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Hot lemon pudding
There was a time when I didn't like lemon. It's hard to believe considering it's now one of my favourite cake flavours. This is the pudding which changed my mind and I've never looked back.One of my...
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5 good things
Last week was a very bad week so I thought it would be good to join in with the "5 good things" posts I've seen on Helen and Victoria's blogs. 1. My new polka dot bedding. I love the pattern, I love...
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Banana and chocolate cupcakes
I went on a banana baking rampage last week as there were a few browning bananas in the fruit bowl. Either nobody felt like eating bananas or they were leaving them in hope that I would eventually bake...
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Banana loaf with chocolate fudgy icing
Banana and chocolate bake number two! I hadn't tried Mary Berry's banana loaf from her Baking Bible so I gave it a go. It's another chuck-everything-in-the-bowl-and-mix recipe which always gets a...
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Recent utility china finds
When my sister-in-law texted me asking if I wanted some utility china the only natural response to give was "YES!" She found a stash of Johnson Brothers Greydawn and Grindley Peach Petalware at a...
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5 festive bakes
Not long till Christmas now! I've been busy making Christmas presents for the past month but it really feels like Christmas now that I've started my festive baking. I debated splitting all my festive...
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Festive bakes: round 2
I think I may have finally met my match in terms of baking. I have baked so much in the last week or so that the thought of eating anything sweet almost makes me feel ill! As I am a disorganised...
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Merry Christmas!
Hope everyone had a great Christmas yesterday! Santa gave me a new macro lens and I had way too much fun playing about with bokeh all evening.The only thing I've eaten today is Terry's Chocolate Orange...
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The forgotten cakes of 2012
It's not often that bakes slip through the net as I like my blog to run relatively on time. I know it's not life threatening if I post something late and it slides into another month, but for some...
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Things I've made
I know Christmas has passed and I shouldn't mention it again until at least November this year, but I wanted to share a few of the non baked gifts I made for Christmas last year.Fleecy hot water bottle...
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Wall-e birthday cake
It was my eldest nephew's 5th birthday last Sunday and his mum and I decided to make a Wall-e cake to celebrate.Not just any old Wall-e cake...... but one with a massive rainbow inside!This cake was...
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Lemon, almond and poppy seed bundt
After the indulgence of Christmas and New Year, I thought I'd bake my cousin a fresh, citrussy bake for her birthday. It also meant I got to try out the pretty bundt tin and a recipe from the Peggy...
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Passionfruit cream biscuits.
Last week I found this pressed glass pedestal cake stand in the charity shop. With its fluted edge and yellow rose pattern, it was begging for a fresh, sunshine bake. As it is quite a small cake stand,...
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Chocolate cupcakes
Hello, remember me?Apologies for my disappearance. I did absolutely no baking last month (I know, I'm as shocked as you). Life and lack of internet connection for 3 weeks (thanks BT) left me feeling...
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Banana blondie fail
I was so excited about these blondies which made it all the more devastating that they didn't particularly work. The first disaster was burning the caramel for the nutty brittle (why do I find this so...
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Passionfruit white chocolate cake
When I bought myself a copy of the new Clandestine Cake Club book a couple of weeks ago I immediately knew I had to make this cake. Not only does it involve my new found love for passionfruit but also...
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I don't really understand what's going on regarding google reader/bloglovin. I read blogs from my blogger dashboard, is that google reader? (Don't laugh at me!)Anyway, you can follow me on bloglovin'...
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Easter lemon cupcakes
Happy Easter everyone! I actually had another post planned but thought it made sense to post my easter bake while it was still easter weekend.I'm not sure whether lemon cupcakes are actually Easter-y,...
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Chai latte biscuits
I love chai tea, or "ninja tea" as it's referred to in my family as mum once asked if I was going to order a tai chi latte in a cafe. We like our tea martial arts style. Sadly I do not own any ninja...
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Vanilla chai tea latte cake
I had a chai-normous amount of fun baking this cake. (HA! See what I did there?)Awful puns aside, I was really pleased with this cake. I immediately knew what I wanted to bake when I saw instant...
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