Toffee apple and salted pretzel rocky road

Happy Friday! A little while ago I was inspired to make this yummy toffee apple and salted pretzel rocky road. It's ideal for when you just need something sweet. Here is the recipe (by John Whaite) if you want to give it a go this weekend! Ingredients:(Makes 12–16) 250g dark chocolate (60–70% cocoa solids), broken…

Delicious Cinnamon Buns

Even though I've been into baking for a few years now, I've never tried baking cinnamon buns before. Which is a surprise because I love them! Receiving the Cinnamon Buns kit from Bakedin gave me the opportunity to try my hand at making some. My favourite part was when the house filled with the aroma…

Pear and Frangipane Tart

I made this absolutely yummy pear and frangipane tart a little while ago. I'm not usually a fan of fruit-based puddings, but this was wonderfully sweet, with just the right amount of sharpness. It was the ideal Autumn/ Winter sweet treat. I froze some of mine to make it last longer. Prep time: 30 mins…

Supporting the Homeless with Mince Pies

These almond frangipane mince pies were a real treat. Delightfully festive, with a twist on a traditional favourite, they taste great with a glass of mulled wine (or mulled wine tea). However, what makes them extra- special is that the ingredients were supplied by vegan bakery Poster Bakes, in partnership with homelessness charity The Connection…

Rather Lovely Raspberry Ripple Cake

Over the last few months, I missed going out to eat cake so much I decided to make it myself. I baked this delightful raspberry ripple- recipe and ingredients courtesy of BakedIn. Ingredients: 130g caster sugar 195g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 75g granulated sugar 130g icing sugar 2.5g freeze dried raspberries 4 medium…

Soft-baked Pretzels

Okay not going to lie, I've never really given much thought to pretzels. I predominantly thought they were a savoury snack. So when I received my latest baking box from BakedIn, I was intrigued to find that this month's bake was going to be soft-baked pretzels. Not only that, but these were sweet, covered in…

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

Have you ever tried Whoopie Pies? I hadn't either, before yesterday. And now I wonder where they've been all my life! As part of a bank holiday weekend project, I made these carrot cake whoopie pies to enjoy. They were so much fun to make- essentially, they're two biscuits sandwiched together and filled with buttercream…

Simply scrumptious scones

I absolutely love afternoon tea (as anyone who follows this blog will know). And what is no afternoon tea complete without? Scones! Now, I feel that scones are one of those foods that everyone has their own recipe for- however there seems to be a huge amount of variations online. Therefore, you need to try…

Going bananas for banana bread

The accepted wisdom is that if you haven't baked banana bread whilst being in lockdown, are you even doing it right? But it's not surprising that banana bread has been so popular whilst quarantining- it is utterly delicious, the natural sweetness of the fruit lending itself perfectly to baking. I tried out this recipe from…

Stand Up to Cancer Bake-Off

One of the lovely things about working where I do is the sheer amount of cake! This week we got to sample these baked beauties as part of the Cancer Research UK's very own Bake-off, to coincide with the Stand Up To Cancer version currently being broadcast. I didn't join in with the baking, but…