I’m sure most of you are aware of the #TwitterBakeAlong challenge, but if not it’s a weekly challenge set by two people, @Rob_C_Allen and @thebakingnanna1 via Twitter or Instagram. They set a competition every week of a bake to make. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Alphabet Challenge
Y is for Yummy 21st Birthday Cake
I know it’s a cop-out – the cake I was going to write about seemed so uninteresting after I found a wonderful recipe for a Chocolate Oreo Cake for my son’s 21st birthday. I just had to think of a … Continue reading
X is for Xmas Pudding Cheesecake
Sorry, I haven’t been around for a while, other things have taken over and I haven’t found time to type anything up. The challenge is now complete, but I still have X, Y and Z to blog about. This is … Continue reading
W is for Windfall & Hedgerow Cake
In other words Apple and Blackberry Upside Down Cake – I couldn’t find anything that I really fancied baking for the letter ‘W’. It’s also been ages and ages since I’ve been on here publishing anything. I have been baking, … Continue reading
V is for Vasilopita
I honestly thought I would have finished my ‘alphabet challenge’ by now, but due to hurting my knee in the middle of January, I have been off my feet for at least 6 weeks and am only just back to … Continue reading
T is for Tarte Au Citron Cake
Anyone who knows me well, will know that one of my favourite flavours in a cake is lemon, so when I came across this recipe in Miranda Gore Browne’s book Bake Me a Cake as Fast as You Can, I … Continue reading
S is for Spinach Cake
Spinach Cake I hear you all say, really, that must be disgusting surely. I must admit I too thought the same when I first came across this recipe. Apparently Spinach Cake is a real cake and originates from Turkey where … Continue reading
R is for Rhubarb Crumble & Custard Cake
I have so much rhubarb growing both in my garden and my allotment at the moment that I was glad to come across a recipe in Holly Farrell’s new book, Grow Your Own Cake . It’s also one of three of … Continue reading
Q is for Queen Cakes
I tried and tried to find something different for ‘Q’ but I failed, miserably. These quaint little cakes were the only recipe I could come up with. They’re really what I call ‘Fairy Cakes’ but they bring back memories of … Continue reading
P is for Pistachio, Cardamom & White Chocolate Cake
As I’m sure you are all aware, I love books and am always buying them much to my husband’s horror. Baking books being my biggest weakness. When I saw a couple of months ago that Chetna Makan from the Great British … Continue reading