Baking Reviews

Now I live in North Wales I see Barabrith in most cake shops and in most of our cafes too. For those of you who don't know Barabrith is a sort of tea loaf which can be eaten with or without butter and it is delicious! It does vary from place to place some have more fruit than others; some are spicier than others so here is the recipe ...

I rarely come across coffee cake recipes but this one has been a family staple for years... For the sponge: 6oz self raising flour 6 oz margarine 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3 large eggs 2 tablespoons milk 1 1/2 tea spoons coffee granuals (dissolved) Beat all the ingredients together and divide ...

Corned beef Hash recipe as we make it in Yorkshire. Put a couple of diced potatoes, diced onion and carrots (cut into rings) into a saucepan, cover with cold water, crumble in a beef OXO cube and boil for about 20-30 minutes. Cut the corned beef block into cubes (3 slices one way and 3 slices the other way). Add to the rest of the ...

Lemon Ricotta Cake ============== This cake contains Ricotta, a soft Italian curd cheese which is made from whey which is drained and lightly cooked. Ricotta is light and creamy and is low in fat. Ricotta is used in many Italian dishes. I first tried Ricotta cake last year straight out of the oven when we visited a farm in Sorrento and ...

Smartie muffins! This is an American recipe that I use, so it uses cup measurements, but if you don't have any, it's probably easiliy convertible to grams. 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 1 cup milk 2 1/2 cups of self raising flour 1 cup of smarties Equipment: Mixing bowl Big ...

I used this recipe to make three cheese cakes for our St Patrick's night meal at our flying club in France. There were about 30 of us and the went down a storm.
Highly recommended
Janette Turner, Chasnais, France

A lot of sponge-based cakes out there are boring. The flavours are bland, they're sandwiched together with nothing but butter and jam, and they're reminiscent of summer fêtes at school. Well not this one... This is a cake *bursting* with flavour. The sponge texture makes it light, but the ginger and lemon combine to give an amazing ...

Have you been fooled into believing that there is no such thing as a dessert that is easy to cook AND will impress the heck out of any friends/business associates/exes that you are cooking dinner for? Well, throw aside that falsehood and step into the world of creme brulees. I know, I wouldn't have believed that these delicious custardy treats ...

These biscuits make a great, romantic Valentine's Day gift for your significant other, especially if you cut them out in heart shapes! Ingredients 200g butter 100g sugar (50g of it brown if you like a darker taste) 200g plain flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (if liked) 100g ground almonds 100g ...

I love cooking - soups, main courses... but baking? It needs more precision than throwing things into a pot, and then - well, quite frankly then it needs eating and I'm just not sure I can get through a whole cheesecake even if I wanted to! (or, of course I want to, but I also want to still fit into my trousers ;)). Last year, however, ...

A nice easy recipe for a lovely light Honey cake INGREDIENTS 225g / 8oz unsalted butter 250g / 9oz clear honey 2tbls extra honey for glazing 100g / 4oz dark muscovado sugar 3 Lareg beaten eggs 300g / 10oz self-raising flour METHOD Firstly pre-heat your oven to gas mark 3 or 160 ...

Nothing makes me feel more like a 50s housewife than spending a nice afternoon baking. I love cakes and biscuits, but unfortunately as I'm trying to shed some post-baby poundage, I just bake for my family these days. these two recipes are the ones most requested by my husband and I thought I'd share them with you. Date and Nut ...

This is my signature dish and I often get asked for the recipe. I'm fairly reluctant to give it out as it is so easy to make people will realise that I'm not that talented!! Lemon Drizzle Tray Bake Preheat the oven to 180 C or gas mark 4 and grease and line either a 30x22.5cm or 30cm square roasting tin. 1. Chuck ...

Making cheese straws is really easy baking that will still impress your friends and family no end. These can be knocked together in 20 mins, with very little effort on your part. You will need: Ingredients: - Ready made puff pastry - Block of hard cheese, I prefer a mature cheddar (or you can buy a bag of ready ...

Warning: this review is temporarily gibberish until I can solve the Recipe problems! Do not attempt to make this recipe - there isn't an ingredients list to start with!! This in itself will show you when best to eat the cake - the longer you store it, the drier the top will get. Unless you dip it in chocolate, or icing sugar....or ...

Today I am going to make chocolate cookies. Freshly baked cookies have unbeatable taste. Ingredients • 4oz/113g margarine • 4½oz/127g sugar • 1 egg • 8oz/226g plain flour2 • 1 tsp baking powder • 100g packet chocolate chips • 2 drops vanilla essence Method In a ...

I am a muffin lover. I like to try different flavor muffins and now I make it myself. It is easy and taste good. I often cook them during my dinner cooking time. Then I can take one for my lunch box. If you like muffins as well, you can try to cook some in you spare time. I cook different flavor muffins and I can tell you one - blueberry ...

Taste of fresh cookies is better than cookies on sale in supermarket. I am going to show you how to make almond cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 egg 1/2 cup rice flour 2 cup rice crushed to flour 2 tbsp chopped almonds ...

Rock Cakes Having moved into my new flat and feeling just like a homemaker I decided I would start to bake some old recipes that I used to do when I was younger with my Dad. I will eventually branch out and try some more complicated things but I thought it best to start off ...

Well what did I feel like doing on rainy Sunday afternoon before a well earned week off of work that I wouldn't usually have time to do? I really wasn't in the mood for reading or watching tv, I had a couple of hours spare and with my father-in-law staying from overseas I wanted to do something for him while he was out shopping. I know I could ...