Tag: traditional cakes

• Amazing Cakes #21: Cherry Cake

  

  I’m trying my hardest to do a baking challenge: baking all the recipes in the Great British Bake Off book “The Big Book Of Amazing Cakes”, which was published to tie in with 2019’s series. What I hadn’t realised was that because some of the recipes had come from previous series, I’d actually baked a […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  February 7, 2021

  Amazing Cakes, Classic and Traditional Cakes

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• 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

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• Amazing Cakes #7: Victoria Sponge

  

  I know I’ve published a blog post somewhere about a good old Vicky Sponge but I wanted to try out the Amazing Cakes’ version last Monday. It was my day off work and I walked down to my local post office to post a few parcels of some hand crocheted and knitted baby blankets I […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  October 14, 2020

  Amazing Cakes, Classic and Traditional Cakes, The Great British Bake Off

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• Cut and Come Again Cake from Mary Berry’s Baking Bible.

  

  Last week I had to take a few bakes along to my local WI meeting to serve up at suppertime.  We take it in turns in groups of three. Usually we liaise between one another and make or buy a selection of savoury and sweet items to take along to share with all the other […]

  Smart Cookie Sam

  April 11, 2014

  Classic and Traditional Cakes

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