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Desserts

Boozy Cherry & Chocolate Roulade

October 24, 2011

I’ve been making Mary Berry’s chocolate roulade for years and after seeing roulades being made on the Great British Bake Off wet my appetite once again.  I also saw a tin of mouthwatering morello cherries and immediately thought they would be a perfect addition to this rich but light, mouthwatering dessert. Even better it’s naturally [...]

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Pear & Golden Syrup microwave cake

October 18, 2011

In honour of National Baking week 17-23 October I’ve dusted off the tins, stocked up with flour and got baking. This is easy peasy and perfect for those unexpected guests or if you need something now. I know it isn’t the prettiest cake but remember it’s cooked in the microwave. It would work well with [...]

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Plum and Almond Dessert

August 14, 2011

It’s that lovely time of year again when the apples, pears, plums and blackberries are ready to be picked so I took some time out from packing boxes to gather the harvest and make a cake. An upside down plum and almond one to be precise! It takes all of 10 minutes preparation and then [...]

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Easter Delights

April 13, 2011

These really are delightful melt in the mouth goodies, don’t blame me if you can’t stop popping them in your mouth though. I first saw this recipe on The Recipe Girl and thought they looked amazing. I love the bright white chocolate that she has used to coat her truffles but I have never seen [...]

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Comfort Food- Sticky Toffee Pudding

January 25, 2011

After a stressful day, feeling brow beaten and tired what can be nicer than relaxing with a glass of wine. Unfortunately this morning I heard on the radio about the BBC’s Newsbeat booze counter. Let me tell you, it is scary. It calculates exactly how alcohol is affecting your waistline and also your wallet. But [...]

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Blueberry and Chocolate Meringue Pie

September 14, 2010

Sick of Plums? I thought I would interrupt my posts on plums to bring you blueberries……they can often be very expensive to buy but if you shop carefully at the moment you may get then cheaper than usual. Blueberries are known as superfoods…they have the highest antioxidant properties of any fruit. They are thought to [...]

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‘Blondies’ and Sundaes…

July 27, 2010

Are you finding yourself wondering what to fill the summer holidays with? I was sent a box of Dr Oetker’s white chocolate chunk brownie mix ,or Blondie’s, the other day. So I gave it to the children to make… and this is what they made- And I turned them into sundaes- I would have saved [...]

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