Well as the title states, it is “National Tea Day” in the UK. I love tea especially [amazon_textlink asin=’B007RXQOV2′ text=’Earl Grey tea’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’wwwlovetobake-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’25a32f9b-2675-11e7-9ec6-f1818fcfb262′]. This got me thinking about different bakes which I could make to go with a nice cup of tea. Originally, I was going to make a marzipan based loaf with…
At 7am this morning I started to make some dough for my Hot Cross Buns. I left the dough to prove in a bowl on top of the oven. I knew I would be making something for the childrens’ breakfasts that would need the oven to be used so the heat from the oven would help the…
At the weekend I had a baking marathon and made several different things. I knew I had to make a chocolate fruit cake as my husband had eaten the first one. However, when I was checking ingredients onto the bench I found there were several missing. So I improvised. Instead of using prunes in the…
There is something to be said for chocolate and sweet mincemeat. My two favourite flavours and smells. It is a delightful combination which I have been experimenting with lately. I seem to have acquired several jars of [amazon_textlink asin=’B002AEH6UQ’ text=’sweet mincemeat’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’wwwlovetobake-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’3b2f335d-5cbe-11e7-8d1e-1bf848da63d8′] for some reason and instead of just making the usual…