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I love any kind of seasonal baking. Springtime is among my favourite times of year to knock up something delicious in the kitchen! One of my favourite baked treats at this time of year is hot [...]

I recently won a Great British Bake Off Bake Along, through the Sugar & Crumbs Facebook page! I picked up my prize (a selection of flavoured icing sugars) from their stand at Cake [...]

It seems like GBBO has flown past this year, the last few episodes seem to feel shorter and shorter (maybe because there are less bakers?). Though previous episodes have seen the bakers face some [...]

Pastry week on The Great British Bake Off saw some really challenging bakes! I love pastry, whether it is in the form of a pie, sweet treats such as croissants and pain au chocolat or a delicious [...]

A week has almost passed since Festival Week on The Great British Bake Off! We saw the bakers challenged with some really tricky bakes as well as something more traditional. For the Signature, [...]

After everyone recovered from the week 5 double elimination of Helena and Michelle, we went into Dessert week feeling a bit more positive with the promise of seeing the bakers create some [...]

Well….week 5 of the Bake Off was a pretty controversial episode! But more about that after little re-cap of this weeks challenges! For the Signature bake; we saw the contestants create an [...]

Week four of The Great British Bake off was the first ever Dairy Week! I was intrigued by what they might create, thinking along the lines of cheesecakes or maybe going down a more savoury route [...]

This month,I’ve been making the most of seasonal berries, particularly strawberries & raspberries! I also had a cake creation to make for a Birthday last week which was decorated using fresh [...]

Week three of The Great British Bake Off was bread week. We saw the bakers make a tear a share loaf with a flavour and filling for the signature bake; there were some delicious sounding flavours [...]

Week two of the Great British Bake off was Biscuit week! I love biscuits, so was really looking forward to seeing what the bakers were going to rustle up for the three challenges! For the [...]

The Great British Bake Off is back! So naturally, I’m taking part in the GBBO Bake Along again this year :) Week One was cake week, so we saw the bakers faced with a fruity signature challenge, [...]

This week I was craving Ben’s Cookies…but with no branch local to me, I had to resort to experimenting in the kitchen and bake some myself! I first discovered Ben’s Cookies when [...]

Chocolate brownies have to be one of my favourite treats to bake as they are so versatile! You can bake them plain or add chocolate chips, nuts or cherries. They are perfect served warm with a [...]

Rock cakes are among the first cakes I baked. A very traditional bake that is considered rather old fashioned yet so easy to make! I recently found out on Twitter that quite a few people didn’t [...]