For as long as I can remember, we have always had a shop-bought Christmas pudding on Christmas day. This year, two small 'extra special' (I'll let you guess the shop) Christmas puds were added to the shopping basket but I decided that I wanted to make a 'buche de noel' or chocolate log as it's known here in the UK. Now I don't...
I'm calling this post 'family' Christmas cake, simply because it is the cake that me, my mum, dad and sister always have at Christmas time! Last year, my mum decorated our cake on Christmas Eve (see photo below!) but this time I thought I'd save her the hassle so she can put her feet up for a while over the festive period as Tiffin...
I am finally beginning to feel a little festive now- we have decorated our christmas tree, the fairy lights are up and my ipod is loaded with cheesy christmas music- brilliant! As usual, I like to bake a range of goodies in theme with the season, and so I started with some iced vanilla biscuits. You see, my mum bought me a new set...
For the past year, my mum and a friend/ex work collegue of hers, Jo, have been planning a very exciting new venture- all based around the idea of the traditional British tea. Yesterday, they opened their very own tea house in the heart of West Bridgford, which focuses on providing a wide range of speciality teas and homemade food, all served in beautiful chinaware...
I do enjoy making gingerbread people, and I especially like to come up with different ways to jazz them up. Last year at christmas time I made gingerbread elves and I expect that I will do them again this year, but as it is still November I thought I ought to do something a little less festive. Thinking of a theme for November...
This is just a quick post to show you all some ideas for making your own biscuits and cupcakes for Children in Need, a charity run by the BBC which aims to make a difference to the lives of children all across the UK. I made cupcakes and biscuits last year, but this time I decided on a slightly different design, with Pudsey...
I made a bad mistake last week. I thought (for some silly reason) that I had two weeks off for half term at college and so missed last weeks lesson. Clearly I can't read timetables and I was extremely annoyed with myself for missing out on our first session making wired sugar flowers - something I have always wanted to have a go...
Yep, thats right, I've been making Danish pastries again. Our first timed assesment at college involved making four different shapes of Danish with four different finishing methods in four hours...phew! I admit that I was rather nervous about this one...four hours may seem like plenty of time to some but I knew that I'd be working right up until the last minute! I...
Haunted Gingerbread House! Yes, I'm officially mad. I'm sure there are not that many people out there who would consider making a gingerbread house from scratch for halloween but I did- just for the hell of it! I often get wacky baking ideas but I don't always embark on these projects due to lack of time and the cost of ingredients. However, as...
Yes it's that time of year again when the ghouls come out (or maybe just the trick or treaters) and some of us celebrate this freakish occasion. For me, its just another great excuse to bake some goodies along with the theme. This year - cupcakes and gingerbread people! I opted for plain and simple (but still delicious) vanilla cupcakes with a raspberry jam filling,...
