Category: The Great British Bake Off
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Amazing Cakes #33: The Ultimate Chocolate Cake
Sunday October 24th 2021: It was my Mum’s birthday and as she was coming up to visit for a couple of days, I thought I would bake her a birthday cake. It had to be one which would keep and she could have enough to take home and share with her friends she was meeting…
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A Bake For All Seasons #2: Jammy Dodgers
3rd October 2021. I always love Biscuit Week on the Great British Bake Off. It was great to see that this year’s contestants were asked to bake Jammy Dodgers for the Technical Bake. I love making Jammy Dodgers, although mine always look boring. I so need to get a set of those Nordicware Cookie Stamps…
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A Bake For All Seasons #1: Blackberry and Apple Crumble Cake.
3rd October 2021 As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not that much of an Autumn/ Winter persion. Mainly because I don’t like it being dark early and getting up in the dark. Not to mention the lack of sun. But having said that, there are positives to this time of year- it’s Bake Off Season! The…
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Dog Bone Biscuits
Our dog Charlie loves his “bonuses” as we call his dog biscuits. Usually they’re “Gravy Bones” or “Shapes”. He knows exactly where they’re kept in a box in the laundry room! Being a greedy Labrador, he doesn’t have a full up switch. I was looking through the latest Great British Bake Off Recipe book when…
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Amazing Cakes #15: Banana And Chocolate Chip Loaf
On the first Monday of the second “lockdown” (don’t even get me started on that term!) I had a day at home. I wasn’t even sure what was going to happen for some of that week. Some of my work involves working in a day nursery on a regular basis and the other time I…
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Amazing Cakes #14: Almond Poppy Seed Bundt
This recipe has been a great favourite bake from Amazing Cakes From The Great British Bake Off. It was created by last year’s winner David Atherton. According to the recipe introduction it was his “favourite recipe from when he was growing up- he’s always been obsessed with the flavour of almonds.” I love almond recipes…
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Chocolate Drip Cake: Amazing Cakes #12
It was my daughter’s birthday back in October. It had been a strange couple of weeks for us and her birthday coincided with her last day of self isolation. I had originally planned her cake for her weeks ago and had bought ingredients and the decorations well in advance. Had I known, I wouldn’t have…
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GBBO Technical Bake: Paul Hollywood’s Chocolate Babka
When watching last week’s GBBO and it came to the technical I was intrigued to know what a Babka was. I’m sure that the contestants have had to make a Babka before in a previous series but I couldn’t remember what they were. A babka, according to the description on Wikipedia is “a sweet braided…
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Amazing Cakes #9: Coffee and Salted Caramel Cake
While we’re self isolating and Mr S is working from home sometimes he likes to have something with a cuppa to keep him going on an afternoon. Last week’s Victoria Sponge had been eaten and he doesn’t really like gingerbread like the gingerbread loaf I made the day before. So on Sunday morning I planned…
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Amazing Cakes #8: Iced Gingerbread Loaf
As the days grow colder and it gets into Autumn, I always like to think of gingerbread and other comforting bakes. I love gingerbread as it has a strong flavour and smells heavenly as it is baking. I especially like iced gingerbread as it reminds me of the ones I’ve eaten when I’ve been to…
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