Uncategorized CHOCOLATE, AND MAPLE SYRUP LOAF CAKE…By Treeca27 October 20125 Ingredients 75g/3oz unsalted butter melted (plus extra if you have no liner) 225g/8oz Plain Flour 2 tsp baking powder 50g/2oz…
Uncategorized PEPPERMINT TEA HAS A NUMBER OF HEALING PROPERTIES…By Treeca26 October 20120 The list of benefits from drinking peppermint tea is really quite long and includes taking it for nausea, cramps, IBS,…
Uncategorized TEA TIP FOR A BAD COUGH…By Treeca26 October 20120 Drink elderflower and thyme tea for a bad cough as this helps to ease the cough and make breathing easier.
Uncategorized SOME USEFUL MEASUREMENT CUP CONVERSIONS…By Treeca24 October 20120 Butter If you know a cup of butter weighs 8 ounces, you could do the math yourself: 1 ounce =…
Uncategorized THE TOP TEN MOST POPULAR BRITISH CAKES……By Treeca23 October 20120 1. Welsh cake – A traditional Welsh snack which is made from flour, sultanas, raisins and currants. 2. French Fancy…
Uncategorized MORE BAKING TIPS…By Treeca17 October 20120 Avoid over mixing as it can cause a heavy texture, beat the mixture until it is just smooth. The longer…
Uncategorized THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TYPES OF FLOUR…By Treeca17 October 20120 With so many different types of flours it can mean you get a bit mixed up with one or another,…
Tea History BRIEF HISTORY ON TEA DURING 1101-1125By Treeca17 October 20120 Â Â During 1101-1125 the Chinese Emperor Hui Tsung became very obsessed with tea and wrote about the best tea-whisking…
Uncategorized BOUTIQUE BAKING BOOK REVIEW…By Treeca10 October 20120 Christmas will be here before you can blink so I had to review this fabulous book for you. Boutique Baking…
Uncategorized A FOOD POEM…By Treeca4 October 20120 Fame is a fickle food (1702) By Emily Dickinson 1830–1886 Emily Dickinson Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting…
Uncategorized MORE BAKING TIPS…By Treeca25 September 20120 Always let pie pastry dry throughout before adding filling as it will prevent it from seeping while cooking. When making…
Uncategorized TEA OFFERS AND COMPETITIONS…By Treeca25 September 20122 TWININGS TEA GETTING INTO THE FASHION MARKET… Twining Tea are now getting into the fashion market by offering a vintage…
Uncategorized NICE CAKES…By Treeca24 September 20120 nicecakes.co.uk is a wonderful website full of delicious ‘nice cakes’. It was my daughters birthday last week and I always…
Uncategorized CHOCOLATE WEEK 8th – 14th OCTOBER…By Treeca24 September 20120 Don’t forget it’s Chocolate Week on the 8th – 14th October Â…. To find out everything you want to find…
Uncategorized HOW TO WORK OUT OVEN CONVERSIONS…By Treeca19 September 20120 The general rule of thumb for converting a recipe from a conventional oven to a convection oven is to either…