As usual I had excessively overestimated how many apples we would actually eat last week (answer is none by the way!). So when faced with a pile of them I decided to make this really easy Danish Apple Cake, which also ties in well with the fact Copenhagen is the host city for this years…
Category: Baking
Irish Soda Farls
Since tomorrow is St Patricks Day I thought I better whip up something for the occasion. I choose Soda Bread, or Soda Farls to the Northern Irish amongst us. Soda Farls are great to eat fresh from the griddle slathered in butter, toasted and slathered in butter, or fried… in butter (you can see a…
Pancake Day Crepe Cake
Happy Pancake Day! I do love pancakes; they are a kind of staple in our house. From American Fluffy ones for a weekend lazy brunch or a French crepe for a evening meal stuffed with something tasty, or even just with a squeeze of lemon. For this pancake day though I decided to do something…
Chocolate Chip Shortbread
I do like to have a biscuit with my morning cuppa, but quite often it just tends to be something plain, like a Digestive or a Rich Tea. I decided this week I needed something different, and so threw together this batch of Chocolate Chip Shortbread. Chocolate Chip Shortbread (Makes approx. 16 pieces) Ingredients 250g…
Pasteis de Nata
Writing up my posts on Porto and Lisbon has made me crave some Pasteis de Nata. What is better than some warm custardy, pastry goodness on a cold wet winters day like today! When we were in Portugal during the summer they became my staple breakfast food from a local cafe, a coffee and a…
Bourbon Pecan Tart
I love Pecan Tart and hadn’t had some for a long time, when I spotted this recipe for Bourbon Pecan Tart in Jamie Oliver’s America Cookbook (yes, I know I write a lot about recipes from this book!! I do have others of course!). Plus I have a lot of Bourbon in my booze cupboard…
Honey and Whisky Apple Tarts
I am known for liking a drop of Whisky and also for adding a little booze to my cooking from time to time! So when I spotted this recipe for Honey and Whisky Apple Tarts over on A Beautiful Mess, I knew I had to give them a go! I had a bottle of Jack…
Irish Barmbrack
Barmbrack is a bread that I usually associate with this time of year, its a traditional Irish yeasted fruit bread that is usually served at Halloween, after a night in the cold trick or treating! Traditionally items such as a ring, a pea, a thimble and a coin can be found mixed inside, whichever you…
Delia’s Buttermilk Scones
I decided to make these scones as having made blackcurrant jam last week I really needed something tasty to put it on (other than toast!) So I whipped up a batch of these Buttermilk Scones courtesy of Delia Smith. Scones are so simple to make and easily adapted to any flavour (with the exception of…
Honeycomb Layer Cake
I made this tasty Honeycomb Layer Cake for a recent Edinburgh Bakers ‘Its Good to Eat Cake 2’ Event. The cake recipe comes from the blog of former Great British Bake Off contestant, Jason White. Honeycomb Layer Cake (Makes one 6-inch, 3-layer cake) Ingredients For the Cake150g unsalted butter, softened180g light brown soft sugar3 medium…
Queen of Everything 