Tag: family friendly

Chocolate biscuit fudge

Chocolate biscuit fudge

I made these for a cake sale at the school recently. Not too toot my horn, but they sold out in record time. The only thing that sold faster was tickets to the chocolate fountain! The perfect easy (and popular) cake sale item

Granadilla Heaven Cake

Granadilla Heaven Cake

Zesty Cake with Marscapone Cream, Granadilla Curd and White Chocolate Icing

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallows

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallows

This variation on marshmallows started as an experiment (like many things in my kitchen). The flavours were inspired by Flavour Nation’s chocolate cherry flavour. To bump up the chocolate, I added in chunks of dark chocolate to the warm marshmallow and glace cherries. When the 

Blueberry Tart

Blueberry Tart

Savor the taste of summer with a no-fuss Fresh Blueberry Tart featuring an delicious Oreo crust. This is the quickest tart I have ever made, everything is mixed in the blender (I used a Nutribullet), ensuring it’s ready to devour in just about 30 minutes. 

Carol’s Pear Cake

Carol’s Pear Cake

Let’s keep it real with an uncomplicated but delightful journey into the past through my mom’s Tinned Pear Cake. Born from the ease of canned pears, this cake recipe is a no-fuss, straightforward creation that sparks memories of home. Join me in whipping up this 

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie

These delicious chicken pot pies are endorsed by my (rather fussy) children. The puff pastry is homemade but store bought is absolutely fine. Remove the pastry from the freezer and place in the fridge the day before you intend using it. The recipe for the 

Honey Waffle Cake

Honey Waffle Cake

A perfect hot winter dessert. Serve hot with custard or ice cream A perfect warm winter dessert

Ginger Biscuits

Ginger Biscuits

Ingredients You can vary your recipes a little to suit your personal taste, for instance, if you want a darker, slightly more bitter cookie, try replacing the golden syrup with molasses.  In general, recipes with less syrup and no egg tend to be crisper.  Here 

How to make the perfect Swiss Roll

How to make the perfect Swiss Roll

This article first appeared on Food24 Nothing is a quick and easy to make as a Swiss Roll.  From start to finish it probably takes under 30 minutes to make and bake!  Perfect for surprise guests!  Apart from creamy or buttery fillings, the Swiss Roll 

Baking with Kids

Baking with Kids

This article first appeared on Food24 Who doesn’t have a happy memory of baking with their mom’s or grans evoked by the mouth-watering smell of vanilla or freshly baked bread.  My personal baking journey started on Sunday afternoons, a time of extreme boredom in our