’ve seen several carrot and orange cakes popping up on blogs and I’m pleased to...
Billy The Bear Birthday Cake
Last year I made a rabbit shaped cake for Tegan’s birthday so I was delighted when her Mum came back to me this year and asked if I’d make another cake for her. This time Tegan wanted a cake in the shape of her favourite toy – Billy The Bear! I was sent a photo...
March Bake It! recipe – carrot and orange cake
Last month was manic and I’m afraid life got in the way of baking and blogging so there was no Bake It! recipe – apologies to those who missed it. It also means I didn’t get to announce the prize winner from January’s recipe, which didn’t seem to be very popular as there were only...
Yule-Blog Bake Challenge
A while ago I was invited to take part in the Most Wanted Yule-Blog Bake Challenge, and as I’m always up for a baking challenge I thought I’d have a go. The brief was to bake, photograph and blog something that represents Christmas to you, the only rule being that it has to be a...
November Bake It! Club
I hope the Fudgy Chocolate Pudding recipe has gone down well this month – it certainly seems an appropriate pudding given the cold weather we are experiencing at the moment! I’ve seen a few yummy looking puds so far and am looking forward to seeing more. I’m trying to lose weight so looking at other people’s baking...
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