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• Tequila Tiramisu

  

  I know I'm in a minority here, but I love tequila. So much so that I decided it was high time I added a bottle of it to my (ever-growing) spirit collection. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blackberry Apple Crumble Bars

  

  Regina at Speciality Cake Creations has recently posted a series of different types of crumble bars: Blueberry Apple Crumble Bars, Apple Caramel Pie Crumble... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Peanut Butter & M&M Cookies

  

  These Peanut Butter M M cookies are super quick and easy to make. They have a very short preparation time and only take 10-15 minutes in the oven. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Totally Bananas Banana Cake - A Celebration Of Two Years Of Blogging

  

  Light and fluffy sponge cake flavoured with bananas and a drop of banana flavouring, topped with a banana liqueur-enhanced buttercream: Totally Bananas Banana... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baking With Spirit: The October Challenge

  

  There has definitely been a trend over the past couple of years to make your own flavoured spirits, be it Sloe Gin over at Blue Kitchen Bakes or Limoncello... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baking With Spirit: The Cider Round-Up

  

  Well, September is nearly over. It's been an odd transitional month where (in Cambridgeshire at least) the weather took on an autumnal feel early on in the... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Chocolate Bailey's Cake

  

  No, that's not a typo. I just felt like this cake was so chocolatey that I needed to emphasise the amount of chocolate by repeating the word in its name. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Coffee Orange Cupcakes

  

  This may not be a traditional flavour combination, but trust me - it works.There's a coffee shop in Plymouth called Barista Brothers. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Autumn Cake

  

  There's a bite in the air at either end of the day, wild apple trees are bursting with fruit on the side of the road and it is (somehow) September - autumn is o... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baking With Spirit: The September Challenge [And An Anniversary!]

  

  Where did August go? For me it whirled by in a flash of sunshine, slow commutes to work and exploration of my new surroundings in Cambridgeshire.September... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baking With Spirit: The Summer Round-Up

  

  So! Another month, another round-up. Did you know that as of next month, Baking With Spirit is a year old? I can't believe it! Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Peaches & (Butter)cream Traybake

  

  Twitter followers might have noticed that I mentioned something called 'Cake Monday' last weekend. It all began when I brought the Salted Caramel, White... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Malibu & Lime Cheesecake

  

  For this month's Baking With Spirit challenge I asked you to bake something (using alcohol) that epitomised summer for you. There are a few spirits I could... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Salted Caramel, White Chocolate & Pecan Ice Cream Loaf Cake

  

  I can hear your minds working on the title for this post.Salted caramel? Good.White chocolate? Good.Pecan? Good.Ice cream... loaf cake? Interesting...There is... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate & Raspberry Cake

  

  I know it's hot outside, but this girl needs some cake in her life!When I moved down to Cambridgeshire, I cut it very close time-wise - I only arranged a place... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baking With Spirit: The August Challenge

  

  It may be late in the day, but it is the first of August, which means it's time for a new Baking With Spirit challenge!Last month's challenge (Midori) seems to... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baking With Spirit: The Midori Round-Up

  

  So apparently Midori is a bit too challenging for most of you... that or you're all out enjoying the heat and sunshine. Below are the entries I recieved for thi... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• DIY Midori & Raspberry Cheesecake

  

  I spent a large part of my free thinking time this month trying to figure out how to best put Midori into baking form in order to enter my own blogging... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cream Cheese Ice Cream With Mars Bar Sauce

  

  This week I started my first post-graduation, real-life job. It seems to be going pretty well, despite the unsociable hours - until I'm trained I'm working 6am ... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• An Ode To Newcastle: 10 Reasons To Visit (Or Return...)

  

  Yesterday I left Newcastle via the very bridge you see above, embarking on a new chapter of my life: the working world. I moved down to Cambridge to work for a... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK