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Cakes, Photos

Cakes at work!

Sweets

Got summoned to make a sponge cake for 300 people for the President’s leaving ‘party’ at work. In the end it was two separate cakes, make of two tiers sandwiched with jam and covered in fondant. Each layer consisted of over 2lbs of flour sugar and butter each! it took 5kg of icing to cover […]

Cakes, Decorating, Photos

50th Birthday Cake

Sweets

Commissioned for the birthday of a work colleague. A two layer chocolate sponge, sandwiched with chocolate butter icing (and all the extra shapes ‘glued’ on with butter icing), carved into shape. Crumb coated with same icing and then covered in fondant. It’s the first real shaped cake I’ve done that I’m really happy with (the […]

Cakes, Photos

Matilda Cake

Sweets

So, we’ve all read Matilda.. or at the very least seen the film. And we all remember the chocolate cake.. yes.. that one.. the one that Bruce Bogtrotter has to eat all of. So on finding the recipe for the cake, as it is in Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Recipes’ I just have to try it […]

Photos, Random

Beef Stew

Sweets

The cold weather’s here (or maybe it just seems colder to me after a month in the heat) and it’s the time of the year for stew! This one contains beef, potato, carrots, parsnip, swede, onions and liver and kidney.. served with dumplings of course!

Photos, Sweets

Chocolate Cherry Brandy Truffles

Sweets

I had a hankering for truffles, but while doing a good job of resisting the urge to go shopping and make them, I was convinced that it was a fabulous idea. Had some Cherry Bounce to use (Brandy that’s had Cherries soaking in it) and some of the brandy soaked Cherries (very very potent!) Started […]

Photos, Random

Toad in the Hole

Sweets

Not cake in the slightest but my luck with yorkshire puddings rising is sporadic so I had to share.. Whole, fresh out the oven Butchered into portions and served with mint gravy

Biscuits, Photos

Custard Creams

Sweets

Taken from my new book.. Mix 175g flour, 3tbsp custard powder and 1tsp baking powder. Rub in 100g butter. Whisk an egg with 1tbsp milk and gradually add to the mix forming a dough. Add more milk if it’s not enough. Knead to a smooth dough and rest for 20 mins. Preheat your oven to […]

Desserts, Photos

Cherry Chocolate Bakewell

Sweets

So I’m stood in work, bored as ever, letting my mind wander.. and I come up with an idea! What if, instead of jam at the bottom of a Bakewell Tart, you had chocolate.. I then spent the rest of the day refining the idea in my head, and decided that a combination of cherry […]

Cakes, Photos

Victoria Sandwich

Sweets

Nice and traditional, easy to make, and lovely and yummy.. Cream together 6oz butter and 6oz caster sugar until pale Beat in 2 eggs. Fold in 6oz self raising flour. Divide between 2 8inch sandwich tins (greased and lined) Cook at 180C for approximately 20 minutes, until golden and skewer inserted into the centre comes […]

Biscuits, Photos

Sugar Cookies

Sweets

Had a craving for cookies and so they were made! Just a really simple sugar cookie and then some had holes cut and boiled sweets added to make a stained glass effect, the rest decorated with icing or chocolate. Cream together 227g butter and 300g granulated sugar. Beat in 2 eggs and then fold in […]