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tropical vegan cake on a plate with white flowers

Share the enjoyment of summer with this Tropical Vegan Cake


Tropical Vegan Cake I thought it was about time to have a new cake! There’s always a reason for cake! A birthday (yes mine)!; a thank you (yes, you!); coffee with a friend (who’s coming?); or just because you deserve it (that will be me too at the minute)! Why a tropical cake? Well, I thought I should try something…

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Plate of two different shaped date cookies on a white plate

Happy Eid if you are celebrating


A very late in the day blog post! I will post a new recipe soon but I’ve been very busy! Have a look at these delicious traditional Eid Kulicha… These are all delicious pastries filled with a soft lightly spiced date paste. You can find the recipe here. Please drop me a comment below and let me know if my…

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4 different ways with the flavour of hot cross buns


4 different ways with the flavour of hot cross buns Hot Cross Bun choices these days have gone crazy! I have seen salted caramel, toffee fudge, earl grey & lemon, chocolate chip, triple berry, Bramley apple, blueberry, orange & cranberry and many more variations! You can also get savoury hot cross buns (please explain this to me!) in the form…

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The best cake ever! St. Clements Cake here we come


The best cake ever! St. Clements Cake here we come Citrusy, zingy, melt-in-the-mouth soft delicious sponge! I am hooked! Seriously, I take it all back! I DO like citrusy cakes or to be specific, this St Clements cake! It’s only taken me 40-something years to realise it! Oh My Gosh! Okay, so strictly speaking this cake is lemon & orange,…

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You’ll love these easy 3 ingredient cinnamon pastries


Jump to Recipe You’ll love these easy 3 ingredient cinnamon pastries The pastry was not intended for this, but you’ll love these easy 3 ingredient cinnamon pastries! If you need a quick dessert or snack, or even breakfast, these are fantastic! These are crispy and flaky with a delicious delicately spiced soft filling. Perfect! Oh, and I made 25 of…

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individual trifle with a snowy & starry background

5 minute Black-forest trifle – make everyone love you!


5 minute Black-forest trifle – make everyone love you! Trifle is a dessert that I only tend to make when someone asks! Usually I try to avoid it as all the component parts make it far too complicated and time-consuming! Well my friends, this 5 minute Black-forest trifle – will make everyone love you! If you have just a few…

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Florentines on a wire rack

Vegan Florentines


Vegan Florentines These vegan florentines are so very tasty I find it hard to believe this is the first time I have created a recipe for them! I thought (wrongly) that florentines were something that I could take or leave, but how wrong was I! I even ate not one, but two before dinner they were that tasty! Think crisp…

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slice of apple crumble cake on a plate

Apple Crumble Cake


Apple Crumble Cake When you have lots of apples and have already made apple crumble, baked apple dumplings, apple crumble slice and apple jumble! what do you do? You create something new! Apple Crumble Cake! This is cake. There are spiced apples. and crumble. All. Rolled. Into. One! Perfect! Your go-to Recipe I have made this with straightforward ingredients which…

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Tray of puff pastry whirls

Puff Pastry Ideas


Puff Pastry Ideas You might think of puff pastry as something that you are not too fussed about, but it is a fantastic fridge (or freezer) standby for so many things! For example, you can make a quick and tasty meal, a dessert, breakfast or even just a snack! As you may have guessed, I’m talking ready made puff pastry!…

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