As an alternative to a rich Christmas Cake, or the Dundee Cake I made recently I decided to make a lighter fruit cake and to use some Speculaas Spice to give an added Christmas time flavour. Although I used a shop bought speculaas spice mix it is easy to make your own, and I will […]
I was recently told about Guernsey Gache, which is a yeast based bake, with sultanas and chopped mixed peel. I looked at a few recipes for that and decided that the resultant bake would be denser than I like for a bread bake. So I decided that I would make a sultana bread using the […]
Simnel Cake is a very traditional bake for Easter. Made with dried fruits and almond paste(marzipan) it has one layer of the paste in the middle of the cake and another on the top, and is then decorated with 11 marzipan balls. The balls are to denote the remaining 11 disciples. For my cake I […]
As promised a few days ago, I have now made some more traditional Hot Cross Buns. These lovely Easter Treats, eaten by my family on Good Friday morning, are simply fantastic. With some gentle spices and dried fruit, what can be nicer for ‘elevenses’. I used a recipe from the delightful Delia, surely a […]
So as Easter approaches it is time to try some Hot Cross Buns. They are such a lovely treat to eat on Good Friday morning. Investigating the various recipes that I found it seems that everyone has a slightly different interpretation of what the ingredients should, or might, be. I have chosen two different […]