Tag: Christmas

Bread, Christmas

Mini Panettone

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 […]

Cakes, Christmas

Dundee Cake For Christmas

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 […]

Christmas, Muffins

Spiced Cupcakes For Christmas

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 […]