Artisan Chocolate at the School of Artisan Food
Lime Moulded Chocolates Last weekend as a break from the house I travelled up to the Welbeck Estate near Worksop. This trip has been long-awaited. Ever since I heard about the School of Artisan Food...
View ArticleLight Chocolate Cake for Easter
Julia Parsons from A Slice of Cherry Pie has hosted an Easter Cake Bake since 2007. My previous entries have included Mini Egg Tiffin and Simnel Cupcakes. I was pleased when she announced she was...
View ArticleChocolate Bran Flake Slice
I’m working on a workshop at the moment to help parents on low incomes pack nutritional lunchboxes. While doing some research I came across a fantastic resource on School Food Trust. They have...
View ArticleChocolate, Banana & Fudge Muffins
Dr Oetker have kindly sent me a selection of their baking range. I will be testing most of the products in a few weeks with my Little Helpers, but I couldn’t resist baking with the fudge chunks and...
View ArticleWhat shall we cook today? Chocolate Salami
As I don’t have children of my own I’m very lucky to have a couple of Little Helpers that help me road test recipes, ingredients and cookery equipment geared towards children. Back in November they...
View ArticleShiny Disco Balls (aka Rum Truffles)
On Monday I was left with the quandary of what to do with left over cake trimmings, though to be honest left over cake in this house is a rare sight. As a child I had a fondness for Rum Truffles. The...
View Article30th Classic Car Birthday Cake
In the 10 years I’ve been with him, I’ve never known Hubs to have a proper birthday cake. He’s one of the lucky or unlucky people (depending on your viewpoint) who arrived on this earth just in time...
View ArticleChocolate Mousse Cake by William Drabble
There is something about chocolate and raspberries paired that I love. The tartness of the raspberries cuts through the rich chocolate far better than strawberries do, or at least that is my opinion....
View ArticleCherry & Chocolate Profiteroles
Last weekend I made profiteroles for the first time in ages. I’d forgotten how quick they are to make. Eclairs, that are also made from choux pastry, mean ‘flash of lightning’ in French. Of course...
View ArticleMake Eat Get Read Go – October ’17
Make – Jewelled Kheer to celebrate Diwali In pre-school LB has been learning about Diwali. I knew it was highly likely she’d make a diva lamp and sweets in school so decided we could make something...
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