Patisserie Week I’m back baking this week! Hurray! Patisserie week is one of my favourites, everything looks so pretty and delicate.... and difficult to do. I decided to go with the choux buns with craquelin, and made these with a lemon cheesecake filling. The choux buns were quite tricky, and I had to make a … Continue reading Bake Off Bake Along – Week 9 – Lemon Cheesecake Choux au Craquelin
Bake Off Bake Along: Week 7 I was so excited to watch Italian week on the bake off, I love cannoli and if we had a fryer I would have definitely been making them. Unfortunately we don't, and I'm not brave enough to try and get oil to the right temperature on the hob. The … Continue reading Bake Off Bake Along: Week 7 – Margarita Pizza
Chicken and Chorizo Pie I was all over Pie week!! It's definitely starting to feel autumnal and with that comes the urge to eat all those comforting wintery meals.... Pie being one of them! This week, I decided to go with the signature bake and make a decorated, savoury, shortcrust pastry pie. I decided to … Continue reading Bake Off Bake Along – Week 6
Pudding week! One of my favourite weeks on the bake off, I love puddings!! After last weeks disaster with caramel I decided to go for it this week, I went for a trifle terrine. We had my parents round for Sunday dinner so I didn't feel too piggy making a huge dessert, seeing as we … Continue reading Bake Off Bake Along – Week 5
Well..... I can definitely say that caramel is not my strong point!! I had an absolute nightmare this week. I decided to make millionaires shortbread, originally I planned to make a peanut butter caramel, just like Liam's signature bake - which I thought sounded delicious!! Unfortunately mine were not!! I was a little scared of … Continue reading Bake Off Bake Along – Week 4 – Millionaires Shortbread
Bread week Week three of the Bake Off is bread week. And the week I dread the most, I have a very hit and miss relationship with baking bread. This weeks challenges were a signature bake of teacakes, a technical bake of a traditional cottage loaf and a showstopper bread sculpture. I really enjoyed this … Continue reading Bake Off Bake Along – Week 3 – Cherry Teacakes
Week 2 - Biscuit Week Steven continues to impress with his bakes, winning star baker again. Can he keep up his high standards for the rest of the series, I'm not sure... I was quite amused watching the technical, just how difficult it appeared to be to shape the fortune cookies, and the fact the … Continue reading Oaty Ginger & Lime Cookie Sandwiches
