The Great British Bake Off returned to our screens last night with biscuit week kicking us off. I watched the episode feeling inspired as always, but also a sense of dread came over me when I saw bakers scramble to decorate their biscuits, knowing I had my own batch of animal and cupcake shaped treats…
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‘It’s A Girl’ Baby Shower Cake
I’ve taken some unintentional time off from blogging in the last few months however, after completing my first ever two-tier cake for a baby shower last weekend, I’m back with my top tips for bakers like me that are about to try this type of challenge. Ever since I made the it’s a boy baby…
Cinnamon, Fruit & Almond Cruffins
Cruffins. Ever heard of them? I have. I should have known about them last year as today’s recipe comes from the 2017 Easter edition of Delicious Magazine, but obviously I missed them first time around. Of course I’m wishing now that I had baked them then, but better late than never. This sticky half pastry…
GBBO March Recipe: Upside-Down Cherry Sponge Pudding
I’m not going to lie, I was a little disappointed that the March recipe on my GBBO calendar wasn’t an Easter inspired bake. I look forward to this time of year, I have an excuse to look crazy and buy the supermarkets out of mini eggs, but as I’m on a chocolate detox for the…
Individual Oreo Banoffee Pie
A dinner isn’t complete without dessert. Although my mum has a weakness for Cadbury’s dairy milk chocolate and a slice of carrot cake, my sweet tooth comes from my dad. For us, dinner is always followed up with dessert and while we have our differences over what that might be, we share a love for…
Marbled Heart Cupcakes
Since starting this blog, I’ve had many ideas of cakes to bake and dishes to try, more than what I can manage with a full-time job. But as I was going through my cupboards, I came across a packet of Dr. Oetker milk and white chocolate hearts and with Valentine’s Day I knew just the…
It’s Pancake Day!
Pancake Day…well that crepe-d up on us – I know bad pun but I couldn’t resist. Funnily enough though, this was never a day I got excited about as a child, so I’m not sure if it’s my passion for making tasty food or the American style pancakes I’ve been introduced to that has changed…
Lemon Love Heart Cupcakes
Love Hearts take me back to my childhood, probably because that’s when I last had one. The pastel coloured sweets are famous for featuring different sayings such as ‘you’re fab’, ‘love’ and ‘for ever’ as well as faces with hearts for eyes. I don’t know about you, but when I was younger I used to…
GBBO February Recipe: Sablé Kisses
I’ve taken a bit of a break from blogging over January. I’ve been toying with the idea of a revamp and after a two day food writing course in the beautiful countryside farmhouse All Hallows and hanging out with an awesome bunch of foodie minded folk, I’ve decided to go ahead. I’m going to do…
GBBO January Recipe: Lemon Thyme Madeleines
One of my Christmas presents was a Great British Bake Off calendar, so here begins another 12 months of one recipe that is pre-picked for me. January is the turn of the shell designed sponges, madeleines, a tea time treat that is seemingly becoming quite popular. I’d never made them before so my first stop…
New Year Goals & Profiteroles
When it comes to the New Year, there is a lot of reflection on the previous year and planning for the future. In my last post I quickly reflected on the goals I had set myself at the beginning of 2017 and after a year of discovering more about my passion for food and my…
GBBO December Recipe: Hazelnut & Orange Biscotti
As I sit here writing the last recipe from my GBBO calendar, I’m reminiscing over the goals I set myself at the beginning of the year. I managed all but one of the recipes in my calendar (the missing one was due to a mystery ingredient not found in the local supermarkets). I worked on…
Country Cottage Bakes 