Category: Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

• Summer Baking Update

  

  Hello everyone! I’m getting back onto my blog after a couple of month’s break. Blogging seems to have fallen by the wayside again. I just wanted to enjoy my summer without being tied to the computer. Now as I type, it is the first week of September and I am back to work in school. […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  September 20, 2022

  Biscuits and Cookies, Cakes and Muffins, Large and Celebration Cakes, Seasonal and Celebration Cakes, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  afternoon tea, baking, biscuits, cake, cakes, chocolate, comfort food, cookies, family, summer baking, teatime treats, traditional, traybakes

• Mini Egg Flapjacks

  

  I can’t get enough of Mini Eggs and I can’t get enough of Flapjacks. So I thought what if I could combine the two? My regular Flapjack recipe is one I’ve used for over 15 years and I’ve lost count of the times I’ve baked it. It’s been baked for my family, for friends, baked […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  April 13, 2022

  Seasonal, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  baking, baking fun, baking with kids, chocolate, Easter, Easter baking, flapjacks, mini egg flapjacks, mini eggs, simple recipes, traditional

• Daim Caramel Mini Egg Brownies

  

  The other day I had a great response on social media to the Terry’s Chocolate Orange Mini Egg Brownie recipe I posted. I also had lots of compliments about them from my work colleagues who actually got to test them out. Tomorrow, they will be getting an alternative flavour. This time, it’s going to be […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  April 3, 2022

  Chocolate Treats, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  baking, brownies, Cadburys, Callebaut caramel chips, chocolate, chocolate chips, Daim, Daim Mini Eggs, dark chocolate, desserts, Easter baking, Easter recipes, teatime treats, traybake, traybakes

• terry’s chocolate orange mini egg brownies

  

  As it’s getting closer to Easter and I’ve been getting ready for the Easter Bunny coming chez SmartCookieSam, it’s got me started to think about some Easter recipes. Usually I look at what Easter Chocolates are around in the shop although I’m surprised the mini eggs have lasted that long. Once a packet is open […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 30, 2022

  Chocolate Treats, Seasonal, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  afternoon tea, brownie recipe, brownies, chocolate, chocolate egg recipe, chocolate recipes, dark chocolate, Easter baking, sharing with family, Sugar and Crumbs Orange Cocoa Powder, Terry’s chocolate orange mini eggs

• fitwaffle’s baking it easy- a book review

  

  I must admit I’d never heard of Fitwaffle before I picked up a copy of this book the other day. I’d gone to Northallerton to buy baking supplies and saw Fitwaffle’s Baking It Easy on the shelf in WHSmith! I am always looking out for new baking books. Those of you who know me well, […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 30, 2022

  Book and Product Reviews, Traybakes and Tea Loaves, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  baking, Baking It Easy book, baking with kids, Biscoff, biscoff spread, chocolate, easy recipes, family, Fitwaffle Baking It Easy, Fitwaffle Kitchen, four ingredient recipes, fridge cake, Instagram, no bake cake, Rocky Road, speculoos, traybake, traybakes, white chocolate, Youtuber

• #100bakes: Lemon drizzle cake

  

  There are quite a few Lemon Drizzle Cakes or variations of Lemon Cakes already on my blog. But I was wanting to contribute a couple of cakes to the Cake Stall at our village coffee morning. Lemon Drizzle cake always seems to be popular at events and a traybake is so easy to make. Just […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 20, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Mary Berry, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  afternoon tea, baking, cake, classic cakes, dessert, family, lemon, lemon drizzle cake, lemon drizzle traybake, lemons, Mary Berry, Mary Berry’s Baking Bible, teatime, traditional, traybake, traybakes

• National Chocolate Caramel Day: Caramel Chocolate Rocky Road

  

  I absolutely adore Rocky Road and made a batch of it the other day thinking ahead to celebrating National Chocolate Caramel Day on Saturday 19th March (see my National Mostly Foodie Days Of 2022 calendar by My Legoman! It was also another challenge to scratch off my Crumbs By Collette #100BakesCalendar As I make a […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 20, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Chocolate Treats, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  Aero Caramels, baking with kids, birthday cake, celebrations, chocolate, dark chocolate, fridge cake, marshmallows, no bake cake, Rocky Road, Rolos, salted caramel, Salted Caramel Twix, traybake, traybakes

• National Oreo Cookie Day

  

  Who likes Oreo cookies? I do, although they’re not my favourite cookie. I like baking with them, though. I like the mini ones best, which are the lunchbox bag ones with six cookies inside. Yesterday (Sunday, March 5th) was National Oreo Cookie Day according to the My Legoman Foodie Days Of 2022 calendar. When I […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 7, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge, Chocolate Treats, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  6th March, baking, baking with kids, brownies, cakes, celebrations, chocolate, chocolate chips, classic cakes, dark chocolate, dessert, desserts, family, My Legoman, National Foodie Days Of Calendar, National Oreo Cookie Day, Oreo Brownies, Oreo Cookies, Oreos, teatime, traybakes

• National Have A Brownie Day- Crunchie Brownies

  

  As I type this, it is Monday 21st February. This post has been edited several times and sat in draft form for nine days now. I honestly don’t know how bloggers with other jobs manage to fit in all their writing time. Last Sunday I was busy with Valentine’s Day baking orders. Then last week […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  February 21, 2022

  Foodie Days Of, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  afternoon tea, baking, brownies, Cadbury’s Crunchie bars, Callebaut chocolate chips, celebrations, chocolate, chocolate chips, dessert, desserts, favourite recipes, Fridays, Jane's Patisserie, love baking, Mostly Foodie Days Of Calendar, My Legoman, traybake

• 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

  #100bakeschallenge, afternoon tea, baking, carrot cake, carrot traybake, classic cakes, cream cheese frosting, Crumbs by Collette, family favourites, Mary Berry, Mary Berry's Baking Bible, National Carrot Cake Day, sugar carrots, traditional favourites