Pretty, floral, Rose Water Glazed Cakes – so easy to make and even easier to eat! I made a batch of Fairy Cakes, but chose to bake them directly in the tin,well greased of course. This was not a plain cake or bun tray as you can see from the photographs it had ridges. Fairy …
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Devil’s Food Cake – Nigella Recipe
Devil’s Food Cake – wickedly fabulous Cake time – more precisely it is chocolate cake which according to Nigella makes this Devil’s Food Cake. So what better way to celebrate a birthday than with a chocolate cake. You may recall that last year I made my aunt her character cake for her birthday, this year …
Yorkshire Tea Cakes
Yorkshire Toasted Tea Cakes I’ve turned to something of a favourite of cookbooks of mine The Dairy Book of Home Cookery. I’ve made a number of recipes from this cook book including Cherry Cupcakes and Hot Cross Buns and now I have discovered another Yorkshire Tea Cakes. Tea cakes are a favourite of mine, particularly if I am out …
Welsh Cakes Fruit Griddle Scones Recipe
Here is a first bake for me, a Welsh Cakes recipe also known as Griddle Pan Scones. Which are not only popular in Wales but also in Welsh Border counties such as my home county of Shropshire. Welsh Cakes Recipe 8 oz Self raising flour Pinch of salt 2 oz butter 2 oz lard 3 oz sugar …
Honey and Rose Cupcakes
A recipe from Honey and Rose cakes. I’ve never baked with honey before, so was rather anxious working with this sweet goopy syrupy goodness. It was also the first time I have used the bottle of rose water I bought a month ago. This recipe is heavy on the honey and as such I think it …
Madeleines
Heaven on a plate On a day out to Church Stretton, Shropshire early this week I discovered an amazing hardware shop called Salts that sold everything you could want in a kitchen. It was here I got tempted to buy my special baking tray. I’ve waited far too long to buy myself a Madeleines tray, having …