Monthly Archives: January 2011
The winner of the sparkly new Stoves oven is…..
Drum roll please…….
Congratulations Helen Gibson – I will be emailing you shortly!
and a big thank you to Appliances Onlinexxx
Ruth Clemens, Baker Extraordinaire
Finalist on BBC2 The Great British Bake Off
Chocolate Orange Macaroons
Another fab flavour Mac for you – Chocolate Orange they’re not Terry’s they’re mine!
You will need:
1 batch of Macaroons dyed bright orange (recipe here)
Dust them lightly with cocoa powder as soon as they have been piped.… Read more…
Raspberry & White Chocolate Macaroons
As promised here’s an ultimately delicious Macaroon – Raspberry and White Chocolate.
You will need:
1 batch of Macaroons coloured a deep raspberry pink (recipe here)
White Chocolate Buttercream
75g butter, softened
150g icing sugar
50g good quality white … Read more…
How to Make Perfect Macaroons…
Macaroons – The French type, (said with a French accent of course) are notoriously tricky little blighters and reduce lots of us to tears.
You might have seen me make them on The Great British Bake Off for the Petit … Read more…
Puffle Cupcakes – Club Penguin – A How To…
My boys are Club Penguin crazy and it seems quite a few of you have Puffle Mad kids too! My apologies if you have absolutely no interest in the latest Children’s craze, you can switch off now but make sure … Read more…
Win a Brand New Oven!
************COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED**************
What a fabulous competition to start us off in January, you can win this fabulous Stoves built-in electric single fanned oven with programmable timer and telescopic sliders courtesy of the lovely people at Appliances Online.… Read more…
Slow cooked Beef Cobbler
January is traditionally the time that minds turn to expanding waistlines post-Christmas and for many baking treats is off the cards. However if you love baking it’s a tough one so why not incorporate baking into mealtimes? This good ‘ole … Read more…
Flapjack – All kinds of ways!
It’s good to have some fail safe recipes you can refer back to when you need to bake but don’t have much time. This flapjack recipe comes from my Great Grandmothers recipe book – just to prove that the old … Read more…
The Great British Bake Off needs YOU!
Do you love home baking and fancy putting your skills to the test? BBC Two is looking for amateur bakers across the country to take part in The Great British Bake Off series two.
If you’re interested and would like … Read more…
Happy New Year! Not a recipe, just a bit of chat…
2010 has been a whirlwind of a year and 2011 looks set to be just as good!
My deepest thanks goes to all you Pink Whiskers who have made the past six months an unbeatable experience, as we start 2011 … Read more…
