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Category Archives: Featured

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Top Tips for Moist Cupcakes!

You’ve found a recipe that sounds delish, you’ve bought all the ingredients and checked them twice, you’ve followed the recipe and cooking times to the final full stop and your cupcakes still come out dry. And so, you’re left standing … Continue reading

Posted in Cake, Featured, Muffins, News & Advice, Occasion, Sweet | Posted on by Ellen

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How to bake a Perfect Cheesecake

When you see the word cheesecake, what springs to mind?  A lovely creamy, smooth and chilled desert with delicious compote for extra yumminess? Or what about tiny baked goodies with shortcrust pastry and a dollop of jam beneath a crumbly … Continue reading

Posted in Cake, Featured, News & Advice, Sweet | Posted on by Ellen

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How to Make Perfectly Proper Short Crust Pastry

The very mention of it strikes fear into even the most seasoned bakers. Making it is a skill, it’s an art, it may as well be a sport.  It requires dedication, a watchful eye and commitment to the task. It’s … Continue reading

Posted in Featured, News & Advice, Savoury, Sweet | Posted on by Ellen

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Baking Powder Vs Baking Soda

Have you ever thought to yourself, ‘just what is the difference between baking powder and baking soda?’ It’s a question that’s puzzled bakers for years, especially those just starting out in the baking world. On the face of it, they … Continue reading

Posted in Baking Advice, Featured, News & Advice | Posted on by Ellen

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What Exactly Is A Macaron?

If you pop down to your local Patisserie, you’ll see hundreds of multicoloured cushions sitting all proper on the counter. These tiny, puffy circles are intriguing, fun and stir the small kid inside even bigger kids (adults) to leap with … Continue reading

Posted in Featured, News & Advice, Sweet | Posted on by Ellen

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The difference between muffins and cupcakes is…

Just what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes? This question has been the crux of many foodie debates the world over and still people are unsure what exactly makes a muffin and what makes a cupcake. The internet is … Continue reading

Posted in Baking Advice, Cupcakes, Featured, News & Advice, Sweet | Posted on by Ellen

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Windmill Cookies

One huge blessing from my job is the amount of friends I have been able to make over the years. For one it makes travelling a lot cheaper as I have always got a friend I can stay with when … Continue reading

Posted in Biscuits, Featured, Recipes, Sweet | Posted on by Ellen

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Enticing Kids Back Into The Kitchen

With the pull of computer games and the TV it can be difficult to get your kids to eat properly let alone cooking in the kitchen, but not anymore. Use these 5 tips and your kids will soon be baking away… Continue reading

Posted in Featured, News & Advice | Posted on by Ellen

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Bakers Love Bakewell Tarts

Our latest recipe is a classic but still a family favourite and a fun one to bake. Bakewell tarts are relatively easy but if you’re not used to handling/making pastry you may wish to look to a pre-made pastry solution just to make things that little easier. I always recommend making your own pstry if you have time however :) Continue reading

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Grandma There’s A Panda in My Loaf!

A tricky but fun recipe to create a special bread loaf with the appearance of a cuddly panda face inside. Continue reading

Posted in Featured | Posted on by Ellen