Tag: British

• The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Mary Berry’s Classic Christmas Cake.

  

  Sunday December 3rd, 2017. Since I gave up baking professionally to concentrate on the day job full time, I’ve had less time to spend on baking things like Christmas cakes. Mr Smartcookiesam says to me every year that I should just go and buy a small one from Marks and Spencer but to me part […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  December 4, 2017

  Large and Celebration Cakes, Seasonal and Celebration Cakes

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• Eton Mess Cake- The Clandestine Cake Club A Year Of Cake Bakealong June 2016.

  

  I’m a member of the internationally renowned Clandestine Cake Club and regularly go along to local events in Yorkshire. I’ve been a member for over 3 years now and have made a lot of friends through the club. We take a cake each along to the event and try tiny pieces of each other’s cakes. […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  June 30, 2016

  Classic and Traditional Cakes

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• Lemon Madeira Cake from The Great British Bake Off Celebrations.

  

  Along with millions of others I got whipped up into all the excitement now that The Great British Bake Off is back!  Week one started with cakes.  Now for me that wouldn’t be a problem but may be with Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry watching me I might feel different. First of all the bakers were asked to […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  August 10, 2015

  Classic and Traditional Cakes

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• Eton Mess

  

  Now there’s two days until the end of the month and I have two recipes left to try out from Jo Wheatley’s A Passion For Baking as part of my Cooking The Books challenge for March 2014.  Today, being Mothers’ Day I wanted to make a scrummy dessert for our lunch.  I wanted something everyone […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  March 30, 2014

  Cold Desserts, Cheesecakes and Meringues

  A Passion For Baking, blueberries, British, cream, desserts, Eton Mess, jam, Jo Wheatley, meringues, raspberries, strawberries, summertime

• Chocolate Tea Cakes- Great British Bake Off Series 3

  

  I’ve always loved Tunnock’s Teacakes.  To be honest I don’t usually buy packets of chocolate biscuits when I do my weekly food shop as I know once that packet is open, I’ll trough the lot!  I did buy them when my children were at primary school and took packed lunches.  We all love them in […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  August 22, 2013

  Biscuits and Cookies, Chocolate Treats, The Great British Bake Off

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