What a nightmare it was finding a cake beginning with the letter U. I knew, in the end, it would have to be an ‘upside down’ cake. I didn’t want to do an Upside Down Pineapple Cake, I very nearly … Continue reading
I must have been mad to bake this cake on the hottest day of the year so far! There’s not only chocolate ganache involved, but also chocolate icing! This is also my last recipe from the ‘Chocolate Cakes’ section of … Continue reading
The recipes to pick from are getting fewer and fewer and looking through them I realise that there are quite a few that are difficult or fiddly to do and believe me there are quite a few! Remembering years ago … Continue reading
This is the first recipe in the Section Celebration Cakes in Mary Berry’s Baking Bible and I must admit the first line sold it to me … “This is a very close-textured ‘fudgy’ cake that needs no filling”. Fudgy did … Continue reading
24th December 2012 Having been invited to my brother-in-law’s house for Christmas Day, it’s tradition that I take along a couple of desserts. The first dessert always requested is my trifle – made with maltesers. This had already been made … Continue reading
Self Raising Flower 