Monthly Archives: September 2011
Chocolate Biscuits – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
If you bake then I’m sure at some point you’ll have baked for a good cause! Whatever the charity, baking is a great way to raise some well needed funds – and we all love a bake sale or coffee … Read more…
How to make a Rainbow Cake
This is a really simple surprise to rustle up for a birthday cake – I made this one for Dylan’s (one of my boys) birthday recently. Having seen, and tasted, a great deal of things the boys are now quite … Read more…
Boozy Fruit for your Christmas Cake
Those of you that were already with me this time last year will know that now is the time to start on your Christmas Cake (yes, really!). Soaking the fruit for a good six weeks before we even bake the … Read more…
Cake in a Mug – Just for Fun!
Baking doesn’t always have to be serious – sometimes it’s good to have a bit of a lark – you can certainly get that with a cake in a mug! It’s tongue in cheek baking – a quick whip … Read more…
Black Forest Fruits Puff Pies
Buttery, Puffety Pastry mini fruit pies (yes I know that’s not a real word….)
Eat them warm, eat them cold, pour with cream, with custard, just don’t eat them all yourself!
Makes 12.
Ingredients:
1 x Block of Puff Pastry … Read more…
Palmiers – using up Puff Pastry Trimmings
Palmiers – the cooks treat, perfect for using up Puff Pastry Trimmings!
Traditionally you shouldn’t re-roll puff pastry trimmings. It disturbs the buttery layers within the pastry which you’ve worked so hard to create. However, you can. In these times … Read more…
