I like baking. Scroll down to see what I've made!
Hello! I’ve been away for so long I forgot how to log on. But here we are, back again.
I’ve been away for a bit because I just couldn’t really deal with doing any baking to be honest – I think it was all anxiety related.
BUT, I made some cakes last week, for a cake sale that we did at work to raise money for Asthma UK.
Here is what I made…
What a dramatic title. It’s really just experiment time! I never really enjoyed science experiments at school but I do enjoy a cake experiment – not sure if that’s because I get to eat the final product? #cakescience
Continue reading “Buttermilk vs soured cream – ultimate showdown knockout battle”
This month’s recipe is Earl Grey Tea Loaf.
I’ll say this right now. This is not a cake for me. There is far too much dried fruit in here and it’s not covered in buttercream.
So what do I do with cakes that aren’t my thing? That’s right – take them home to my mum and Dad who like stuff with dried fruit in a lot more than I do.
I eat a lot of bananas, but I don’t really like them when they are baked into a cake, if I’m being honest.
When someone brings in a banana loaf, I’m usually not one of the first people in the queue to try it, which is very unlike me. Usually if there’s a cake in the office I pipe up at about 10am asking if anyone’s going to have any. I think 10am is an acceptable time for cake.
Continue reading “Hummingbird Bakery: Banana and Cinnamon Muffins”
I haven’t made many lemon drizzle cakes in my life; in fact other than the one you’re about to read about, I think I’ve only made one other and I don’t remember it being particularly amazing.
I mean, it was alright but I didn’t love it.
Continue reading “When life gives you lemons, make a lemon drizzle”
Valentine’s Day has rolled around, and once again I find myself single.
I haven’t given up hope though! Two smiley faces in one email is definite flirting isn’t it?
Sigh.
Continue reading “It’s Valentine’s Day and I’ve gone a bit over the top”
So, before Christmas I went to Tesco. They had an offer on Terry’s Chocolate Oranges which was something ridiculous like ‘buy one get two free’. I saved £4!
I told the lady at the checkout that I liked her optimism when she pointed out that the best before date wasn’t until March.
I made a cake for someone at work because he was leaving one department and going into another one. I wanted to make a drip cake with mini doughnuts on the top.
I had been so organised up to this point – the only thing left to do the night before the cake was due was the chocolate ganache for the drip and the mini doughnuts.
However, the drip part didn’t really work and I wasn’t happy with the cake. Maybe I’m too picky but I like things to look as good as possible! So anyway, here is what happened, via notes written on my phone throughout the experience, the evening before the cake was due and after chocolate ganache ruined my life…
Well it’s January and everyone in my office is ‘eating healthily’ (including me, blorft).
They don’t want me to thwart their efforts by bringing in a chocolate cake, so what better time to continue on from my avocado cake experiment than test out another recipe, this time… with sweetcorn!
I really don’t think there’s anything better than spending the weekend in the kitchen baking, with a Spotify playlist on the go.
And last weekend that’s what I did.