I couldn’t get through 24 days of baking without doing a classic cake, so I thought I would end 24 days of Christmas with my favourite thing in the world, a cake. This is a two tier chocolate & peppermint cake. Think mint choc chop, but in festive cake form. SO GOOD. Firstly, I just … Continue reading DAY 24 🎄 Chocolate & Peppermint Cake
This one is inspired by our good friend Terry’s Chocolate Orange. Think TCO but in loaf cake form. Chocoately, orangey, cakey, DELICIOUS. I really love chocolate and orange together, it’s one of my favourite combinations for sure – something about creamy sweet chocolate with tangy citrus just does it for me. It’s also so festive … Continue reading DAY 16 🎄 Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake
Cake, gingerbread, whisky and caramel – what’s not to love? A festive Bundt cake has been on my list since deciding to embark on this 24 day of festive posting since the start, it was one of the first ideas I came up with. Bundt cakes always look so stunning, I like the strong indents … Continue reading DAY 14 🎄 Gingerbread Bundt Cake with a Whisky Caramel Drizzle
There ain’t a lot of more festive than a Yule Log. I make one every year and it’s something a enjoy so much as it always gets me feeling festive, they’re bloody delicious, but they also test your skills a bit and make you concentrate as it isn’t the simplest cake to make. Yule logs … Continue reading DAY 10 🎄 Snowy Spiced White Chocolate Yule Log
100% do not count as baking and not all that festive, but I am tired. Peanut Butter Rice Crispie Treats. So, today I have failed and I have had to pull from my archives. I haven’t finished work for the day yet (it’s 9:30pm) and I just haven’t been able to pull together what I … Continue reading DAY 9 🎄 Peanut Butter Rice Crispie Treats
I take toasties VERY seriously. A cheese toastie is probably one of my favourite things to eat – you cannot go wrong with bread and cheese. When I was a kid I would eat about 3 things (nightmare to feed, sorry mum) just a toastie was one of them. So this is a very nostalgic … Continue reading DAY 8🎄 Camembert and Cranberry Toastie
Now, Hot Chocolate is taken very seriously in this house. So while this may not sound like a “recipe” or something worth sharing, I can assure you that it is. I’m not really a tea (and certainly not a coffee, love the taste, hate the heart palpitations) drinker, but I do love a warm brew … Continue reading DAY 7🎄 Best Ever Festive Hot Chocolate
Cinnamon Buns are probably one of my favourite things on earth. What I love a little bit more than Cinnamon Buns is Christmas. So, Christmas inspired Cinnamon Buns are what my dreams are made of. Fluffy dough and buttery sweet cinnamon sugar are always good and we all know this. But, ginger and eggnog make … Continue reading DAY 6 🎄 Gingerbread & Eggnog Cinnamon Buns
This is a festive recipe that honestly everyone will enjoy, and anyone can bake! Who doesn’t like a classic lemon drizzle? Soft fluffy sponge topped with a crunchy sugar topping, what’s not too love? Citrus fruits always go so well in cakes as they cut through the sweetness so well and add a lovely light, … Continue reading DAY 4 🎄 Clementine Drizzle
NO SPROUT HATE HERE. Now I know they’re not everyone’s favourite, and to be honest I think that’s because of that way we’ve been cooking them, but I love sprouts, especially cooked this way. A big hunk of chunky green sprout isn’t likely to please anyone, so sometimes you just gotta be a little inventive … Continue reading DAY 3 🎄 Sexy Sprouts
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