As you can imagine, living on a sheep farm, anything sheep is a big hit here. Many farms have finished lambing now but there are still others, like ours where the lambs have either just started or are just about to-just in time for Easter. For that reason, I have come up with these no-bake … [Read more…]
It was my birthday on Sunday. Yay. Who doesn’t love birthdays? So here are my top five reasons why I love my birthday. 1.You get gift. All the gifts. Granted, as you get older, the gifts become less but this makes them even more special. 2.You receive post. Now, as a blogger, I am quite … [Read more…]
There’s not many people who can boast having had Michel Roux in their kitchen and, while he has not made it to the farm yet, with a baking subscription from BakedIn Ltd, he is here in spirit. If like me, you love baking but you get stuck in a same-old-Victoria-sponge-rut, then BakedIn Ltd is for you. … [Read more…]
Across the country (weather permitting), hay and silage is being made and crops are being harvested. All this hard work adds up to very hungry workers. It’s school holidays too so there are even more mouths to feed. I have heard of a special sheep shearing cake which I have been researching but I thought … [Read more…]
Easter makes me think of chocolate and the colour yellow. It must be the Spring element. So for your Easter cake, how about combining chocolate with yellow? I think it would look lovely as your table centre piece on Easter Sunday. I love custard in baking-just think vanilla slice but with sponge rather than pastry. … [Read more…]
If it’s escaped your notice, it is Mother’s Day next Sunday and we are being bombarded with flowers, chocolates and card advertising. If you are looking for something different this Mother’s Day, why not have a look at sending your Mum a personalised cake from Baker Days? Let’s face it, cake is always a winner. … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago, Mackays sent me some festive jam and marmalade. I made something with the jam a week or so ago so next up was the marmalade. We had a little Christmas party at my mum’s at weekend so I offered to bake a cake. I decided on a chocolate orange cake as … [Read more…]
We’ve all got people we know who we find it hard to buy for. You know who, at Christmas, a card doesn’t seem enough but a jumper or perfume would be too much? Well, I have the answer and it works, even if they live a long way away. CAKE The lovely people at Baker … [Read more…]
So this week, The Great British Bake Off theme is desserts. After last week’s disaster, I decided to play safe and bake one of my favourite ever desserts. I say dessert, some may describe it as more of a pudding but hey ho, it is… I make variations of this all year round. Even … [Read more…]
As everyone’s favourite baking show, the Great British Bake Off begins again, I thought I would share my own favourite cake recipe. You will need: 8oz wholemeal flour 8oz caster sugar 8oz butter (I used St Helen’s Farm Goat’s Butter) 4 eggs 1 Lemon For Filling Lemon curd 10 oz Icing sugar 5oz butter Lemon … [Read more…]
