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MARIAN KEYES ON BAKING…
” Baking makes me focus. On weighing the sugar. On sieving the flour. I find it calming and rewarding because, in fairness, it is sort of magic – you start off with all this disparate […]
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#CHOCOLATE FRUIT CAKE …
My hubby wanted a fruit cake, I wanted a chocolate cake. I looked in the cupboard and did not have enough fruit for a fruit cake so decided on a compromise and bake a chocolate […]
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THE NEW #BAKE OFF – CREME-DE-LA-CREME…
This new BBC 2 series starts tonight at 8pm. In episode one Tom Kerridge welcomes three teams of pastry chefs to the first heat of this contest. They are challenged to make more than 100 perfect […]
Baking Tips
A FEW HANDY BAKING TIPS
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from […]
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOUR FOR #BAKING…
Wheat flour is the most common in the UK but there are also many different types of those. You can find out some healthy facts about wheat flour from Healthy Eating website. The main difference […]
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‘THE GREAT #BRITISH BAKE OFF’ INSPIRED WORKSHOP…
Wowcher have got an amazing offer for lovers of the Great British Bake Off. I don’t know about you but I am loving the celebrity one at the moment. The voucher on offer is for £19 […]
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RAISING CAKES FOR CASH…
Baking Mad is baking for cash. This month Baking Mad will be baking a difference for Children In Need. What more satisfying icing on the cake than to know your kitchen efforts are raising money […]
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BRITISH EGG WEEK 6th – 12th OCTOBER…
It’s back again, running from 6 – 12th October British Egg Week is happening in association with British Lion Eggs. The countdown to this year’s British Egg Week (6-12 October) is underway, with this year’s theme, eggs […]
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DIVERMENTI – A BRILLIANT SITE FOR ALL BAKERS…
This fantasntic site even has baking on the homepage, Divertimenti plus top quality elegant cookware, everything you could possibly need available online. There are cookbooks, teas, spices, not to mention Aga, La Cornue and Rangemaster […]
National Week
NATIONAL BAKING WEEK 13 – 19th OCTOBER, 2014…
Help raise some dough for Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity. By holding a Bake it Better bake sale during National Baking Week you will be helping Great Ormond Street Hospital treat more children from […]
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WIN A BAKE OFF AT RIVER COTTAGE WITH CLIPPER TEAS…
The Great British Bake Off is back on our screens and we’re as inspired as ever. This month Clipper Teas are giving away 5 brilliant baking courses at River Cottage Cookery School. Which course you […]
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THE TOP FIVE BAKING BOOKS ON AMAZON…
I went onto Amazon to see if my baking book ‘ Over One Hundred Tips on Baking Cakes’ was anywhere on their lists, but couldn’t find it anywhere, boo hoo… http://rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=backpainblog-21&o=2&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=149054447X But I did find […]
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NATIONAL DOUGHNUT WEEK 10th – 17th MAY…
National Doughnut Week – a whole week celebrating and encouraging us to eat doughnuts – heaven! Doughnuts are usually deep fried and ring shaped with, or without a hole. They can be plain, with a […]
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DARK CHOCOLATE TURNS ‘HEALTHY’ IN YOUR STOMACH, WOO HOO
As a true lover of dark chocolate it made my day when I read that dark chocolate turns ‘healthy’ in your stomach. Scientists in America claim that dark chocolate ferments in the stomach and turns […]
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GREAT MARY BERRY BAKING TIP…
While sitting in the Doctor’s waiting room I picked up the usual magazines to read and found a Woman and Home that was only a couple of months old and not years old, so I […]