I decided to make a start on some recipes that would be good for Christmas. First up is mini panettone. I already have a recipe on the blog for Panettone, which worked very well. But mini versions are very good too, and ideal for one person. With mixed fruit and peel they are perfect for […]
When I recently made a Pesto Tear & Share Christmas Tree from puff pastry I mentioned that you could do the same with a sweet filling such as Nutella, or Cinnamon Sugaar. So today I decided to do that, except instead of making a Christmas Tree shape as I had already shown how to do […]
This year instead of the traditional iced Christmas Cake I have decided to make Dundee Cake. It is still a rich fruit cake, but instead of using marzipan and royal icing to cover it there is just a layer of blanched almonds laid in circles on the top. This is a traditional cake too and […]
I had a request from someone to show how to make White Chocolate & Cranberry Cookies, as that person wished to make some to take into work at Christmas time. I hadn’t made the cookies before so I thought it would be something I could try. These are a lovely soft cookie, with a slight […]
Having made my speculaas last week I was so enamoured of the flavour of the spices that I wanted to make something else with them too. I decided to make some cupcakes and was all set to go when I discovered a recipe on Bakingmad for ginger and cinnamon cupcakes. Although I wanted to use the […]