I have to admit, I was reluctant when I first read this challenge. A cake without flour? Whyyyyyyy? I mean, fine for all those gluten-free believers out there, but I LIKE gluten. I like the way flour makes a cake look and feel. I like it to rise. I like crumbs. And (warning: impending sacrilege [...]
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DB Valentines: oh-so-chocolate
Posted in Cakes and cupcakes, Chocolate, Daring Bakers on 28 February 2009 | 9 Comments »
The sweetest thing… Daring Bakers November challenge
Posted in Cakes and cupcakes, Daring Bakers, Fruit, tagged apples, Baking, caramel, family on 30 November 2008 | 7 Comments »
The first Daring Bakers challenge I did was SO challenging that every month I quiver a little in my boots and wonder what they’re going to ask us to do next. So it was a sweet surprise to discover that this month’s challenge was technical, but simple: bake a cake. Very sweet, very homely. The [...]
Daring Bakers take the cake
Posted in Cakes and cupcakes, Daring Bakers, tagged buttercream, cake, ganache, hazelnuts, praline on 30 July 2008 | 21 Comments »
All done and pretty
This is my first post as a Daring Baker!! To be honest, I thought I’d join this group for fun – hey, I like baking bread and cookies, and I know my way around a yeasted pastry recipe. No sweat.
This month’s challenge was hosted by Chris of Mele Cotte. When Chris posted [...]
Chocolate topped cupcakes
Posted in Cakes and cupcakes, Chocolate, tagged cupcakes, Fabulous Bakin' Boys, fairy cakes, Nigella Lawson on 16 July 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s never a good idea to go to a supermarket when you’re hungry. Chances are, you’ll buy much more than you need, and plenty that you don’t need at all… I do it regularly. So I was on my way back from the allotment one time, and passed the little superette along the way, and [...]
Rhubarb cake
Posted in Breakfast, Cakes and cupcakes, Fruit on 12 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My newly acquired allotment plot has a large rhubarb plant growing on it. Thankfully one of my neighbours at the site pointed it out to me, or I would’ve yanked it out with the rest of the weeds, as I had no idea what rhubarb looked like. Or what it tasted like, even, as I’d [...]
