baking blog

I’m not normally a Halloween person, as it’s the day before my birthday. However, this year we organised to go in mild fancy dress for Tapas. I took along these pumpkin cookies and a some candy corn in gift bags for my friends.

I love watching cooking shows and then immediately making the yummy things I see. This cheesecake from Lorraine Pascale’s Home Cooking Made Easy had to be made. I adore cheesecake anyway and so one packed with tons of chocolate had to be amazing. And it was. We attacked it before I even had a chance to take photos! I made minor adjustments in …

I know what you’re thinking. Savory? But I couldn’t resist, after all it’s National Baking Week and this pie was delicious. Yesterday it got colder and so I felt like some comfort food was needed. I used the brilliant ‘Long Nights and Log Fires’ cookbook to make this Chicken, Leek and Tarragon Pot Pie, recipe can be found here. The pastry was …

I love making cake for my friends, especially for a birthday. I made the vanilla hummingbird cupcake recipe with half vanilla frosting and half nutella frosting and of course used sprinkles for a birthday. I sometimes find it …