I had some sultanas that I wanted to use up. They are those nice, juicy dried fruits, known in the USA as golden raisins I think. I love to make them nice and plump before use, so soak them in something to do that. So I cam up with the idea of rum-soaked sultana muffins. […]
I decided to try out a new tea loaf recipe today. I so enjoyed the Bara Brith – Welsh Tea Loaf that I made last week that I wanted to do it again. But this time I wanted a variant, that didn’t include candied peel, since some people don’t like that. Mixed dried fruit, in […]
Well Christmas is almost with us, so what better time to make Panettone, a traditional Italian cake, eaten at this time of year. I have seen so many recipes for panettone, using many different ingredients, for flavours, almost all kinds of dried fruits, chocolate, almonds etc. But for mine I wanted to make it with […]
I wanted to try Stollen, since I have never eaten it. So I had a look around and found a Delia Smith recipe for Waitrose which seemed quite easy. It was different to other recipes, in that it didn’t seem to need any kneading of the dough. I also watched the video and everything seemed […]
Apologies for not posting for the past couple of weeks, but was away on holiday. I am back from Canada, where I had a great time visiting with family. Now I am getting back onto the baking treadmill. Starting slowly at first, I decided on some muffins. Sultanas and Orange is the flavour I decided […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dundee Cake is a lovely, fruit-filled cake, topped with blanched almonds. Often eaten around Christmas time instead of a darker, more dense Christmas Cake. I love both types of cake, but Dundee cake is perhaps my preferred one, and it can be eaten at any time of the year. It also keeps well in an […]