This week I’m taking part in the Great Bloggers Bake Off, the brain child of The Crazy Kitchen and Mummy Mishaps, which involves watching the latest episode of The Great British Bake Off and then baking something to fit the weeks theme. This week covered sandwich cakes, angel food cakes and chocolate show stoppers so […]
Baking
Marmalade Cake with Caramelised Oranges
I’ve seen a few cake recipes using olive oil and had just never got round to trying one when the lovely folks at Duerr’s sent me some of their yummy marmalade and the perfect recipe came up. Drizzling the syrup over at the end means it’s wonderfully moist and keeps well. Ingredients 100g breadcrunbs 225g […]
Moist Apple Cake with Almond Buttercream Icing
As part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® I made the best Apple Cakes with E at the weekend. I’d been asked to make something using Flora Cuisine, a healthier alternative to butter that’s particularly useful for baking, so I headed over to their website for some ideas. I was really impressed by the […]
Parenting Pin-it Party Take Two
After getting off to a flying start last week with over 60 entries it is now the turn of Mammasaurus to take up the reins of our weekly Parenting Pin-it Party. You can find full details (as well as her pick of the best entries from last week) by clicking over to this week’s linky […]
Easy Hot Cross Brioche – you’ll love this epic Easter breakfast
Today – Hot Cross Brioche, a great easter breakfast. I love a hot cross bun and I’m a big fan of brioche. In the run up to Easter it occurred to me that the combination of the two would make a great breakfast so I put together a shop bought brioche mix (I used Francine […]
Irresistible Simnel Cupcakes with a Marzipan Surprise
Today – Recipe for Simnel cupcakes (based on the traditional Easter cake). Mini simnel cakes with a hidden marzipan ball in the center and almond buttercream. Simnel cakes are traditionally light fruit cakes made at Easter. Decorate with a marzipan top and 12 marzipan balls to represent the 11 faithful apostles and Jesus. I wanted an […]