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Toffee apple and salted pretzel rocky road
Happy Friday! A little while ago I was inspired to make this yummy toffee apple and salted pretzel rocky road. It’s ideal for when you just need something sweet. Here is the recipe (by John Whaite) if you want to give it a go this weekend! Ingredients:(Makes 12–16) 250g dark chocolate (60–70% cocoa solids), broken into chunks 100g milk chocolate, broken into chunks 125g salted butter 1tbsp golden syrup 50g mini marshmallows 100g caramel/toffee wafers (stroopwafel), roughly chopped 100g hazelnuts, roughly chopped 100g salted pretzels, roughly crushed 100g dried apple, roughly chopped Method: Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper. Put both the chocolates, butter and the golden…
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Chocolate and Greek Yoghurt Cake
This chocolatey treat is really moist and satisfying. It’s healthier as well- so ticks all the boxes. The ingredients for this cake were originally supplied by Bakedin, but this recipe works equally as well. Once baked, you can decorate in any you like- it was Easter, so I decorated with chocolate swirls and mini Easter eggs.
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Delicious Cinnamon Buns
Even though I’ve been into baking for a few years now, I’ve never tried baking cinnamon buns before. Which is a surprise because I love them! Receiving the Cinnamon Buns kit from Bakedin gave me the opportunity to try my hand at making some. My favourite part was when the house filled with the aroma of the cinnamon buns baking- bliss! P.S. Everyone who sampled one of these buns enjoyed them. Ingredients • 1 medium egg • 115g unsalted butter (50g + 50g + 15g) • 180ml milk (165ml + 1 tbsp) • 1 tsp salt • 250g/9oz plain or wholemeal plain flour, plus extra for dusting • 1½ tsp fast-action yeast •…
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Easy Chicken Curry
I’m completely caffeinated on coffee as I write this. Knew having two cups wasn’t the best idea haha! The takeaways near me aren’t up to much, so I thought I’d try to create my own Indian feast at the weekends. This chicken curry is yummy and easy to make- a pretty good substitute for a takeaway I think. Ingredients Method Recipe courtesy of BBC Good Food
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Pear and Frangipane Tart
I made this absolutely yummy pear and frangipane tart a little while ago. I’m not usually a fan of fruit-based puddings, but this was wonderfully sweet, with just the right amount of sharpness. It was the ideal Autumn/ Winter sweet treat. I froze some of mine to make it last longer. Prep time: 30 mins Ingredients 215g plain flour 170g unsalted butter (110g frozen for at least 3 hours and coarsely grated, and 60g softened) ¼ tsp salt 60g caster sugar 60g ground almonds 60g caster sugar 10g plain flour 1/16th tsp madagascan vanilla 20g plain flour (for dusting) 5g icing sugar 45ml cold water 2 medium eggs 2 large…
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Rather Lovely Raspberry Ripple Cake
Over the last few months, I missed going out to eat cake so much I decided to make it myself. I baked this delightful raspberry ripple- recipe and ingredients courtesy of BakedIn. Ingredients: 130g caster sugar 195g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 75g granulated sugar 130g icing sugar 2.5g freeze dried raspberries 4 medium eggs 195g cubed unsalted butter, at room temperature 120g raspberries 350g mascarpone You will need: 3 x greaseproof circles Butter measure 2 x wooden skewers 3 x 18cm round tins Small saucepan Sieve Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/ gas mark 4. Grease three round tins and line with the provided greaseproof circles.…
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Simply scrumptious scones
I absolutely love afternoon tea (as anyone who follows this blog will know). And what is no afternoon tea complete without? Scones! Now, I feel that scones are one of those foods that everyone has their own recipe for- however there seems to be a huge amount of variations online. Therefore, you need to try a few to find the perfect one. I tried out Mary Berry’s afternoon tea recipe for VE Day. These scones were the perfect way to celebrate the occasion and required a smaller amount of each ingredient- ideal if you’re having trouble getting flour. Ingredients 250g/9oz self-raising flour 1 rounded tsp baking powder 40g/1½oz softened butter…
