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RIDICULOUSLY MOREISH COCONUT COOKIES
A few weeks ago we had a truly lovely girl called Irene come to our office for work experience. We all loved her immediately and then she made us love her more by baking for us. She made us these … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Chocolate, coconut cookies, cookies, food, recipe, sweet
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BAKING & COOKING TIPS
As a lot of you will no doubt be cooking or baking over the festive season, I thought I would write a little list of tips. Yes, they seem ridiculously obvious, but as someone who cooks and bakes a lot, … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, baking powder, caramel, cooking, food, ingredients, measurements, recipe, tips
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PLAIN SCONES
Yesterday was the men’s final at Wimbledon and Andy Murray, the first British man in 74 years to reach a Wimbledon final, was playing against Roger Federer. The whole nation, it seemed, was watching the match. Bums were perched on the edge … Continue reading
NIGELLA’S NUTELLA CAKE
When I asked my friend Jordan what kind of cake he’d like for his birthday, he replied…“Is it possible to make a Nutella cake? Does such a thing exist? I bloody hope so”. I knew there I was one place to … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cake, Chocolate, food, Nigella Lawson, Nutella, recipe
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CHOCOLATE PROFITEROLES
I think its safe to say I have a lot of weaknesses when it comes to food in general but I think my biggest weakness has to be chocolate profiteroles. I adore them. The light airiness of the choux pastry, … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, chocolate profiteroles, choux pastry, dessert, food, pudding, recipe, sweet
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HESTON’S LEMON TART
When I was trying to decide what dessert to make for my friends Louise and Tony last weekend, I couldn’t make up my mind between something rich and sweet or something clean and light. I started off my thinking I … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, dessert, food, Heston Blumenthal, lemon tart, pie, pudding, recipe, sweet
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DELICIOUS CARROT CAKE
It was my friend’s Mike’s birthday last week so I decided to make him a carrot cake seeing as its his favourite. If you like carrot cake, please try out this recipe as it really was delicious… INGREDIENTS For the … Continue reading
GOOEY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
So I had a few things on at the weekend that spurred me on to make a batch of brownies. First, it was my lovely friend Jane’s birthday, secondly I was having friends round for dinner on Sunday night and … Continue reading
APPLE PIE
Last week when I was watching the Fabulous Baker Brothers on Channel 4 (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-fabulous-baker-brothers), one of the brothers made an apple pie. It looked so delicious that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I used to make apple pies all … Continue reading
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Tagged apple pie, baking, dessert, Fabulous Baker Brothers, food, pudding, recipe, sweet
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SHORTBREAD
From December 2011 So its the day before New Year’s Eve, or Hogmanay as its called in Scotland. And no Hogmanay would be complete without shortbread. Shortbread is traditionally taken to a friend’s house for ‘first footing’. First footing is … Continue reading
MARY BERRY’S CHOCOLATE ROULADE
From December 2011 I knew I needed a centrepiece for my table when I had my Christmas party and my first thought was a yule log. However I was running out of time so decided to opt for a chocolate … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cake, Chocolate, chocolate roulade, food, Mary Berry, recipe, yule log
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THE BOY WHO BAKES
I have a lot of cookbooks. So many in fact, that I can’t keep them all in my small London flat. My parents have ended up with the bulk of my collection at the family home, and recently the shelf … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, book, cakes, Edd Kimber, food, review, The Boy Who Bakes
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THIN & CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP & PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
I’m always on the lookout for a good recipe for thin and chewy chocolate chip cookies that actually stay chewy. I have tried loads of recipes but I think I have modified them enough to come up with the perfect … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, chocolate chip, cookies, food, peanut butter, recipe, sweet
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PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BROWNIES PT.2
Following the previous brownie recipe, I decided to try a different one, this time adding cocoa powder in the hope they would be a bit more gooey. It worked! Ingredients 250g (9oz) unsalted butter, softened 200g (7oz) dark chocolate (over … Continue reading
PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES PT.1
When I took my first trip to New York, indeed my first trip to the States last year, I discovered Reece’s peanut butter cups and peanut butter m&ms. Amazing! In the UK, the nuts most commonly found in our chocolate … Continue reading
RASPBERRY SWIRL CHEESECAKE
Ingredients 250g digestive biscuits (Graham crackers) 100g unsalted butter, melted 200g fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed 3tbsp granulated sugar 500g cream cheese 185g caster sugar 2 whole eggs 2 eggs, separated 100ml sour cream 1tsp vanilla extract 1tsp finely grated … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cake, cheesecake, dessert, food, pudding, raspberry
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BUTTERFLY FAIRY CAKES
When I was a little girl I loved to watch my mum bake and I especially loved when I could join in. Butterfly cakes were my favourite because a) they’re so easy to make and b) it was my job … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, butterfly cakes, cupcakes, fairy cakes, food, recipe
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TARTE TATIN
When my good friend Paul mentioned to me that his favourite dessert is tarte tatin, I decided to make him one for his birthday. For something so simple to put together, this is one amazing dessert. Apples fried in butter … Continue reading
BEST EVER CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
I have tried out a LOT of chocolate chip cookie recipes but this one could quite possibly be my favourite. It makes amazingly thin, chewy, delicious tasting chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients: (Makes 18) 250g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of … Continue reading
NIGELLA’S DEVILS FOOD CAKE
So this weekend I tried out Nigella’s Devils Food Cake. Wow! Its dark and sumptuous and rich and so, so chocolatey. This will be a sure hit for chocoholics. INGREDIENTS for the cake: 50g best-quality cocoa powder, sifted 100g dark … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, chocolate cake, Devils Food Cake, food, Nigella Lawson, recipe
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I LOVE CAKE MIX MORE THAN CAKE
I love cake. Adore it. Victoria Sponge cake is my favourite. But there is one thing I love more than cake, and that’s cake mix. When I was a young girl I used to make cake mix just to eat … Continue reading
