So yes it’s that time of year again. My fruit had been soaking in booze for a good few days so I took my cue from the wet and grey Sunday afternoon to get baking the first of 6 Christmas cakes. I’m not sure what the blog etiquette is for annual posts but here areContinue reading “It’s starting to smell a lot like Christmas……….. cake….”
Category Archives: Baking
Fig Frangipane Tarts
My favourite bakery in my hometown does an excellent line in fruit frangipane tarts and vary their filing from raspberries, blackberries, peach and pear so thought I would try a variation using fresh figs seeing as they are so beautiful and in abundance right now. Please excuse my use of ready-rolled pastry, you can ofContinue reading “Fig Frangipane Tarts”
Chocolate Macarons
My workmate Selwyn recently wowed everyone in the office with her amazing chocolate macarons; a surprise raspberry hidden in the centre amongst the chocolate ganache. I immediately demanded her recipe and have spent a good few weeks tearing my hair out every time I removed batch upon batch of wrinkly chocolate biscuits from the oven but finallyContinue reading “Chocolate Macarons”
Shortbread
In my quest for the perfect shortbread I discovered the gold standard seems to be a 3-2-1 formula for quantities of flour-butter-sugar and Claire Clark’s family recipe is held highly as one of the best so in honour of my annual trip to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival I thought I would bake up the most Scottish thing I couldContinue reading “Shortbread”
Hazelnut Shortbread with Nectarines
Long time followers will know I am in my element at the moment as it’s nectarine season. I also love nutty shortbread…. and cream….. and although I have been making this hazelnut shortbread for years, I had never followed the recipe suggestion of serving them sandwiched with cream and sliced nectarine. This recipe was tornContinue reading “Hazelnut Shortbread with Nectarines”
Quick & Dirty No Rise Pizza Base
Sometimes you just need pizza. I was craving home made pizza on my return from Cyprus and my housemate has had a few pizza dinners during the World Cup, the smell of which have only stoked that fire. One evening I just couldn’t wait an hour for the dough to prove so googled a noContinue reading “Quick & Dirty No Rise Pizza Base”
Mini Coffee & Walnut Cakes
Lakeland recently had a sale on their bakeware and after what feels like years of lusting after their mini sandwich tin I could finally justify the purchase with 40% off its usual price. As my workmate was leaving last week I had to christen the tins with her favourite coffee and walnut cake! As itContinue reading “Mini Coffee & Walnut Cakes”
Mini Lime Meringue Pies
This post was born out of the need to use up a lot of eggs before I go away so you may curse my frivolous use of whole eggs in the lime curd and the subsequent redundant yolks from the meringue. You could of course use another curd recipe that used yolks only but theseContinue reading “Mini Lime Meringue Pies”
Chocolate & Peanut Butter Creme Cupcakes
This last week Fork and Pixel turned one so to celebrate, I thought I would share my ‘signature bake’ chocolate and peanut butter creme cupcakes which I usually bake as a big 8″ cake for friends birthdays. The recipe is an amalgamation of a Reece’s chocolate cake recipe that is my favourite chocolate sponge asContinue reading “Chocolate & Peanut Butter Creme Cupcakes”
Carrot and Caraway Dog Biscuits
In a desperate attempt to do some baking without having something irresistible in the house afterwards to scupper my pre holiday healthy eating, I have turned to canine baking! This recipe for carrot and caraway dog biscuits is from River Cottage: Cakes and the biscuits have been well received by my friends dogs. My workmatesContinue reading “Carrot and Caraway Dog Biscuits”
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