• Lemon Drizzle Traybake recipe
    Baking,  Cake,  Traybakes

    Lemon drizzle traybake recipe

    This lemon drizzle traybake recipe is a firm favourite in the eyes of my colleagues. A week doesn’t go by without someone hinting at the empty space where some baked goods could be sitting. Never one to miss an opportunity to bake, I often take the cue and get to work concoting something delicious for the team. Obviously, things have changed since the virus hit. Instead of baking for the office, I’m baking for the family who are ever hopeful that I’ve knocked up something sweet for the afternoon. The fundamentals of baking, when using ounzes as the measurement, are to have equal quantities of butter, sugar and flour, to…

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  • Hot Cross Buns
    Baking,  Bread, buns & pastry

    Hot cross buns (No yeast)

    Happy Easter Sunday! Fancy making some hot cross buns but you haven’t got any yeast due to Covid-19? I’m here to help. It took me a long time to trust fruit in general, let alone in any baked goods. But, I’m now an avid lover of hot cross buns. Thankfully, its that time of the year again and I needed a fix. With all this time on my hands I thought I’d make my own, but sadly couldn’t find yeast anywhere! Then, I came across a recipe by Skinny Taste and thought I’d try them out. The below is my take on Skinny Taste’s hot cross buns recipe. Although, they…

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    Baking,  Cake

    Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Recipe

    This cream cheese carrot cake recipe is one that’s been handed down from my grandma to my mum and now to me and it’s one of my favourite cakes – and so simple to make! Thankfully spring has arrived! And yes, we may not be able to fully enjoy it in all its glory of pub gardens and BBQs just yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find little moments of pleasure right now. For me, that’s baking. Sandwiched and topped with thick layers of cream cheese icing (the yummiest icing if you ask me), this is the best cream cheese carrot cake recipe. It’s certainly hearty, moist, and always…

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  • Baking,  Traybakes

    Best Ever Triple Chocolate Brownies Recipe

    A fail-safe brownie recipe that ensures to relieve even the strongest of chocolate cravings. But be careful who you share them with as it will have your fans asking for more - Something I’ve experienced only too well after having the ingredients bought for me for when I arrive home for a “relaxing” weekend in the countryside!

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  • Baking,  Traybakes

    The Best Chocolate Orange Flapjacks

    I don’t know about you, but I think flapjacks are heavenly! They’re easy and quick to make and always taste delicious. So, I thought I’d share a recipe for these zesty chocolate orange flapjacks, as they’re too good for others not to enjoy! They’re the perfect treat to get you in the mood for the weekend! This recipe is one from my chalet days, so after five months of making these, I like to think I’ve perfected them. But you don’t need months of practise to make them, as this recipe will always guarantee you yummy flapjack success and requires minimal washing up…my kind of baking!  If you think you’ve got…

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