Mum’s Birthday Cake
Preheat oven to 180’C. To make the cake, combine together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add in the eggs one by one, mixing well in between. Crack the eggs into a cup so you do not get any shell in the mixture! Fold in the flour and cocoa powder as well as […]
Chocolate, Orange & Pistachio Biscotti
Preheat the oven to 160. Mix the flour and baking powder together with a fork to ensure they are well mixed. In a large bowl mix all of the ingredients apart from the chocolate to a soft dough consistency; if the mix remains a little sticky simply add a small amount of flour until the […]
Kate Lyon’s Ruby Chocolate Tart
For the pastry 1. In a large bowl rub together the flour and butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs 2. Add the water, salt, egg yolk and sugar to the mixture and bring into a dough using your hands 3. Knead very lightly (take care or the dough can become tough) until there are no […]
Strawberry, White Chocolate and Champagne Vintage Valentine’s Cake
For the white chocolate sponge: Pre-heat the oven to 175c. In a saucepan, melt the butter, stir in the white chocolate until combined and set aside to start cooling. Once warm, add the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract to the mixture and combine. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder […]
ChoCoffee Baileys and Salted Caramel Cake
1. Preheat your oven to 175°C fan. Prepare the filter coffee and leave to cool down. 2. Line 1x 8”, 2x 6” and 1x 4” cake tins with oil and baking paper (cover the base and sides). You will also need one cupcake case for the top layer of the cake. 3. In a medium bowl […]