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These biscuits are very versatile. Think of Christmas and decide on your own spices. Will you decorate them? What shapes will you make? You could add some dried fruit, sprinkle sugar on top or even flaked almonds. Ingredients 250g self raising flour (this gives the biscuits a slightly cakey texture if you make them a […]

This month I tried brownies so the next obvious step is blondies! Mine were not perfect as I got distracted by Zach so the top was overdone and the bottom was underdone. Next time I will cover with foil and bake for an extra 5-10 minutes. Ingredients 100g white chocolate 100g butter 150g golden caster […]

OMG this is incredible! I can’t begin to tell you how good this was! As a child, I adored sponge fingers but – as with so many gluten free options – they are so expensive to buy if you can even find them 🙁 The sponge in this tiramisu resembles the sponge fingers of my […]

Before this week I had only had this once at university when I lived in halls! Traditionally it uses breadcrumbs but I decided to try with cake crumbs instead and it worked brilliantly! Ingredients 250ml milk 70g cake crumbs 50g caster sugar 1oz butter zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs, separated […]

One of the out and out successes of my February Food Challenge was the jam sponge pudding. My mum makes this regularly but I hadn’t tried it before this year. It is so quick and easy, oh and tasty too! The recipe below is the perfect size for the 5 of us to have a […]