Recipes

As the nights draw in earlier and the temperatures begin to drop, I always look forward cooking hearty, warm and cosy meals for my family. There is something quite comforting about the aroma of a slow cooked stew, or buttery mash potatoes and the sweetness of hot...

Spiders Web Cake! This chocolate spider web cake will be the perfect centre piece for your halloween party Makes a 20cm cake. Ingredients For the cake: 200g caster sugar 200g butter 3 eggs 150g self raising flour 50g cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For the...

We always look forward to Bonfire night. Getting all wrapped up warm, filling our pockets with homemade treacle toffee and sparklers, and ooh-ing and ahhh-ing at the whiz and pop of the fireworks whilst enjoying warmth and smell of the bonfire! Our local bonfire is...

How early do you make your Christmas cake? Do you use Brandy or sherry? How often do you ‘feed’ your cake? Do you prefer royal icing or fondant icing? Do you boil your fruit, soak it, or add it straight into the mixture? There are so many variations, it can...

You can’t beat a bit of isolation bakin’, so here is our recipe for… Banana and chocolate Chunk loaf Ingredients 115g butter 2 very ripe bananas (about 200g total peeled weight) 150g light muscavdo sugar 2 large eggs 225g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 2...

HAPPY EASTER! Just in case you havent eaten enough chocolate this easter, here is our recipe for… Easter Chocolate Cake! Ingredients 100g Butter, Softened 50g Cocoa Powder 90ml Boiling Water 3 large eggs 4 Tbsp Milk 175g Self Raising Flour 1 Tsp Baking Powder 300g...

Custard Cream Biscuits with Strawberry Jam Centre Ingredients: Biscuits: 250g Butter, Softened 75g Icing Sugar 25g Caster Sugar 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract 100g Custard Powder 225g Plain Flour Filling: 125g Butter, Softened 50g Icing Sugar 50g Custard Powder 1/2 Tsp...