Now I am adding this recipe because I have been requested to do so, I am going to say that this cake is not really my cup of tea, I just do not get excited over a plain sponge with a chocolate ganache on top, but I understand that this…
Twelfth Night Cake
The Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas,the cake traditionally celebrating Epiphany in France is called a galette des rois and consists of flaky puff pastry layers with a dense centre of frangipane. Tradition…
Chilli Beef Cornbread Pie
We are now into December and the Christmas preparations begin, I hate that Christmas is now so commercial and that the shops are selling Christmas earlier and earlier every year. The advantage that we, as a family, now have is that the Children are all grown up, aged from 25…
Chocolate and Ale Cake
Thank god for chocolate cake! Chocolate cake ticks all the boxes that all good comfort food should and this one not only ticks the chocolate box, the cake box, it also ticks the booze box. It is so rich, dark and moist and served with the muscovado and malt cream would…
Jasmine Cake
When the Primrose Bakery Celebrations Cookery Book dropped through my letter box the other day I knew straight away that this Jasmine Cake would have to be the first cake that I baked. I have been looking for the perfect Jasmine Cake for my blog for a while now, as…
Christmas Cake with Spelt Flour
Christmas Cake is one of my most favourite things in the world to bake, I absolutely love Christmas, the tradition, the family coming together at the table and all the fabulous nostalgic smells that waft from the kitchen through the house. I also love Christmas cake because it is one…
Gluten Free Lemon Feather Cake
I first had this gorgeous gluten free Lemon Feather Cake in a cafe in Tunbridge Wells called Juliete’s, I fell in love with it straight away and just knew that I had to bake it at home. I searched the internet for recipes and as always there were loads, there…
Chocolate Layer Cake
I wasn’t going to add this recipe, it is a great chocolate cake, but I do have so many cakes already on here. I did think it would be fine to just keep it in the magazine and fish it out when I needed it, but I have baked it…
Yorkshire Puddings
Hubby has been moaning at me for ages to get this recipe on to the blog, like he said, ‘everyone needs a good Yorkshire Pudding recipe’ and it can take years of searching to find the perfect one. They all vary so much, how many eggs should you add, how…
