Not all cakes need to be fattening. Shape website has a list of seven healthy cake recipes. From Cherry Coconut Cauliflower Ice Cream Cake which sounds amazing to Kale and Apple Cake with Apple Frosting. Shape say that as a superfood favorite, kale is everywhere, and now it’s even made its way into a cake. “Kale has a slightly bitter taste, so if you use it in dessert, you may need an extra tablespoon of honey or agave to even out the flavor,” says Rizzo. “But it’s huge in the nutrition department, with tons of vitamin C, A, and K, and antioxidants.” Plus, here’s…
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UK Coffee Week is 16th-22nd April 2108 and is a nationwide celebration of coffee that also raises funds for coffee growing communities. 100% of donations received from UK Coffee Week will go to Project Waterfall, an initiative dedicated to bringing clean water facilities to coffee growing communities. Coffee is one of the largest and most powerful industries in the world. Over 500 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally each year, and every one of those cups is an opportunity to make a difference. They believe the coffee industry and coffee drinkers have the power to make a real and…
The Country’s first tea shop was opened in 1864 by the Manageress of the Aerated Bread Company. The company directors allowed the manageress to serve refreshments to favoured customers. Although Thomas Twining ‘s tea shop has also been claimed as the first, opening in 1706, and still remained at 216 Strand, London. However, 1717 is also given as a date for the first tea shop. Then, demand for her service grew, which then sparked a new trend for similar shops across the UK. Within two years the Aerated Bread Company had opened 250 of its self-service tea shops. These also…
Have you heard of International Carrot Day 4th April 2018? The Carrot Day was founded 2003 to spread knowledge about the carrot and its good attributes around the world. The day is increasingly popular and April 4th, 2012 carrot celebration was reported from France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Australia, UK, and Japan. If you love carrots then you will love The World Carrot Museum which is the first virtual museum in the world entirely devoted to the history, evolution, science, sociology, and art of Carrots. The mission is to educate, inform and amuse visitors through the discovery, collection, preservation, interpretation, and…
Ethical food and drink consumption might sound like some hippie idea when you first hear about it, but it could actually be something for you to consider. It doesn’t have to be hard work, and it can do a lot for the environment and the people who produce the food and drink you consume each day of the week. There are some things you should know before you get started, as well as some myths that need to be dispelled, so read on to find out more. You Don’t Need to Grow a Thing… Many people think about ethical consumption…
Easter eggs have turned into designer eggs with some unique ways to celebrate Easter. Design your own Easter egg with Cuckooland who have a Melt & Make Chocolate Egg Heads Create your own Chocolate Eggheads with this fun kit. This melt and make chocolate egg kit is fun and simple. This chocolate gift is perfect for kids parties, a rainy day and obviously a great Easter gift for kids. Made with delicious Belgium Chocolate. Each kit includes A chefs hat, moulds for the chocolate, milk chocolate buttons for melting and bags of sweet for decoration. £12.95 or their Easter chocolate pizza which…
Sweetpea Pantry is a company who are passionate about delicious real ingredients, free-from choices and helping you feel amazing by providing nutritious and good-for-you Ready Mixes. What is there not to like? Their pancakes, brownie and flapjack Mixes are gluten-free and dairy-free, with no added sugar and vegan-friendly. All their ingredients are from ethical producers with most of them grown in the UK. They use lots of flax, quinoa, chia, oats and other super grains and flours. You can use their mixes to make meals like pancakes, pizza dough, flapjack, brownies and carrot cake, yum, yum.also energy bars, waffles, crackers and fruit crumble. You can find Sweetpea Pantry…
1. Welsh cake – A traditional Welsh snack which is made from flour, sultanas, raisins and currants. 2. French Fancy – A very British iced sponge cake topped with buttercream and fondant icing. 3. Fat Rascal – A rough domed-shaped type of cake, similar to a scone, made with currants and candied peel. 4. The Victoria sponge – this was named after Queen Victoria who favoured a slice of sponge cake with her afternoon tea. 5. Lemon Drizzle – A classic sponge cake made in many parts of England for Easter Sunday. 6. Bakewell tart – Bakewell pudding (a puff…
To enhance the flavour of certain teas pair with certain foods. When drinking The Tea Makers Earl Grey have it with fine pate or ham and mustard sandwich’s or crème Brulee or Leicester cheese. When drinkingTwinings Lapsang have it with chicken or smoked salmon sandwiches or walnut cake or Stilton cheese. When drinking Kenya tea from Tea Direct have it with beef and horseradish or ham sandwiches or chocolate cake or Austrian smoked cheese. When drinking Ceylon tea from Ahmad Tea London try having it with cucumber or tomato sandwiches or tarte au citron or mature cheddar cheese.
Gyokuro Asahi Tea is the rarest Japenese tea of all, being grown in the Kyoto region under special bamboo shades to control the amount of sunlight to the plants.The fine emerald needle-shaped leaves give a bright, delicate exquisite infusion. Its high grade and premium reputation are the result of the special processing methods that this tea undergoes.This Japanese green tea is unique and quite rare. First grown in 1835, today this tea is mainly produced in the regions of Yame, Uiji and Asahina in Japan. Gyokuro tea, also known as Pearl Dew or Jade Dew, undergoes a special processing method and is…
Try and make your coffee with 1% fat milk instead of semi-skimmed milk for a healthier heart. You will not taste the difference but semi-skimmed milk contains 70% more than 1 % fat milk. A daily serving of two 200ml glasses of semi-skimmed milk amounts to 4g of cholesterol-raising saturated fat compared to 2.4g in the 1% fat milk. Also, filter your coffee to cut your cholesterol. Apparently unfiltered brewed coffee contains traces of oily substances called cafestol and kahweol, which can increase blood cholesterol. So swapping to the filtered sort will get rid of the problem as the fatty…
EASY STICKY APPLE PUDDING… Ingredients 75g/2.5oz Butter 75g/2.5oz Honey 3 tbsp Double Cream 4 eating apples Half a packet of Duchy Originals Butterscotch Shortbread, crushed Method Preheat the oven to 200C Gas 6 Place butter honey and cream in a small saucepan and heat, stirring until melted, to make a fudge sauce Place the mixture into a large ramekin dish Top with a layer of apples slices, then add half the crushed shortbread then layer the remaining apple and shortbread Pour over the sauce Place on a baking sheet for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling Enjoy !
Baking Heaven Magazine – Bringing you the ultimate sweet AND savoury bakes, Baking Heaven magazine is serious about baking. Filled with perfect pastries, colourful cakes, decadent desserts, scrumptious savouries and tempting treats aplenty, this is Britain’s best-selling baking magazine, perfect for beginners to experts! It is jam (sandwich)-packed with delicious treats for every baking enthusiast. From creamy desserts that are to die for to baking with a savoury touch, a Baking Heaven magazine subscription covers all the best bakes in the world. With over 101 delectable recipes in every quarterly issue, this will become your essential guide to baking sweet and savoury goodies all year round. Baking…
Gorgeous Valentine inspired biscuits from Biscuiteers – hand-iced biscuits are the perfect way to show that special someone that you love them this Valentine’s Day. Some of their Valentine’s collection can even be personalised with a love note of your choice. This one is their personalised love letter collection at £35.00 or this flower biscuit card for £9.00 or this little box of love chocolates for £11.95 Failing that have a go at your own with the recipe below… Ingredients 115g butter 55g caster sugar 150g plain flour 25g cornflour A couple of drops of Vanilla extract 250g Royal Icing Sugar…