Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday [aka Pancake Day or Mardi Gras], the day on which, traditionally, all the eggs and butter are used up before the Lenten fast begins. For those of you observing it properly, I salute you, and offer this simple vegan recipe for fairy cakes to help see you through. Unless you feel… Continue reading Recipe: Simple Vegan Lemon Fairy Cakes
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Recipe: (Almost) According to Waitrose: Apple and Fudge Muffins
Because we’re still using up our home-grown (now stewed) apples, here’s another apple-y recipe. This one came from a Waitrose recipe card, though I adapted it to things I already had in my cupboard. Ingredients: 227g self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder Fudge Chunks (although I used honeycomb bits) 2 Apples (approximated from a tub of… Continue reading Recipe: (Almost) According to Waitrose: Apple and Fudge Muffins
(Almost) According to Delia: Sponge Cake
It's a classic, is the humble Sponge. The basic recipe, for a simple yet delicious cake, from which all others are simply variations. If you know a good recipe for a Sponge, you're set for life when it comes to cakes. When I was allowed to bake unaccompanied (I have a feeling my mother didn't… Continue reading (Almost) According to Delia: Sponge Cake
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