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Shortbread Fingers Recipe

One of my trusted recipes is Shortbread Fingers, along with the Rock Buns but lets leave them for another time.I’m sure that like me you have an old favourite recipe book that contains some of your most trusted recipes. Mine is the 39th Edition Home Recipes with Be-Ro Flour, which if memory serves me correct used …

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Rice Krispie Chocolates Recipe

I think everyone is familiar with Chocolate Rice Krispie Cakes, so here is a clever and sophisticate use of the recipe. Hand made chocolates a great Rice Krispie Recipe idea and perfect Christmas edible gift too. I would like to thank my friend Helen over at Living is a Great Adventure Blog for the idea behind these …

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Peligonium Tea

I’ve been holding on to an over sized teacup and saucer I’d received as a gift from my cousin, my intention was to use it for something other than a teapot full of tea!  I took a cutting from a friends Peligonium a couple of months ago which had taken well and was in need …

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Mince Pies – The Outtakes!

I know I have already shared with you my wonderful mince pies, well now I’m going to share with you the ‘Outtakes’. When I made my mince pies I also decided to top some of the with marzipan.  Now marzipan is something I really dislike, but I’d received a special request for it so though …

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Mince Pies Recipe

One of my favourite indulgences during Christmas is the traditional but humble Mince Pie.  I made my first batch in November as soon as I spotted a jar of mincemeat in the shops, yes I know I buy jars of mincemeat and don’t make my own. Well I’d much rather spend my time making the …

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Remembrance Poppy Cakes

This week I made some Remembrance Poppy cakes to take into work to raise money for The Royal British Legion.   The cakes were standard fairy cakes, which I decorated with poppies I’d made from sugar paste. Remembrance Poppy Cakes I only took in 15 cakes as its not the biggest office and charged 50p …

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Dairy Diary Cherry Cupcakes

For those of you that follow my blog, you’ll know that last month I blogged about the Dairy Diary and said I’d bake the Cherry Cupcakes.  Well today I have been busy baking.  You’ll see from the photos that I’ve put my own little twist to them.  Some of them I have added not just white …

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Cake International and My Shopping Spree

On Friday this week, I along with two friends went to the first day of Cake International at the NEC Birmingham.  We arrived ten minutes before the show opened and boy you should of seen the queues!  A lesson learnt from last year we decided to hit the stalls first and the cake exhibits last. …

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Halloween Red Velvet Cakes and Ghost Meringues

If you’re of a nervous disposition look away now, or be prepared to be scared silly.   OK, so you’ve chosen the scared silly option – good choice.  For Halloween this year I decided to make some spooky cupcakes, and for the first time I made Red Velvet cupcakes.   I used the recipe from …