The Great British Bake Off Bake Along 2019: Week 4 – Dairy

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 with something involving cheese or a quiche! There wasn’t a cheesecake in sight though (which was slightly disappointing). We […]

Zillionaire Brownies

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 scoop of Cornish vanilla ice cream for dessert and are also delicious if you add toppings before slicing into […]

SU2C GBBO Bake Along – Carrot cake loaf

Week 3 of the Celebrity SU2C Bake Off saw Tim Minchin, Ruth Davidson, Ella Eyre & Jamie Laing enter the Bake Off tent and were challenged to bake a loaf cake, Coffee Viennese Finger biscuits and a meringue showstopper! We saw mixed results once again with Tim’s Meringue offering melting away and falling apart yet […]

Gingerbread Chai Spiced Cupcakes

I love trying out new cake recipes and when Bluebird Tea Co. recently sent me some Christmas tea’s to try out (review post here) I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try some tea infused baking. I’ve made Bara Brith, in the past, which is a Welsh tea bread using regular brewed tea […]