Category: Classic and Traditional Cakes

• Vanilla And Chocolate Marble Bundt.

  

  On Sunday, I decided to test out my second recipe from Mel Johnson’s fabulous book “Bundt”. This had been one of the three choices I was going to bake for the first one but the Snickerdoodle Bundt won the most votes in the polls across my social media. I had also asked if people could […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 26, 2023

  Bundts, Chocolate Treats, Classic and Traditional Cakes

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• Bundt Challenge #1: Snickerdoodle Bundt

  

  My new challenge for 2023 is to bake as many recipes from Bundt by Melanie Johnson. You can read all about this in an introductory post here: Bundt- The New Challenge For 2023. I wasn’t sure which recipe I’d like to make first so I put it to the vote. It was a choice between Snickerdoodle, […]

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  January 22, 2023

  #100bakeschallenge, Bundts, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Large and Celebration Cakes

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• Sultana, Apricot and Marzipan Loaf Cake

  

  Did you know that (January 12th) is National Marzipan Day? I didn’t, until a couple of years ago and found a few posts on Twitter. Last year I celebrated this with a delicious Marzipan, cherry and almond Cake: National Marzipan Day cake which was absolutely scrumptious. This year I had half a packet of marzipan […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 12, 2023

  Amazing Cakes, Bundts, Classic and Traditional Cakes, loaf cakes, tea loaves

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• SmartCookieSam’s 2022 Round Up.🎂🍰🧁🥮

  

  Happy New Year to all my friends and followers on here. I appreciate each and every one of you taking the time to read my posts and comment on them. Although my little blog is only a tiny corner of what’s on the internet, it really does boost and cheer me up when I see […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 2, 2023

  #100bakeschallenge, Biscuits and Cookies, Bundts, Cakes and Muffins, Chocolate Treats, Christmas, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Easter, Fruity and Nutty Cakes, Large and Celebration Cakes, Seasonal, Seasonal and Celebration Cakes, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

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• November 2022 Baking Round Up.

  November has been a month of two halves . I baked at the beginning and the end but the middle two weeks I couldn’t bake at all and had to limit my time in the kitchen. To someone who loves cooking and baking, this was hard. We were having a new kitchen floor laid and […]

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  December 1, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Cakes and Muffins, Chocolate Treats, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Muffins, Buns and Scones, Food and Drink, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

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• October 2022 Baking Round Up

  

  Once again I’ve not kept up to date with my blog, even though there has been several attempts to write posts over the last few weeks. It’s the same with my Facebook page. There’s always something which gets forgotten about and neglected. So this post is rounding up what has been made in the SmartCookieSam […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  November 3, 2022

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• International Coffee Cake Day-Coffee and Walnut Cake #100bakes

  

  Today (Thursday April 7th) marks International Coffee Cake Day! Can’t beat a nice bit of Coffee Cake and my Coffee and Walnut Cake always goes down a treat. A tearoom classic, I love a slice of this if it’s ever on the menu anywhere I go. Mr S doesn’t like sickly sweet cakes and lots […]

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  April 7, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Cakes and Muffins, Classic and Traditional Cakes

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• #100bakes: Victoria Sponge.

  

  You can’t beat a traditional Victoria Sponge. It’s got to have fresh cream in it, for me. I also prefer it sprinkled with caster sugar, rather than icing sugar. A Victoria Sponge is another bake to scratch off the #100BakesChallenge Poster. I chose to use Mary Berry’s recipe, which always works for me. Instead of […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 20, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Cakes and Muffins, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Mary Berry

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• Carrot Cake #100bakeschallenge

  

  Thursday 3rd February was National Carrot Cake Day! I know what you’re all thinking! Oh, she’s a bit late here, it’s now Tuesday 8th February. But last Thursday was so busy, I had no time to think about making any carrot cakes. Instead I shared a photo collage of some previous carrot cakes I’d made, […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  February 8, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Mary Berry, Traybakes and Tea Loaves, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

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• Marzipan, cherry and almond Cake: National Marzipan Day

  Today is National Marzipan Day! To be honest, although I love marzipan, I only bake with it at Christmas, Easter and for traditional fruit cakes. I never bother with it at other times of the year. I see it as something you use for special occasions. Even if it isn’t used as a layer for […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 12, 2022

  Cakes and Muffins, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Foodie Days Of

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