Bakewell pudding
Bakewell pudding I was brought up on a diet of Mr Kipling Bakewell tarts (although diet probably isn’t the correct term here) but have somehow skipped through life without ever having enjoyed a traditional Bakewell […]
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Christmas cake icing
Christmas cake icing This Christmas cake icing is a traditional recipe ideally to go with my super fruity Christmas cake. So while you could use it on any cake, please bear in mind that the […]
Fruit scones
Nothing evokes the pleasures of a traditional English summer afternoon more, especially outside on a good day, as the clotted cream tea with fruit scones. Whether you pronounce it with a short or long “o“, […]
Jam (jelly) doughnuts
Freshly home-made jam or jelly doughnuts (can’t you just smell them?) will always hit the right spot whatever the weather. And what’s more, you get to choose your own filling. What could be better? This […]
Best ever lemon drizzle cake
I know that’s some claim and I’d stop short of putting a best ever ‘guaranteed’ label on this, but as someone who has enjoyed his fair share of lemon drizzle cakes, this one takes some […]
Fizzy Fanta cake
This is one of those recipes that sounds a little crazy, but is a delightfully moist, refreshing and light slice of cake that goes perfectly with a cup of tea! I also regularly make it […]
Jackson Pollock birthday cake
Jackson Pollock saved my life. Well, not quite, but he did avert a catastrophic party. Thanks to illness, bad timing and a last minute rush, my wife and I discovered that we had 30 minutes before the […]
Birthday cupcakes
My daughter decided this year that she wanted a birthday cake that her friends could decorate. Considering that I’d been up until 5am completing the decoration for the previous year’s cake the thought of her friends […]
Triple layer peanut butter and raspberry jam cake
One of my wife’s great treats in life is that good old American staple, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Like many people who are easily confused, I spent years oblivious to the fact that the […]
Extra juicy hot cross buns
I’ll come clean and confess to having not always had the best of relationships with the hot cross bun. In truth, any form of bread making usually involves a degree of finger-crossing. If baking is […]
