Simple DIY Victoria Sponge Wedding Cake
Here we have a plain Victoria Sponge (even though a Victoria sponge is actually a pound cake). I made it simply as practice for an upcoming order. It cost about £25 in ‘materials’. I’ve only made a handful of tiered cakes, 5 in the run up and including my Wedding plus a Christening cake (which […]
Cyclists Flapjack
Normal flapjack tastes great but it just doesn’t look the part. This is possibly the most well received bake I do. I started making it after seeing something similar in a local bakery. I was drawn to the red and green of the cranberries and pumpkin seeds, but in an attempt to one-up the […]
Pineapple Fruit Cake
Fruitcake? No thanks I’d rather have a piece of cake WITHOUT a cup of tea. Blasphemy I know. I may as well kick the baby Jesus in the nuts. But wait, could there be a chance to redeem myself? Maybe if there was a fruit cake that didn’t taste like baby food with slightly crunchy […]
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Great British Lockerbie Cheddar, Mustard & Black Pepper Scones
Cheese scones are hugely important to the British cafe culture. The late breakfast of many an OAP. It’s importance is not reflected in the number of good recipes. There is only one. Be-ro, the classic and original recipe book contains a recipe with masses of cheese -exactly what you want. So many recipes have a […]
Lemon & Gin Drizzle Cake
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Carrot & Cardamom Layer Cake w/ beurre noisette Icing
Carrot cake was always my favourite. But really it’s not the carrot I love but the cinnamon and spices. With this recipe though the beurre noisette takes it up a couple of notches on the delightful flavour scale. The picture below has a carrot in it, just in case you don’t know […]
Banana & Salted Caramel Layer Cake
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British Fruit Scones
My favourite treat (after cake) is a Fruit Scone with loads of butter, strawberry jam and double or clotted cream. But I don’t actually eat it that much. It’s got so many calories in it. I bake so many cakes and chocolates that I have to limit all other treats. Say something else I’ve been