Cake, kids & exercise
I love looking at recipes in the weekend papers and in magazines. I often cut them out, but it may take years before I try them, if I ever do. I saw a recipe by Tom Doorley in The Mail at the start of the year, for Orange Cake and it caught my eye. I… Continue reading Orange Sponge Cake
What a childhood throwback. A friend asked me if I had a nice coffee cake recipe and I didn't, but I decided I'd find one for her. In the end I went with a traybake, it goes a long way. It also meant I could give her some and keep some, without it looking like… Continue reading Coffee Traybake
I'm a 5-10k runner, more 5-8k if I'm entirely honest. This year, I want to push myself and see what I can achieve. My goal is to do a half marathon in 2019, so I've signed up for a 10 mile race. I should point out I've never run 10 miles in my life, but… Continue reading Eek – Trim 10 mile
'Life without cake is like cake without chocolate', this quote was on a birthday card that my son got a while ago and I love it. I clearly love chocolate cake too. I have a few good recipes in my repertoire - a rich chocolate fudge cake, a nice birthday cake and now a new… Continue reading Simple Chocolate Cake
Lemon Cheesecake - a nice easy dessert for anytime of year, but it would also work really well after Christmas dinner. It's not heavy like some other traditional desserts and is a real crowd pleaser. This recipe is from my old school book, 'All About Home Economics'. It's a book that many people who did… Continue reading Lemon Cheesecake
For the last three years, I've wrapped 24 books & for the month of December, my kids take turns opening one each night at bedtime. Yes, there is some bickering about who's turn it was (usual carry on), but they love it. I also really love seeing them run up the stairs at bedtime 😂 I'll… Continue reading Christmas Book Advent Calendar
Frosting - the word sounds very American to me, but the recipe below is definitely not icing. This works so well on a cake. It’s a lick the spoon (ahem and bowl) kinda recipe. It would also be delicious on cupcakes, a traybake or even slightly heated and poured on ice cream. I have the… Continue reading The best chocolate fudge frosting
Halloween baking seems to be a thing. It's getting like Christmas. Well, these cake balls are actually a no bake activity to do with the kids. Easy to do and my daughter had great fun. To do these Monster balls, I recommend you buy some candy eye balls. I use wilton brand ones (and I… Continue reading Easy Monster Cake Balls
I found itsy bitsy Leibniz Biscuits in a local supermarket and had the urge to see what they would be like in a cake. They are just so teeny and cute. I didn't have a recipe, so halved my vanilla traybake recipe and used this as a base. I put the biscuits in the… Continue reading Leibniz Biscuit Traybake
This is my ultimate Chocolate Buttercream. Great on cupcakes and cakes. It contains dark chocolate but it's not bitter, it's like a magical combination. Kids and adults adore this icing. Ingredients: 200g softened unsalted butter 400g icing sugar 2 tablespoons of cooled boiled water 75 g dark chocolate melted Method: Melt the dark chocolate –… Continue reading Chocolate Buttercream
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