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Mrs Doyle has arrived
"Tea, Father?"Happy New Year folks! Hope the first two weeks of 2014 have been treating you well. I started the year on a downer by having a wisdom tooth pulled out (ouch!) but on the upside, I've...
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maple and walnut cake
Finally, a bake I can blog about! I haven't had much luck with baking recently. So far this year I have baked a chocolate banana cake which didn't quite hit the spot, a bundt which failed to come out...
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everything will be fine...
Despite having the most amazing weekend EVER seeing the Strictly Come Dancing Tour in Glasgow, I have returned home entirely run down with a coldsore threatening to take over my face and a mobile phone...
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help please!
Some constructive criticism or advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm at the stage where I might start spelling my bundt tin with a "c".I've produced yet another half-turned-out cake which is...
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berry bakewell cake
I'd like to start off by saying a huge thank you to everybody who left advice on my last post regarding my not so successful bundt. The general consensus is that I should invest in some cake release...
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White chocolate and custard cream browned butter blondies
Well that's certainly a mouthful isn't it? Last week I was thinking about how oreos are often incorporated into brownies which led me to ponder whether custard creams could be put into blondies. After...
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furniture revamp
What do you do when you have a boring, old chair and a spare, small wardrobe?Paint them!Preferably in vibrant colours such as turquoise and raspberry pink. The wardrobe has been transformed into a...
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custard cream cupcakes
Another custard cream themed bake. Sorry, not sorry. Oreo and bourbon lovers will have to sit at the back of the room. It's all about custard creams here.When I asked Mum what she'd like me to bake for...
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what do you make of my rubbish cooker?
Want to see a tired, old cooker? Well look no further my friends. Behold! An ancient cooker in all its grimey glory.Just realised you can see my huge, pink, cosy slippers (complete with massive pom...
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the big reveal: my bedroom make over!
Ta-dah! I've finally photographed my newly decorated bedroom. Useful tip: take photographs as soon as you move back in to your room, otherwise you'll clutter it up with your daily rubbish and it will...
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how to bake and blog about your Easter cupcakes
For Easter this year I made some vanilla cupcakes decorated with chocolate mini eggs. Nothing groundbreaking, but very satisfying and tasty. As vanilla cupcakes are probably the most blogged creation...
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lemon and white chocolate cake
There's little I love more in life than lemon flavours and white chocolate. And custard creams. And Henry Cavill. I'm already veering off track, sorry.When I saw Kate's Easter white chocolate and lemon...
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hummingbird layer cake
Posting two days in a row, what is this madness?!It was my sister-in-law's birthday on Monday and I baked a triple layer hummingbird cake for the occasion.I've been meaning to try out some new icing...
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Vanilla cake with strawberries and cream cheese icing
What? Three posts in one week?! I'm as shocked as you to be honest. It has been a busy couple of weeks in the kitchen.I have another birthday cake to share! This cake was baked at short notice for a...
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Rearranging
It has been a week of reshuffling bits and bobs. It's only Thursday and the dresser display has changed multiple times already. I keep wanting to change arrangements but at the same time I have...
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lately I have been.....
baking birthday trifle cakes! (Do not bake this if you're pushed for time. The jelly won't set in 3 hours. It's also a good idea to remove the bottom layer of greaseproof paper. Doh!)I have also been...
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I made a dress!
And it has tractors on it. Hell yeah!By Hand London Elisalex bodice with pleated skirtI bought this fabric last summer with the intention of making a skirt but when I finally sat down to sew it called...
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blueberry and lemon layer cake
This felt like a purely selfish bake. I had no reason to bake a triple layer cake, which I usually feel deserves an "occasion", I just really wanted one.It was only 6 inches in diameter though. A...
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banana and coconut muffins
I was tempted to call this post "experimental banana baking and cupboard clearing night" but that seemed rather long winded.Earlier this week I discovered an interesting array of almost out of date...
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Celebration brownies!
My friends threw a small house party last weekend so I baked these party-worthy brownies stuffed with Celebration chocolates to take with me. I cut them into party-friendly, bite-size squares with the...
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