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 of sofas from Land’s End to John o’Groats…you could almost…
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 look….Nigella Lawson. And I was right! Here’s how I did…
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, the rich softness of the whipped cream and the smooth,…
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 might do individual melting-middle chocolate fondants, then I thought I…
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 sponge: 350g (12½ oz) carrots, grated 56g (2oz) pecans, roughly…
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 thirdly, my heavily pregnant sister in law, Sami, kept texting…
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 the time when I was a student, but I haven’t…
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 a Hogmanay custom in Scotland. Shortly after ‘the bells’ – the stroke of…
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 recipe! Ingredients 125g (4.4oz) butter, softened 100g (3.5oz) light…
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 70% cocoa content) 50g (2oz) cocoa powder, sifted 75g (3oz)…
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 bars are hazelnuts and I thought that was pretty standard…
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 to ‘make’ the butterflies i.e. cut the tops off and…
