Tag: Christmas baking

• Amazing Cakes #17: Traditional Fruit Cake

  I was far too disorganised to bake my Christmas Cake early, let alone on Stir Up Sunday! I got as far as buying and mixing the dried fruit up and soaking it in some port on that day. I did manage my Christmas pudding as that steamed away in my slow cooker while I did […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  December 14, 2020

  Amazing Cakes, Classic and Traditional Cakes, Fruity and Nutty Cakes, Large and Celebration Cakes

  Christmas baking, dried fruit, fruit cakes, marzipan, traditional cakes, traybake cake

• The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Lebkuchen Cookies.

  

  Friday 22nd December 2017. I love spicy and aromatic Lebkuchen cookies.  My mum used to buy a special packet of them every year at Christmas from Sainsburys.  The biscuits were small and in traditional shapes like trees, stars and hearts covered with a crisp royal icing and sprinkles.  When I moved up to Yorkshire I […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  December 27, 2017

  Biscuits and Cookies

  Christmas, Christmas baking, cookies, cookies for Santa, German baking, gingerbread, lebkuchen, orange, spices, The Great British Bake Off, traditional baking

•  The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Peanut Butter, Popcorn and Chocolate Fudge Torte.

  Monday December 11th 2017. Gosh, this seems like a long time ago now but the last two weeks before Christmas were so busy.  I didn’t have time to get updated with my blogging.  Anyway, here we are just after Christmas and I’m sat on the sofa typing this feeling like a beached whale.  I haven’t […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  December 27, 2017

  Seasonal and Celebration Cakes

  chocolate, Christmas, Christmas baking, Christmas Eve, double cream, fudge, John Whaite, peanut butter, The Clandestine Cake Club, The Great British Bake Off, toffee popcorn