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• Chocolate Christmas Pudding Cupcakes

  

  I can’t believe this is my first festive post of the year and we’re only just over a week away from the big day – where does the time go? Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Ruby Wedding Cake

  

  This weekend just gone, Rob’s parents, John and Claire, had a celebratory lunch for their upcoming ruby wedding anniversary. 40 years – what an achievement! Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Brunch at Bettys

  

  Back in the summer, as part of a hen weekend in the wonderful city of York, 5 lovely ladies and I brunched at Bettys tea rooms and cafe. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes

  

  Happy Halloween! This bake is another inspired by my baking calendar (as was my lemon lavender cake back in the summer). Spiced pumpkin cake with ginger icing... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake

  

  It’s definitely that time of year again – no, not the dark, cold, grey one (although that does seem to be advancing at an alarming rate), but the one where... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• GBBO Pièce Montée

  

  Well it has come to the final week of #greatbloggersbakeoff2014 – and here is my final showstopper!I wanted to challenge myself, as the bakers had done in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sprinkles & Checkerboard Birthday Cake

  

  This weekend just gone was the 3rd birthday of Derby’s Clandestine Cake Club, which I have proudly been a member for 2 years – doesn’t time fly when you’re... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Schichttorte

  

  The semi-final of Great British Bake Off and indeed #greatbloggersbakeoff2014 – my kitchen will be distinctly less chaotic after the final this week. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Meringue Pie Baked Doughnuts

  

  This week’s Great British Bake Off was Advanced Dough week – groan – when is it time for cakes! However once the doughnuts came round (no pun intended), I was... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Caramel & Chocolate Choux Pastry Eclairs

  

  I have a confession to make. During last years bake-off, I failed at making choux pastry. 3 times. It was a Sunday afternoon and no matter what I did it wouldn’... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Traditional Black Forest Cake

  

  I am not normally one for big cream cakes, they can be a bit rich for my tastebuds. But with some cherries in the fridge that needed using up, a hankering for... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Milkshake Shortbread Biscuits

  

  Following on from my Chocolate Orange Fudge a couple of weeks ago, this is my second review of the new chocolate icing sugar range from Sugar and Crumbs.And thi... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Salted Caramel Pecan Pie

  

  #greatbloggersbakeoff2014 and it’s pies and pastry week! I remember my mum lusting over pecan pie when I was little, and when she made it, it was absolutely... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Strawberries and Cream Baked Alaska

  

  This week’s #greatbloggersbakeoff2014 features something I’ve wanted to try for a while – Baked Alaska. Apparently Rob and I both had a very deprived... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Easy Orange Chocolate Fudge

  

  Oh, those lovely people over at Sugar and Crumbs have done it again. Their delicious ranges of flavoured icing sugars (such as this delicious salted caramel) an... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blackberry and Apple Fruit Bread

  

  Week 3 of #greatbloggersbakeoff2014 and it’s bread week. Not one of my favourites I have to admit, to me baking is all about the cake!Nevertheless I’m not one t... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 30th Birthday Lemon & White Chocolate Biscuits

  

  These sparkly little biscuits were, no surprise, for a 30th birthday party a couple of weeks. The lucky lady in question is a big lover of all things sparkly,... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Super Strawberry Swiss Roll

  

  This week saw the return of the much-loved Great British Bake-Off, and with it, the amazing celebration of all things cake that is #GreatBloggersBakeOff2014,... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tropical Beach Cake

  

  June’s Nottingham City Clandestine Cake Club had the wonderful (if I do say so myself) theme of ‘we’re all going on a summer holiday‘ – conveniently it had... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mint Chocolate Chip Tray Bake

  

  An easy-but-wicked summer dessert – easy to make ahead and enjoyed by everyone!The dark chocolate is wonderfully rich, interspersed with the crunch of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES