Tag: Great British Bake Off
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Golden Syrup Sponge Cake- Mega Cake Fail!!
I have a great Annabel Karmel cookbook- The Busy Mum’s Cookbook. I use it for several different recipes so I thought I would try the recipe she has made for Golden Syrup Cake. Sadly both attempts have come out rubbery and unappetising so they have both gone in the bin. I will search for another…
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Carrot Cake: Amazing Cakes #19
Hi everyone! I’ve realised I’ve not been on my blog and updated it for well over two months! Happy New Year to you all for a start! Not only that but it hasn’t been a great start to 2021 has it? The pandemic and the latest lockdown aside, I always find January and February really…
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Amazing Cakes #1: Lemon Drizzle Traybake
Recipe Challenge #1: Lemon Drizzle TraybakeLemon Drizzle Traybake is a classic recipe and one I’ve made lots over the years. Recently I have made Mary Berry’s version and this always goes down well. I was keen to see how this version from The Big Book Of Amazing Cakes measured up to Mary’s version. At first…
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A New Challenge!
Over the past few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about my SmartCookieSam blog. Recently I’ve been so sporadic in uploading posts and when I do, I struggle to fit in blogging as well as everything else going on in these crazy times. Part of me has even thought about packing in this blog. I…
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Eccles Cake Slab
been a fan of The Boy Who Bakes (Edd Kimber)ever since he was the first winner of the Great British Bake Off back in 2010. Was that really ten years ago? Time flies! I’m trying my hardest not to buy any more recipe books for the time being as I have far too many of…