28. Jamaican Black (Rum) Cake – The most alcoholic cake I’ve ever baked
Jamaican Black Cake Officially the most alcoholic cake that I have EVER baked. Jamaican Black cake is most definitely not for the faint of heart or soberest of people. Containing 2 bottles of dark rum...
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Chocolate and Chilli Cake! Glazed and Glorious Having never been to Mexico before or eaten chilli and chocolate together, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I am now a chocolate and chilli...
View Article38. South Korean Sweet Potato Cake with Creamy Coconut Custard Frosting
This recipe was inspired by what I had left in my fridge. One lonely sweet potato. Upon returning from holiday to Amsterdam I needed a quick and exotic bake for my sister’s birthday. I wasn’t entirely...
View Article39. Bagels Bagels Bagels! Polish Bakery
Bagels! Bagels! Bagels! Bagels have been on my to bake list FOREVER! Inspired by a recent episode of The Great British Bake Off (new series and I’m guessing everyone else is totally addicted to it like...
View Article40. Chinese Rice Cakes – Half way aroundtheworldin80bakes!
Hasn’t time flown? One year in and we’re already half way Around the World in 80 bakes and what better destination to reach than China, one of my most favourite places in the world! The Great Wall –...
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Triple Lemon, Triple Layer Victoria Sponge Ok, ok I’ve baked rather a few things already from good old England so it may not be that exotic to choose a Traditional Victoria Sponge. However! I know a...
View Article30. Beautiful Bara Brith! Welsh Tea Loaf
Bara Brith! My friend Dicky who I met on Twitter asked me if I was planning any Welsh bakes recently. I’ve been thinking about baking Welsh cakes for a little while and asked Dicky for his favourite...
View Article36. Wiltshire Lardy Cake – Let Them Eat Lard! – 18th Century Clandestine Cake...
Wiltshire Lardy Cake at the Clandestine Cake Club Lard in a cake? Sounds vile doesn’t it? I’ve always been perplexed by this notion of animal fat in food. Long gone are the days when we made Yorkshire...
View Article41. Otto and Fanny’s Fijian Banana Cake
Welcome to Otto and Fanny’s When choosing which island to visit in Fiji the Yasawas stood out a mile, mainly due to the lure of wonderful food at Otto’ and Fanny’s. We spent an entire week soaking up...
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Meeting James Morton – the King of Sourdough My friend Kate very kindly offered to drive us to Glasgow for James Morton’s ‘Stollen Moment’ show. Armed with James’s new book, a cheese board, a selection...
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