Category bakings
Cakes for girls: Thomas the Tank Engine?
It was my friend Jemma’s birthday yesterday. I sent a message to her boyfriend last week to ask him if he was planning on us making her a cake this year…. he responds… this week (cheers Neil) to say yeah, how about something Thomas related? She LOVES Thomas the Tank Engine… yeah… she’s 29. But […]
“Rolo” Cupcakes
I could be going to see Jon Richardson tonight. Instead, as I couldn’t swap off work, I am watching old episodes of Doctor Who and writing this. I had the inspiration for making these when I finally tidied up my bits and pieces from my trip to London with my Mum, and found my free […]
My weekend….
….. has consisted of being on call, and a whole lot of rain! It has in fact rained so much, and the road I usually take to work is super winding… and on a hill… that a whole load of debris is all over the road and the Police have closed it. Hmmph. So I’ve […]
Chocolate and Caramel Chelsea Buns
So I made these Chelsea Buns a few weeks ago…. They were good, but I think my technique needed a little work, I didn’t prove them long enough before baking, and they didn’t quite increase in size as much as I would have liked. – Note this may also be solved with the sugar issue (see […]
Paul Hollywood’s Chelsea Buns
I had the afternoon off today after a very long (super duper long and stressful) day at work yesterday. So after indulging in a spot of Christmas Present purchasing, along with some crafting supplies…… I baked. I started off another little sourdough recipe from Paul Hollywood’s book, but then I decided to make one of […]
Reggae Custard Tarts
There’s a guy at work. Our IT guy. I made Custard Tarts once, and brought them into work. They were a big hit. They now are my go-to thing to make for bribery. Last week however, he fixed one of my IT related problems, before I even nagged him the second time (and before he […]
Chocolate and Salted Caramel Pizza
Earlier this week I saw a link to this recipe on Facebook. Ummmm… yum? I had, a long while ago, contemplated to myself about making a dessert pizza, but never taken the plunge. Time was ripe…. and no better time in fact, than Friday evening after a long week at work, to indulge yourself in […]
Grandma K’s Lemon Cheese
Whether you call it Lemon Cheese or Lemon Curd I think really boils down to preference. I usually refer to that stuff you buy in the supermarket as Lemon Curd, the homemade high quality stuff is Lemon Cheese, in my family anyway, and I love it! I spent the morning at work, not very exciting. […]
Paul Hollywood’s Cheddar and Apple Sourdough. (and a cheese and pickle variation)
Since I got my sourdough starter (Pauline) in July, I have made quite a few loaves. Some have been good, some not so good, some got welded to the surface of the baking stone because I was too impatient to wait for it to properly come up to temperature…………. However, all have been just the […]
Lemon and Almond Salambos
I had never heard of the Salambo. Apparently named after a literary character (by Gustave Flaubert), it is a choux pastry ball filled with pastry cream. In anticipation of Patisserie week, I used some of my day off to make (for the first time ever!) choux pastry, and decided to make a variation of one […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 