I refreshed this post from my old blog. Mainly because it’s a brilliant, lazy and easy way to make, store and transport cakes. You don’t even need to wash up your cake tins and the batter is made in a saucepan. Ingredients 125gr butter 125gr soft brown sugar 125gr black treacle 150ml milk 1 egg 1tsp vanilla …

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I stopped drinking Diet Coke. It was a pretty brutal detox. I miss fizzy drinks though and full sugar drinks are just way too sweet. This is my compromise at the moment. Ingredients 150gr fresh cranberries 250ml water 40gr caster sugar Method 1, Put the cranberries in a small saucepan with the water and simmer, …

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Leaving an old blog behind was hard.  I kind of grew out of it but there was still some solid content on there.  I like to refresh some of it here every now and then.  Perfect for blogmas: Cinnamon Reindeer Shortbread Biscuits. I found this brilliant piping idea on Pinterest Ingredients 125gr butter 65gr caster …

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Some days you just need cake.  But living in a house with two adults and two cats, we struggle to smash through an entire Victoria Sponge even though I get mad Cake Guilt*. (*I can’t leave cake to get stale and I can’t throw away cake. It’s unnatural. I literally got an eye twitch then…) I …

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In December, I feel like I’m on a permanent quest to get super cosy and comforted. I’m talking soft jumpers that envelope you in warmth. Snuggling your morning coffee in your hands. Wrapping your favourite scarf around the bottom half of your face. Soup and warm bread. Those unattractive but oh-so-comfy fluffy fleece socks. It’s …

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