A summery update on the usual pineapple upside down cake, this cake was made dairy and gluten free for a special person’s birthday, although of course it works just as well with butter and plain flour! I underestimated the amount of fruit i’d need as well, so i’ve updated the recipe accordingly! Ingredients: For the … Continue reading Raspberry upside-down cake
Farewells are a difficult thing, they are happy (if someone is embarking on something they have always wanted to do) and sad at the same time. Last weekend was one of those bittersweet goodbyes, so of course there was a leaving party in the form of a garden tea party. For this occasion, I baked … Continue reading Garden Tea Party
Sometimes, there’s nothing better than a slice of victoria sponge… especially when you pimp it up with fresh berries and homemade berry coulis! I’ve been using Lily Vanilli’s recipe again, but this is so easy to make yourself… just use any old sponge recipe, it could even be a box mix (but … Continue reading A Very Berry Birthday!
12 hours of baking, 3 hours of eating and one very long day! Yesterday saw my first ever charity bake sale, and boy was it a good one! I made Blueberry Bundt cake, chocolate, vanilla and guinness cupcakes, chocolate chip shortbread, red velvet giant cupcake, lemon poppyseed loaf cake, dairy and gluten free … Continue reading The Great Bake Day
Hi Cake Snobs! Have you missed me? Yes I know sorry I’ve been away for ages. But I will make it up to you. Promise! How? With this: Why yes, that is a victoria sponge cake, sandwich together with raspberry jam and buttercream, covered in white chocolate buttercream, studded with maltesers and peanut m&m’s, finished with … Continue reading Kit Kat Birthday Cake
Sometimes in life you just need a blowout. Especially before one embarks on a pre-holiday diet! So these are my rich, blowout brownies! Dark chocolatey, intense, raspberry filled bites of goodness. Oh, with some sweet white chocolate drizzled on top. Drooling? You better be! Recipe: 115g unsalted butter, melted 100g caster sugar 110g light brown … Continue reading Intensely Chocolatey Raspberry Brownies
Morning all, I think 10am calls for a spot of brunch… what do you think?! This is the brunch I made for New Years Day: Enough to feed 15? More like 50! I laid on a huge spread, starting off with bagels, crumpets, spreads and dips, working our way onto cheese and crackers and crisps, … Continue reading Brunch Baking
Hi Cake Snobs! As some of you may know, I’ve changed my diet since the end of August this year to try and be a bit healthier. Of course i’m still making/baking cupcakes which means still having a taste but it means that the other aspects of my diet are better. Yesterday I reached my Club 10 award … Continue reading Healthy Baking 2
Happy Monday CakeSnobs! Sorry I haven’t blogged much recently, but i’ve been on a bit of a healthy kick recently and haven’t been making many desserts and a fat free dessert is very disappointing 😦 However I have had 2 successes – sugar free meringues and frozen yogurt. Sugar free meringues: I added sweetener to … Continue reading Healthy baking
This weekend I made Dr Who cupcakes for a birthday. These were vanilla cupcakes, filled with either raspberry jam or dulce de leche, bringing an extra flavour sensation to the cupcake, and keeping it extra moist! I topped these with Dr Who figures made from edible rice paper. Needless to say the birthday boy was … Continue reading Dr Who Cupcakes
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