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Lemon drizzle cake and bad raspberries
I didn't actually intend to bake a lemon drizzle cake at the weekend. The original plan was to bake lemon and raspberry cupcakes but on the day cupcakes no longer appealed to me. That's when I thought...
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Blackberry bakewell cake
The recipe for this cake actually calls for raspberries, but after last week's unfortunate raspberry incident I was in no hurry to revisit them. In fact I went as far as glaring at the raspberries in...
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my birthday
I turned a quarter of a century old last Thursday. I can no longer say I'm in my early twenties, which is quite sad, however I will never be too old to have a chocolate birthday cake adorned with...
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apple, blackberry and almond crumble
Last week mum and I had a crumble craving. Embarrassingly, I could probably count the number of times I've made a crumble on one hand. They're so quick and easy to make, not to mention incredibly tasty...
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Dad's birthday carrot cake
For Dad's birthday this year I decided to make a carrot cake. He has been growing vegetables this year so I thought it would be a great idea to use some of his homegrown carrots.I used my usual carrot...
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Red and turquoise pyrex
Coloured pyrex dishes are like buses: nothing for ages then suddenly two appear at the same time! A couple of weeks ago Mum came back from her sister's with a little red pyrex dish. My aunty was having...
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cake and crockery clutter
Just a quick post of a vanilla chai latte cake I baked for a friend this week. I've baked it before (see post here) but altered the quantities to make a 6 inch sandwich cake. It was too tiny and cute...
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dairy free lemon drizzle traybake
Since discovering one of my nephews is dairy intolerant I have been making an effort to experiment with dairy free baking. Lemon drizzle cake is a family favourite so it was the first recipe I wanted...
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spider cookies
I don't know why I just used the word "cookies". To me they're biscuits. It's the British in me I suppose.Anyway, spider biscuits/cookies... I made these for Hallowe'en. I found the recipe here when I...
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mini fudge cheesecakes
Last week I had a craving for cheesecake. It somehow felt too indulgent to make a big cheesecake so I made mini ones instead. I'm fully aware that I probably ate so many that I might as well have made...
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addicted to collage
I've discovered the joys of photo collaging and it's quickly becoming a serious addiction. I want to collage EVERYTHING.*pastel china*I may even start collaging specifically by colour soon.......
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sticky date cake
With snow forecast this week I felt the only way to ease myself into the cold, winter weather was with a slab of cake packed with juicy sultanas, raisins and sticky dates.This is basically a boiled tea...
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funky florals
With the poor quality of light recently it has been next to impossible to take decent photographs of my new canisters but I'm fed up with waiting. Who cares if they're a bit grainy and odd coloured,...
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oat and raisin cookies
I was actually looking for a different recipe when I came across these from the first Hummingbird Bakery book and changed my mind. Everything about them appealed to me.They were crisp around the edges...
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rose cloud
I have a new addition to my utility china family: a Johnsons Brothers rose cloud jug. There it was, sitting on a shelf, waiting to be picked up by me. I'm so pleased I've finally managed to track down...
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festive making and baking
I've been a bit slower than usual with all my festive baking and decorating this year but I'm well under way now. The tree is up (although still bare at the moment), presents are wrapped, fairy lights...
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Almond and apricot banana bread
I think this might just be my favourite banana bread. A big statement to throw around, but I really think it is.Sometimes the tastiest things are made from leftovers and that's the case here. I had...
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Strictly Come Dancing cupcakes
On Saturday night my friends and I had a little party to celebrate the Strictly Come Dancing final and this was my glittery contribution.Chocolate cupcakes with piped chocolate butter icing and adorned...
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toffee apple pecan pudding
This is what I made for pudding on Christmas day. As we had our main family dinner on Christmas Eve with our traditional trifle I had free reign for pudding ideas on Christmas day. I've had this recipe...
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2013 baking round up
Since I'm still hopelessly addicted to collage I thought I'd make a photo montage of all my bakes this year.19 cakes, 8 batches of biscuits, 4 batches of cupcakes, 2 brownies/blondies, 1 batch of mini...
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