Although I haven’t been posting much about it lately (an unfortunate side effect of being pregnant was a complete lack of desire to bake, or be around cooking smells at…
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Baking Bible Challenge
We made these English Madeleines on a rainy day a week or so ago. I was keen to try out my dariole moulds, which I received as a present, and…
If you’ve never made teabread then you really should – it’s so easy and really delicious. And whoever thought of spreading cake with butter is a genius! Two of my…
Oh my, these biscuits are seriously delicious! I honestly considered making another batch before the first batch was even used up! Not only are they tasty but they are also…
A few weeks ago, on a rainy morning, Rosalie and I set to making these mini cakes – I thought they would be quick to make and fun for her…
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#65 Devil’s Food Cake {Baking Bible Challenge}
My first bake from Mary Berry’s Baking Bible Challenge for 2016 was this Devil’s Food Cake, which I made for Jim’s birthday. I have to say, I was really disappointed…
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#64 Buche de Noel {Baking Bible Challenge}
I’m not the biggest fan of traditional Christmas cake, so decided to make Buche de Noel this year – I made and filled the chocolate swiss roll ahead of time…
For Rosalie’s second birthday I made her this bunny rabbit birthday cake – I thought at two she would get quite a kick out of seeing this cute little creature…
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#62 Dorchester Biscuits {Baking Bible Challenge}
I wanted to bake something for a friend as a thank you for generously given Rosalie and I lots of autumn crafty bits leftover from her wedding. As she’s more…
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#61 Gingerbread Men {Baking Bible Challenge}
Last week Rosalie and I amused ourselves on a chilly, rainy morning by making gingerbread men – Rosalie mostly helped by eating the dough, but she did also stamp some…
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#60 Apricot Swiss Cakes {Baking Bible Challenge}
These were a spur of the moment bake when a friend said she was dropping in for tea at the weekend. Although they are called ‘cakes’, once I’d looked at…
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#59 Yorkshire Gingernuts {Baking Bible Challenge}
On to bake number fifty nine. I love the look of these Yorkshire Gingernuts with their golden colour and crackled tops – homemade yet strangely uniform in shape and size.…
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#58 Mississippi Mud Pie {Baking Bible Challenge}
Bake number 58 of 219 is Mississippi Mud Pie! I was a little apprehensive about attempting this after a previous disaster with a baked cheesecake, but following some advice I…
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#57 Chocolate Crispies {Baking Bible Challenge}
Rosalie always wants to help me in the kitchen these days, and since today I had to stay home for a delivery, and on top of that it was pouring…
