Go Team GB! Olympic Torch Tower Cake something of a surprise entry to this month Olympic Calendar Cakes. After making a sponge cake using a different recipe, heavens knows why I have a perfectly good reliable recipe I usually use. The sponge was something of a disappointment and was best used in a trifle. However …
July 2012
Olympic Calendar Cake
It’s here, at last London 2012 Olympic Games has arrived. So with an Olympic sized celebration planned for at work on opening ceremony day, what other contribution could I make than a cake. I made a standard vanilla sponge, butter cream and jam and topped with some magical sugar paste Olympic rings. I had planned …
Lip Smacking Strawberry Sweetie Cake
A Strawberry Sweetie birthday cake. This great sweetie cake recipe came about as a result of a cake questionnaire. I had no idea what type of cake I would bake for my cousins birthday last week. Strawberry Sweetie Birthday Cake So, I’d posted a few questions to her to help narrow down the choices. Cake …
Shropshire Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Last week, after months of waiting, the much anticipated visit by The Queen to Shropshire as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations arrived. The event was being held at RAF Cosford, the perfect location for 30,000 people as every year they have 40,00 spectators at the air show. After days of rain and hope upon …
Rhubarb and Gooseberry Jam Recipe
Having experienced success with my Strawberry Jam recipe using the microwave, I thought I would try making some different jam. But what kind? What did I have in the garden? I discovered a small mountain of Gooseberries and Rhubarb, looking like precious jewels just waiting to be squeezed into jam jars. Easy Rhubarb and Gooseberry Jam Recipe (using Microwave) …
Blackcurrant Glazed Chocolate Cakes
Blackcurrant Glazed Chocolate Cakes Recipe Makes approx 20 cakes. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C / 180 degrees C fan oven 75gr Butter softened 30gr Cocoa powder 4 tbsp Ribena 150gr Plain flour 2 Egg yolks 150ml Buttermilk* half tsp Lemon juice half tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp purple food colouring paste *if you …
Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe
I had picked almost a pound of strawberries from the garden, and there is absolutely nothing I enjoy more than homemade Strawberry Jam. I want to share with you an easy strawberry jam recipe. Easy Strawberry jam recipe Here is a very simple jam recipe. You will find that there is not even a large metal pan or thermometer …
Mini Gooseberry Tarts Recipe
The Gooseberry bush in the garden is now bare and the lovely hairy green berries have been sitting in a bowl in the kitchen, waiting my attention. Here is my wonderfully simple recipe for rustic looking Mini Gooseberry Tarts. Gooseberry Tarts Recipe Mini Gooseberry Tarts Recipe Pastry 8oz Plain Flour 4oz Butter Tablespoon caster sugar Filling …