Cake, kids & exercise
There is so much going on in the world today. Due to COVID 19, we have our kids at home and maybe some of you are also working from home too. We need to keep socially distant from loved ones and friends, which is very hard. Days are long. Yes, there can be some fun… Continue reading Doorstep Gifts
This is a very handy recipe to have in your collection. You just beat it altogether in a bowl, with a wooden spoon. Yay no mixer required. Less washing up! It works well on a traybake, cupcakes or cake. The recipe is from Mary Berry’s ‘Fast Cakes’ and is from another recipe, which I… Continue reading Easy Chocolate Icing
This recipe caught my eye when I was flicking through a cook book. It sounds like such a yummy combo. I'm a big Rachel Allen recipe fan and have a number of her books. This is from 'Bake', which is one of her older books. She does a basic cookie recipe and then suggests a… Continue reading White Chocolate and Orange Cookies
I'm a big lemon cake fan, as is everyone in our house. I recently tried a variation of the much used 'iced lemon traybake' that involved using lemons and limes. The recipe actually calls for lemon curd, but when I made the cake, I had none - it was still yum. I reckon the curd… Continue reading Lemon and Lime Traybake
The full title is actually 'Chocolate Traybake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting' but that's quite a mouthful! I doubt that it would fit as a title. I've made this many times. The traybake is easy and quick to make. The traybake recipe is from bbc food recipes website. The frosting recipe was for a different cake on… Continue reading Chocolate Traybake
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
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’ve made plenty of lemon tray bakes & round cakes but never a loaf cake. As I’m a big lemon fan, it’s been on my ‘to bake’ list for a while. It had to happen. I saw a recipe in a kids cookery book from the library and decided today was the day. I’m a… Continue reading Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake
I've wanted a 'nice' crowd pleasing Chocolate sandwich cake for a while. I have a delicious heavier chocolate sponge cake but wanted a lighter cake that is quick to bake. Well, I found it. I like to take random cookery books from the library and try one recipe. This week's book was in the kids… Continue reading Chocolate Birthday Cake
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