I've not updated in a while because I've been working on quite a big project and didn't want to give away anything away to the birthday girl by posting on here! My cousin Lauren has just had her 18th birthday and I said that I would be happy to make her a birthday cake for her party. I had a great idea to...
My sister Helen bought me a madeleine silicone baking mould for christmas and I still haven't got round to using it so this weekend I pulled it out of my wardrobe, cleaned off the dust and got baking. I've actually been wanting to make french madeleines for a while but because we have been without an electric whisk (my sister took it to...
I'm pretty sure passion fruit is in season at the moment so I bought some from my local fruit and veg shop and had a go at making passion fruit shortbread from the Baking Bible. With the fruit I had leftover I decided to make some passion fruit curd. In most recipes I looked at they instruct you to seive out the seeds and just use the juice...
My sister's boyfriend loves cinnamon swirls so this week he requested that I make him some. I've never tried making danish pastries before so I felt quite excited about the challenge. I looked to Leith's Baking Bible for a recipe and found one for 'pains au raisin'. Although at the beginning of this chapter it says 'Before attempting either croissants or danish pastries the cook...
As my sister and her boyfriend came for dinner on sunday, and my dad was back from Kilomanjoro (he made it to the top-I'm so proud!) I thought I'd make a 'proper' pudding again. I opted for the swiss lemon tart from Leith's Baking Bible as I have a new found liking for lemony desserts since trying the English Provender Co.'s 'Luxury Lemon Curd'.The tart...
