Tray bakes often remind me of kid’s birthday parties or cakes from the school canteen however this does not do them justice! Baking a cake in a larger tin makes the cake itself more dense, yet incredibly moist and flavourful….
Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes
Now that the sun is making more regular appearances, I thought it was time to start some spring baking. One of my favourite spring flavours, now that all of the Easter chocolate bakes are out of the way, is lemon….
Mini Egg Blondies
Easter is really early this year, it’s going to come around so quickly! It’s now less than three weeks until Good Friday, and now that I’m back at work, there’s limited time to bake and enjoy all of the delicious,…
Tiramisu Cake
I am really enjoying baking at the moment, it keeps me busy when there isn’t much else to do during lockdown. This week I really fancied experimenting with coffee and chocolate flavours. I was originally going to make a mocha…
Orange Breakfast Muffins
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I’m all about a weekend breakfast or brunch, featuring eggs, pancakes, waffles – you name it! I’ve always found it more difficult to come up with weekday breakfasts which I…
Gluten Free Marble Cake
Last week, I really fancied making a cake as I don’t often buy gluten free snacks as they’re expensive, and I’d run out of sweet treats! I decided to make a marble cake! I’ve made Chocolate Marble Muffins before, but…
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
During the past couple of the weeks, when we’ve seen a little more rain and clouds than we are used to, I decided to make the most of the time away from work and bake! I’ve been trying lots of…
Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Cream Cheese Frosting
Last week I made these Red Velvet Cupcakes and they came out so much better than I’d anticipated. It was the first time baking with buttermilk (I made my own using lactose-free milk and lemon juice) and it gave a…
Gluten Free Celebration Drip Cake
I’m often known for having a birthday week, or even a birthday month if I can get away with it, as it’s always fun to celebrate! This year has been a particulaly strange birthday, socially distanced from family and friends,…
Gluten Free Iced Fairy Cakes
As we now have another 3 weeks or so at home, I thought I’d share a bit of a fun bake to make with little ones, or just as a snack for yourself! I love to bake but it seems…
Chocolate Orange Easter Loaf Cake
Happy Easter! As it’s the school Easter holidays, I’m making the most of the opportunity to bake and experiment in the kitchen! Yesterday I came up with two new Easter recipes I’m excited to share. They are both so different…
Carrot & Orange Cupcakes
Day 4 (I think) of social distancing, and after taking a few days to adapt to a new routine of working from home, walking the dog and trying to get a few home DIY/cleaning jobs done, I finally got round…