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Toffee apple cake
This toffee apple cake is the ultimate cosy bake—soft, spiced sponge studded with tender apples, layered with rich toffee flavour and finished with a luxurious toffee drizzle. Perfect for autumn afternoons, weekend baking or whenever you’re craving a nostalgic, comfort-filled slice with your cuppa. Heat your cake up in the microwave for added comforting vibes.…
Winter spice cupcakes
At Christmas time, it’s normally all about mince pies and fruit cake where I’m from, but sometimes I fancy something a bit different. These spicy, gingerbready cupcakes with sweet vanilla buttercream icing are the perfect alternative if you don’t like the typical dried fruit-based bakes at this time of year. They have all the spices…
Chocolate avocado smoothie
This smoothie feels like such a treat yet it’s so good for you! I tend to make this in my luteal phase and I need a boost of happy hormones and comfort. And if you use over 70% dark chocolate, it’s food for you, right? This drink has energy and potassium from the banana, healthy…
At-home pizza
Making pizza the way they cook it in an Italian restaurant is virtually impossible without a pizza oven. But, you can succeed if you whack your oven up to the max and improvise with an upside-down baking tray! Ingredients Dough 1kg strong bread flour 14g instant active dry yeast (2 x regular sachets) 1 tsp…
Filo-wrapped filo with honey
Ingredients 3-4 sheets filo pastry 1 block of feta cheese 1 tbs sesame seeds 3 tbs butter (melted) Honey to drizzle Method
Citrus drizzle cake
This is an upgrade to the regular 4/4/4/2 cake ratio I normally do. I added soured milk to the batter to create a more tender texture, and I have to say that I achieved what I set out to do. The sourness also adds to the citrus flavour of the cake, so it’s a win-win!…
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