The sun may not have been shining consistently but it’s still time for summery strawberries! While making my Strawberry Pavlova for last week’s Weekly Bake Off I couldn’t resist making a little extra meringue and attempting some Eton Mess cupcakes. I tried to make a very light cupcake then made the topping with whipped double … Continue reading
Mary Berry’s Strawberry Pavlova This week’s Weekly Bake Off challenge was Strawberry Pavlova from Mary Berry’s 100 Cakes and Bakes. The recipe can also be found here :- http://mykitchentable.com/index.php/2011/06/mary-berry-strawberry-pavlova/#comment-1189 Seemingly Pavlova originates from Australia and can be quite difficult to make if you don’t have a good recipe. This is my first attempt at Pavlova … Continue reading
These cupcakes are made with some pureed dates to give a little stickiness and have a moist caramel centre with a caramel and cream cheese topping Sticky Toffee Cupcakes 120 g unsalted butter, softened 120 g self raising flour 110 g caster sugar 2 large eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 50 g dates (stone out) Method:- … Continue reading
This week’s Weekly Bake Off Challenge was Mary Berry’s Iced Apricot Fruit Loaf from her 100 Cakes and Bakes. I had received a lovely punnet of organic apricots in my Riverford fruit box so decide to use these fresh ones rather than Mary’s suggested ready-to-eat dried apricots. The problem with that decision was that I … Continue reading
This week’s Weekly Bake Off challenge is Mary Berry’s Devonshire Apple Cake from her 100 Cakes and Bakes. Much as I love Mary’s recipes I’ve been feeling a bit ‘caked out’ after all the Jubilee baking so was craving something healthy and wholesome. I’ve adapted Mary’s recipe to include wholemeal self-raising flour and only half … Continue reading
For the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations I have chosen bakes that are inspired by British summertime. I love rhubarb and still have plenty in the garden and that along with strawberries are very typically British. Roses are one of our most popular flowers too and as I have some lovely deep red ones growing at the moment I decided to … Continue reading
