1960's Food
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE 60’s CAKES RECIPE
I was clearing out some of my books recently and came across my GCSE Cookery Book. It all came flooding back when I started looking through my recipes but one that stood out from the […]
Cakes
Fruit Teas
NATIONAL TEA DAY 21ST APRIL
National Tea Day on 21st April is celebrated with many but especially with the National Tea Day organizers. They hold events all over the Country to enjoy this event including a National Tea Day Festival which […]
Apple
APPLE AND CLOTTED CREAM LOAF CAKE RECIPE
As I am sure you know by now that I have a love of loaf cakes. I find them a perfect size for just the two of us and most like the recipe below from […]
Baking
TIPS FOR BAKING COOKIES…
When baking cookies if you run out of sheets to put them on then just turn a baking tray upside down and drop the cookies on that. Store cookies in an air tight tin with […]
Baking
EASY PEASEY CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE RECIPE……..Mmmmmm
INGREDIENTS 50 g Plain Chocolate (grated) 4 tbsp Cocoa Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder 85 g Ground Almonds 140 g Self Raising Flour (sieved) 3 Large Eggs (beaten) 175 g Castor Sugar 175 g Softened […]
Fruit Teas
MOTHER’S DAY AFTERNOON TEA SPECIALS…
Being a Mum myself I personally LOVE an Afternoon Tea treat and the site Afternoon Tea has all the offers available for a special Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea. I could not possibly list them all […]
Cupcakes
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SANDWICH FILLING?…
The British love their butties, we’ve been enjoying sandwiches since it became popularised by the aristocracy back in the 18th century. Now, afternoon teas, street parties, buffets and lots more occasions are enjoyed with a […]
Baking Tips
TOP TEN TIPS ON BAKING A CAKE…
When using two fillings (jam and cream), spread each one on a different half of the cake and then sandwich together. .If you haven’t got time to decorate your cake then wrap it with cling […]
Baking
VALENTINE THEMED AFTERNOON TEA…
With lots of Hotels and Restaurants offering romantic dinner for two for Valentine’s Night, it is nice to see that there are other ways to enjoy Valentines Day with a themed “Valentine Afternoon Tea”. The […]
Baking
TOP SIX#VALENTINES GIFT OFFERS FOR UNDER £10…
Valentines Day will soon be with us and the promotions and gifts are in every high street store. I will kick off my top six with this beautiful heart shaped box of cupcake chocolates from […]
Chocolate Afternoon Tea
SWEET TREATS FOR HER FOR VALENTINES DAY…
I thought I would start looking for something a little bit different for Valentine’s Day gifts and came across ‘Sweet Treats for Her’ Hamper from Clearwater Hampers. A perfect gift for anyone who has a […]
Chocolate
Baking
Christmas
Chocolate
TEA PAIRINGS WITH CHOCOLATE…
Of course with different strengths of chocolate this does mean there is a choice of pairings. With dark chocolate, try Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, Gyokuro, or Oolong. With milk or white chocolate try Darjeeling, Dragonwell, […]