It’s the most wonderful time of the year… no! Not Christmas! Halloween! The time when all the spooky spookenings happen and it’s totally fine to eat loads of chocolate and sweets that you were going to give to the neighbourhood kids but then you realise there’s a globabl pandemic on so it would be irresponsible to not socially distance. It’s also the time of the year where Pumpkin Spice finds…
I can’t believe I’ve had a blog for over three years and a YouTube channel for over a year and it’s taken me this long to get a recipe for my all-time favourite cake up! I absolutely adore coffee and walnut cake, and this recipe is, for me, the best coffee and walnut cake bar none. It’s based upon my Mum’s recipe with a few tweaks made and I could…
The Hummingbird Cake has had a bit of a surge of popularity recently, but it’s actually a cake that has been around since the 1960’s – if not earlier – where it originated from Jamaica before being exported to the United States and gaining popularity in their southern states. The Hummingbird Cake shares a fair few characteristics with carrot cake – it’s oil-based, it’s beautifully spiced and it has a…
At the time of writing, the UK – and most of the world – is under lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This has caused a shortage of certain food items in some places, and one of the big ones is flour! People have either turned to baking their own food or using the opportunity to learn to bake. Either way, getting hold of flour is a challenge. While I…
While under lockdown, for some reason, Banana Bread has become the de rigueur recipe to make. Why? I’m not really sure. Maybe people bought excess bananas and didn’t use them all (in which case, don’t stockpile, it’s naughty!). Maybe it’s because it’s super easy to make? Or maybe it’s just because it’s really tasty? Or maybe all three? Whatever the reason, Banana Bread is great to make at any time,…