Kids love Chocolate Cupcakes and this delicious recipe is simple enough for them to make! I think grown-ups will be all over them too! I don’t know about your children but whenever mine want to bake it invariably has to involve chocolate! Well I say that, my son has only ever baked one cake at…
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Victoria Sandwich
The Victoria Sandwich is a classic British cake sandwiched with homemade strawberry jam and clotted cream. Also known as a Victoria Sponge Cake, it’s perfect for afternoon tea! Every now and again a surprise package will turn up and the other week a lovely parcel arrived from Rodda’s to celebrate World Baking Day. Shamefully I…
Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes – totally moreish!
Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes are deliciously moist cupcakes combining dark chocolate with orange marmalade & finished off with a drizzle of orange icing. When a little bird told me that it was National Marmalade Week (1 – 8 March) I immediately thought of my grandmothers Marmalade Cakes which then lead me to develop these Chocolate…
Lemon & Raisin Scotch Pancakes
My favourite shop bought pancakes are fluffy Lemon & Raisin Scotch Pancakes so I thought I’d set about making my own for Pancake Day aka Shrove Tuesday. It’s the day before Ash Wednesday which is the 1st day of lent – traditionally a time for fasting and penance in the Christian calendar. So the idea…
Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread)
Despite their name, Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread) is a traditional Danish shortbread cookie topped with a chopped almond and sugar glaze. This classic cookie is usually made at Christmas. As a child, not a Christmas went by without my Danish mother baking a whole array of traditional biscuits and cookies. Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread) is…
Strawberry Choux Buns
Strawberry Choux Buns are filled with strawberry cream and topped with strawberry icing! They are the best choux buns I’ve ever tasted and I think you’ll agree once you’ve made them! This recipe is one that I have re-created from a one-off childhood memory of some beautiful, heavenly Strawberry Choux Buns. My mother made them…
Minced Beef and Onions
Minced Beef and Onions is traditional British comfort food, simple and delicious! With the unseasonably warm weather coming to an abrupt end this week my husband requested this comforting dish which his mother used to make. In her version she would serve it in a ring of cooked marrow with potatoes and vegetables. This is…