Tag: afternoon tea

• Gluten Free Vanilla Sponge

  

  I must admit I’m not that experienced with Gluten Free baking. As I’m now finding more and more are needing to follow Gluten Free diets, I would like to learn how to bake more with GF products. What does make me annoyed is that gluten free products cost far more to buy. How is that…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  May 2, 2023

  Cakes and Muffins, gluten free

  afternoon tea, baking, cake, cakes, cookies, dessert, family, gluten free, gluten free cake, gluten free sponge, special occasion, sponge, teatime

• Easter Catch Up And Baking Round Up.

  

  Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all had a very Happy Easter. It feels like ages since I’ve done a blog post. At the beginning of this year I planned on writing three posts a week. Two baking themed ones and one crochet/ craft one. March was very busy chez SmartCookieSam and we were away for…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  April 11, 2023

  #100bakeschallenge, Easter, No Bakes, Seasonal, Seasonal and Celebration Cakes, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  afternoon tea, baking, brownies, cake, cakes, celebrations, chocolate, chocolate chips, chocolate eggs, classic cakes, cookies, dark chocolate, dessert, Easter, Empire biscuits, family, flapjacks, icing sugar, loaf cakes, mini eggs, porridge oats, traditional, traybake, traybakes

• Pistachio Bundt Cake: Bundt Challenge #7.

  

  Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been working my way through my Bundt book challenge. So far I’ve managed one recipe a week. Doesn’t sound like much but I have lots going on in my life at the moment. Last Thursday afternoon I got home from work late after going via the shops on…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 7, 2023

  Bundts, Cakes and Muffins

  afternoon tea, baking, bundt, bundts, cake, cakes, family, flavour, Nordicware, nuts, pistachio icing sugar, pistachio nuts, pistachios, Sugar and Crumbs, traditional

• Vanilla Bundt Cake: Bundt Challenge #6.

  

  It’s been such a busy half term week catching up on seeing family and friends. It’s gone all so quickly and within what seems like five minutes, I’m back to work and it’s Sunday again. But I love being busy! Our first day back after February half term week was a training day for the…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  February 21, 2023

  Bundts, Cakes and Muffins, Classic and Traditional Cakes

  afternoon tea, birthday cake, bundt, bundts, cake, cakes, classic cakes, Kugelhopf Bundt pan, Nordicware, teatime, teatime treats, traditional, Vanilla Bundt Cake

• Carrot Bundt Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Bundt Challenge #4.

  

  I absolutely adore carrot cake and have been wanting to bake one for a ages. It’s been a while since I’ve been asked to make one so I thought why don’t I bake one because I want to? Baking one in a Bundt pan is even better and such a treat. On Sunday afternoon I…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  February 7, 2023

  Bundts, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Large and Celebration Cakes

  afternoon tea, baking, birthday cake, bundt, bundts, buttercream, cake, cakes, carrot bundt cake, carrot cake, carrots, cinnamon, comfort food, cream cheese frosting, dessert, desserts, family, Nordicware, teatime, teatime treats, traditional

• 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,…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 22, 2023

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

  afternoon tea, autumn, baking, bundts, cakes, cinnamon, family, Nordicware, traditional

• 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

  afternoon tea, almonds, baking, cake, cakes, comfort food, dried fruit, flaked almonds, loaf cakes, teatime, teatime treats, traditional, traybakes

• Bundt- The New Challenge For 2023

  

  I’m always up for a challenge as well you know. A challenge which I would enjoy: even more so! I’m still working my way through the last few bakes of my #100bakeschallengeposter but they will be fitted in around as and when I can do them. There are about 27 or 28 things left but…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 10, 2023

  Bundts

  afternoon tea, baking, bundt, Bundt pans, bundts, cake, cakes, chocolate, Christmas, classic cakes, comfort food, dessert, family, Nordicware, teatime, traditional

• Mincemeat Shortbread

  

  Yesterday (January 6th) was National Shortbread Day. Who doesn’t love a beautiful, melt in the mouth piece of chunky all butter shortbread dusted with caster sugar? Me, for one! Shortbread is one of those bakes I never tire of making. It’s so easy to make and you can flavour it with whatever you have going…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  January 7, 2023

  Foodie Days Of, Traybakes, Brownies and Flapjacks

  afternoon tea, baking, Christmas, comfort food, dried fruit, mincemeat, National Shortbread Day, shortbread, teatime treats, traditional, traybake, traybakes

• Dundee Cake

  

  It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been able to bake and I’ve really missed it. Our kitchen has had a revamp- a new floor, painted walls and soon to have new light fittings. Why not a completely brand new kitchen? For a start there is nothing wrong with our old one and we…

  Smart Cookie Sam

  November 29, 2022

  #100bakeschallenge

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