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…
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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…
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#55 Chocolate Victoria Sandwich {Baking Bible Challenge}
In anticipation of a need for cake last week I made this Chocolate Victoria Sandwich, recipe number 55 of 219. As it turns out I didn’t need the cake, and…
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#53 Chocolate Swiss Roll {Baking Bible Challenge}
What else was I going to do with leftover double cream? Whipping up a chocolate swiss roll whilst Rosalie took a nap seemed like a perfect idea. It’s pretty straightforward…
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#50 Chocolate Chip Brownies {Baking Bible Challenge}
Woohoo! 50 bakes in to my challenge! I can’t believe it; I only started this challenge less than a year ago. In celebration, I present bake number fifty…Chocolate Chip Brownies.…
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#48 (rustic) Chocolate Eclairs {Baking Bible Challenge}
Yesterday I had my first attempt at making choux pastry…and it went rather well actually! I’ve been promising Jim I’ll make chocolate eclairs for ages, but I’d been putting it…
What better way to get back into baking after being on holiday than with a Chocolate Fudge Cake? I wouldn’t say the actual cake is anything special, but the chocolate…
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#25 Cappuccino Cake {Baking Bible Challenge}
Honestly? This Cappuccino Cake is as amazing as it looks! It is chocolate cake sandwiched together and topped with coffee flavoured whipped cream then dusted with drinking chocolate. Seriously, what’s…
Today is Jim’s birthday, so I decided to make him Mary Berry’s Divine Chocolate Birthday Cake. It’s a strange one, because it uses no flour or butter, the main cake…
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#21 Marbled Chocolate Ring Cake {Baking Bible Challenge}
I thought I’d start the week on a high by making this quite impressive looking chocolate ring cake. In the name of honesty, I have to tell you that I…
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#17 Fork Biscuits {Baking Bible Challenge}
Fork Biscuits – so simple yet so delicious! These are just melt in the mouth scrumptious. The basic recipe only uses three ingredients – butter, sugar and flour – but…
Looking for something quick and easy that would keep well in a tin for a few days to last whilst my parents are visiting, I chose Mary Berry’s Fast Flapjack…
