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My favourite thing about Christmas is Yule Log, I love a nice slice of Yule Log. I know Yule Log isn’t just for Christmas but I defiantly associate it with Christmas as it was always something we had in our house around Christmas time. This year I decided maybe I […]

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Yule Log

This post was originally supposed to be about how to make Catherine Wheel biscuits for Bonfire Night also, I wanted to post it last Saturday in time for Bonfire Night on Monday. However, after a while trying to get the biscuits done, I decided it would be better for the Jam Doughnuts post […]

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Pinwheels

My first week at my new job and an email gets sent around about a cake sale to raise money for some colleagues who are doing a half marathon. Of course this gets my attention…the cake sale not the half marathon. I emailed back and said I would love to […]

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Swiss Roll

I got an invite to a friends engagement party and was wondering what kind of gift I should buy for them. I spoke to friend who is also going to the engagement party and she said she was thinking about making some cupcakes for them. She asked me why I […]

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Banana Cupcakes

This recipe is really simple. I have been super busy with work and just general life bits that have kept me out of the kitchen. I have missed being in the kitchen but I did manage to squeeze a short moment in the kitchen. My niece and nephew loved these […]

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Gummy Bear Ice Lollies

I got asked to do an activity for a training day that I had to attend for one of my jobs. I decided to do a decorating activity because it seemed like the simplest idea. Biscuits seemed like a good item to decorate and an easy item to transport to […]

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Chocolate Biscuits

This is the recipe for the flapjacks that I mentioned in the previous blog entry. I always used to make flapjacks and I have always used this recipe and I trust it 100%. You always end up with beautifully gooey flapjacks. If the flapjack gets stuck to the side of […]

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Flapjacks

I’m making this Fudge Cake for a friend and work colleague who is leaving. She decided that we should do a cake day so I thought I would make this cake. This cake was a big hit with all the girls at work. I’ll admit I was a bit sceptical […]

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Chocolate Fudge Cake

Taking a little trip so decided that I wanted to make a little car journey snack! Cookies, are a good. They are full of chocolate and quite an easy recipe. Again, I’m using a Mary Berry recipe from the Mary Berry Bible I used in the last post. This recipe […]

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