Month: June 2012

For a really moist fruit cake, use marmalade instead of candid peel.

Whittards of Chelsea have two new tea flavours, both which sound delicious. Strawberry and Vanilla, which is an infusion of…

NOW, is the time to pick your elder flowers before it’s to late. They call it the ‘free harvest of…

For a really moist fruit cake, use marmalade instead of candid peel.   Always soak your dried fruit overnight and…

A TEA READER, LIVING LIFE ONE CUP AT A TIME by Katrina Avila Munichiello, BOOK REVIEW… The book is written…

Flour in baking, a high gluten flour would be used for bread and a low gluten flour for cakes So…

My favourite biscuit makers are keeping track of the Olympic field events, and all the others, by selling their selection…

Matcha is derived from an ancient process of grinding the highest quality whole tea leaves into a fine powder. Matcha…

CHOCOLATE BISCUIT CAKE RECIPE.. Ingredients 225g dark chocolate 2 tbsp raisins 2 large eggs 2 tsp caster sugar 225g butter…

‘Free Cakes for Kids’ was launched so a group of passionate amateur bakers could provide birthday cakes for children who…

CHOCOLATE SMARTIE CAKE… Ingredients 200g self raising flour 2 level tsp baking powder 50g cocoa 4 large eggs (mixed) 225g…

When mixing butter cream in a free standing machine, cover the whole machine with a damp tea towel to stop…

Serve blueberries for breakfast as they contain more antioxidants than any other fruit, and other health claims including fighting Alzheimers…

Enjoy your green tea and your chillies and at the same time burn up some calories. According to a recent…

June and July is the ‘eat cake for charity’ months for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Hold a ‘Blooming great tea…