Tag: cinnamon
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The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Jamaican Gingerbread Loaf.
4th December 2017. Today being a Monday I really struggled to get out of bed this morning. I’d had a good night’s sleep until something woke me up at 4.30am. That was it, I was wide awake for an hour. The alarm was due to go off at 6am but of course I drifted back […]
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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 […]
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The Great British Bake Off Christmas- Cinnamon and Raspberry Whirl Wreath.
Saturday 2nd December 2017. Although I love baking and people say I’m good at it, the same can’t be said about my breadmaking and patisserie skills. It’s only because I’ve not had enough practice or also that I don’t have enough knowledge. Next year I hope to go on a couple of courses but in the […]
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Spiced Dorset Apple Traybake.
Another tried and tested favourite from Mary Berry’s “Cooks The Perfect..Step By Step” recipe book, Mary says in the introduction: ” As well as being a good coffee or tea time cake, this makes a comforting pudding, served warm with clotted cream or creme fraiche. I often make it in Autumn when I have a […]
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Clandestine Cake Club “A Year Of Cake” December Bakealong- Nordic Spice Cake.
I love being a member of the internationally renowned Clandestine Cake Club. I’ve made lots of lovely friends through chatting over cake. I can honestly say that cake club has changed my life in lots of ways and I wouldn’t be without it. I haven’t been able to get along to any events for a […]
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Pumpkin Bundt With Ginger Cream Filling.
A week last Sunday was Pudsey and West Leeds’ Clandestine Cake Club event. The theme was Harvest Time and it was a great opportunity to bake with fruits or vegetables which are abundant at this time of year. I don’t have green fingers or the space to grow vegetables in my garden though it’s something […]
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Banana Bundt from the Nordic Bakery Cookbook.
Today was a day off from work. All very quiet on the supply teaching front when it’s SATs week so I took the chance to catch up with jobs at home and to relax a bit. When I was ironing this morning I looked across at my fruit bowl and spotted some bananas that were […]
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Bundts, Bundts and More Bundts.
I’m getting just that teensy weensy bit obsessed with collecting Nordicware Bundt pans now. I think it needs to stop or else I will need a kitchen extension! I just love the interesting shapes that the pans come in and how you can make a cake into a showstopper bake by using one of the pans. […]
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The Speculaas Spice Company- Chewy Speculaas Blondies and Speculaas Cookies.
I must admit I’d not heard of speculaas spice before. So when Steven from The Speculaas Spice Company asked me if I would like to try a sample of his special Speculaas spice mix I was intrigued. A little package arrived in the post last week along with some background information about The Speculaas Spice […]
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Blueberry and Pecan Muffin Cake from Delia’s Cakes.
This is the second recipe I baked from Delia’s Cakes as part of my monthly Cooking The Books Challenge. I baked four recipes this weekend as I wanted to bake and donate some cakes to the cafe at my son’s old Primary school where they serve tea and cake during the village Spring Festival. I […]
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