Merry Christmas Cupcakes I seem to have been making lots of chocolate cupcakes recently – cupcakes make a lovely gift – and chocolate is always popular! I made the cupcakes with a basic sponge recipe but replacing 25g of the flour with 25g of cocoa powder and adding some chocolate chips. The topping is a … Continue reading
Mince Pies I love mince pies at Christmas and there’s just nothing more delicious than freshly homemade ones. It’s surprisingly easy to make mincemeat and some simple short-crust pastry and there’s still time to make lots! There are lots of recipes around and I seem to have evolved my own version as I like to … Continue reading
I thought I was ahead with my christmas planning as I started in november but as usual time has taken over and is going way too fast! There are so many things I’d like to bake but I don’t know if I’ll fit it all in. This cranberry jelly is quick and easy and totally … Continue reading
Winners of the White Christmas Challenge There were some great entries from every part of the world in the first recipe challenge organised on Very Good Recipes, the White Christmas Challenge ! The White Christmas theme was chosen by food bloggers who volunteered to be judges for this first challenge: Alex from Food 4 Thought … Continue reading
I have received my lovely Secret Santa gift! I don’t know who it’s from but what a treat – lots of scrumptious chocolate in a bag and tied with a Christmas bow! There are circles of lots of different types – dark chocolate, white chocolate with glitter, milk and dark chocolate marbled and … Continue reading
I’ve had a crazy baking and partying week and am now beginning to feel very christmassy! Firstly I baked Shhh! I can’t say what for Secret Santa at Weekly Bake Off blog http://weeklybakeoff.blogspot.com I was so excited to send this gift off and really wanted to tell the person I was sending it but it had … Continue reading
Apple, Orange and Cinnamon Jelly After thinking that I’d used all my apples a friend gave me some of hers at the weekend – desperate to give them away! I have tried so many recipes involving apples recently and decided to make something else towards my christmas gift hampers. I had previously made a lovely … Continue reading
I have made a start on thinking about what to give as home-made christmas gifts. Today I made Port and Orange Jelly which is absolutely delicious and will be a lovely edible gift (recipe below). I have also made Tiny Fruit Cakes to decorate. These were made from Mary Berry’s 100 Cakes & Bakes page 195. … Continue reading
Yes I said it! Christmas! I’ve started to think about it and noticed a great blog post http://writingacookerybook.blogspot.com/2011/10/lets-make-christmas.html inspiring me to think about making homemade gifts for christmas and as I’ve been getting so keen on baking recently I thought why not have a go at making some edible (hopefully) gifts! I haven’t decided what … Continue reading
