Tag: ginger
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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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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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Lemonade and Ginger Beer Drizzle Loaf Cakes- Fentiman’s Drinks.
A couple of weeks ago I was so happy to win an Easter Hamper in a competition on Fentiman’s Facebook page. I couldn’t believe it, I never win anything like that and there were loads of entries. The hamper was a huge, gorgeous wicker basket filled with a massive selection of Fentiman’s popular […]