I just had to add this sticky chocolate loaf cake recipe to my list of loaf cake recipes after finding it on delicious magazine’s – Lisa Faulkner’s sticky chocolate loaf cake INGREDIENTS 250g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra to grease 225g dark brown muscovado sugar 3 medium free-range eggs 150g golden syrup 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste 100g dark chocolate (70 per cent cocoa solids), melted – see chef’s tip 225g plain flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 25g good-quality cocoa powder 250ml boiling water Icing 250g icing sugar A few drops of pink food colouring Sugared rose petals METHOD 01.Preheat…
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Ingredients 75g/3oz unsalted butter melted (plus extra if you have no liner) 225g/8oz Plain Flour 2 tsp baking powder 50g/2oz golden caster sugar 25g/1oz dark brown sugar (for dusting) 100g/3.5 oz sour cream 100ml/3.5fl oz maple syrup 1 medium egg (beaten) finely grated zest of 1 lemon 75g/3oz sultanas 125g/4.5oz coarsly grated dark chocolate Method Preheat your oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 Line or grease a loaf tin Mix together the flour, baking powder and golden caster sugar in a bowl Whisk the sour cream, maple syrup, egg and butter with the lemon zest, then stir in the sultanas and…
Ingredients 175g/ Self Raising Flour 175g/ Caster Sugar 175g/ Flora or similar 1 Tablesp Baking Powder 3 Eggs (beaten) 2 Tablesp Milk Grated Rind of 2 Oranges ½ teasp Vanilla Extract Method Heat oven to 180C/Gas4/350F Place everything above into a mixing bowl and whisk for no more than 2 minutes. Pour into a greased or lined loaf tin Bake for approx 40-60 mins, or when your skewer comes out clean Topping 120g Caster Sugar Juice of the two Oranges Mix the sugar with the juice of the oranges and heat in pan until it forms a syrup. Make holes…
So, I decided that with the amount of different loaf cakes I have made that a loaf recipe every day until I can find no more might be fun… The best thing about loaf cake recipes is that they are generally very quick to make and are not too big to store, unlike your average sandwich cake. To kick start I decided that the Victoria Sponge Loaf Cake Recipe would be appropriate. I got this recipe from Woman & Home .Enjoy… Ingredients 225g (8oz) unsalted butter 225g (8oz) caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp to dust 4 medium eggs 225g…
According to ‘About Food’ … There is no more quintessential British ritual than the ceremony and serving of Afternoon tea. It is believed that credit for the custom goes to Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford in the early 19th century. The usual habit of serving dinner between 8 and 9 pm left the Duchess hungry and with a ‘sinking feeling’ by late afternoon. To stave off the hunger, she would order tea, bread and butter and cakes to be served in her room. Later on she would invite friends to join her at her home and the light tea…
A perfect gift for anyone who loves tea or coffee is the Whittard Tea & Coffee Club Membership. EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS The tea & Coffee subscription service sends two of the very best varieties selected for you each month direct to your door Free tasting cards and tasting notes with every box 10% off purchases made online at www.whittard.co.uk
Yesterday was National Cupcake Day  – a great excuse to enjoy a cupcake. With soooooooooo many ways to enjoy the day as seen on Twitter I just had to make my way into the kitchen and bake some cupcakes to celebrate this delicious cake… Even Star Wars enjoyed the cupcake celebrations…
Fantastic art print from stephsayshello on Etsy… a great gift for Christmas. and I adore this vintage inspired dictionary print from The Print Arcade also on Etsy… but my personal favourite from Etsy is this lovely print ‘Tea a drink with Jam and Bread’  at £8 from HelCatEmporium…
This truly awesome book has to be bought for Christmas for anyone who loves Afternoon Tea. It’s full to the brim with exquisite recipes from Scones, Teacakes, Tartlets, Cupcakes, Crumpets,Biscuits, Muffins and more – the book looks beyond finger sandwiches with playful and sophisticated themed teas. Spoil your guests with a decadent Marie Antoinette-inspired party, complete with delicateFrench Fancies and an impressive Croquembouche Tower, or transport them to the mystical East with Bubble Tea, fragrant Lavender Temari Cakes to personalised Fortune Cookies. It’s available from Amazon and other good book retailers or head down to Kerstin Rodgers (author and blogger) website for more details on…
The well known Orchards School of Cookery  have an offer on until the 18th December for up to 53% off Cookery Books if you head to their Facebook site…. Head down quick to get this fantastic offer.
This Tower of Treats makes a fantastic Christmas gift for anyone with five box’s of treats. Starting from the top it has – Laica milk chocolate pralines with hazelnut cream filling x4 Kathy Vanilla + Milk Toffees – (200g) County’s Clotted Cream Fudge – (130g) Walkers Oat Flake + Honey Biscuits – (175g) II Vecchio Forno Artigiano Classic Low-Bake 100% Butter Panettone Cake – (500g) Available at a few places online but the best price I found was on Ebay at £26.75 inc delivery…
The Chocolate Show posted Dom Ramsey, founder of Damson Chocolate, has created a Whisky & Cream Barrel Aged Creamy Milk Chocolate Bar to tickle your tastebuds this Christmas. All I can say is yum, yum, yum……
Biscuiteers Personalised Christmas Card What an original and unique idea from The Biscuiteers  to have a personalised Christmas Biscuit Card – mind you I should think you would have to be careful if you have a pet that sniffed the biscuit out as it’s popped through the letter box.
Whittard’s of Chelsea has the most amazing array of teas for gifts this Christmas. These Teas of the World are on offer for £14 instead of £20… This is the ‘AMAZING’ White Chocolate Tea which is also on offer at the moment with 20% off… I know my Dad would love this Whisky Tea for sure…