My attempts at a Sacher Torte

So, I have been on a hiatus from keeping this here up to date. Really no time alongs all the other things going on in the past couple months. I have been baking though up until we did our glorious ride to Brighton! I raised £600 for Macmillan, most of it through #CakeMonday - so …

February Procrastination – Baking intensification

I have lost track of updating this blog in the last 8 weeks... I need to get better at it... February became somewhat intense on the baking front... and it won't be surprising to hear that my essay was due in the middle of it...! However, I had the fortune of tasting some yummy cakes …

Tia Maria & Mascarpone Cake

You can tell, I have not done much for Uni this week. However, in my defence I have been to an all day Psychological conference on 'Relationships' before I started baking this Saturday! Not that this has much to do with my current module, but it was very interesting with brilliant speakers. My brain needed …

Dark Chocolate & Amaretto Cake

So, my module has started a week ago and there has been a drastic rise in baking activity! I am not surprised at all. I should get a degree in procrastination, I'd have a doctorate already! Oh well... The excuse for this cake was a friend's birthday, this is going to become a theme this …

Passionfruit disaster… Mango saves the day!

The mango cake was a great success, so I was high hopes for the passion fruit cake. I found a straight forward sounding recipe in the Clandestine Cake Club recipe book called simply Passionfruit Cake by Nicette Ammar from Cornwall. The recipe is split in three parts: make a curd, the sponge cake and then the filling …

Miniature Cayman Mango Cakes with Chocolate Ganache

I met with my friend yesterday for some serious studying and I promised I would bring some home made cakes. She said she eats everything, so it was up to me to chose. I was disorganised and should've picked a recipe before I left for work on Friday as with this chilly weather I sure …

Banana Cardamom Loaf

The baking frequency is picking up this year although this is likely procrastination kicking in as my new module has started yesterday and I should be reading/learning the material! Again, I took the recipe from the Clandestine Cake Club book. My colleague did not eat her banana, so I took it with me to incorporate …

Me & Kale Pt.1 as well as Lemon Parsnip Cake

So, I am a bit late with posting and baking this year. I have been cooking a few meals but forgot to take pictures. They were yummy though 🙂 I think part of why I have not been baking was cause I am terrible at picking a new recipe. I have got loads of books …

Santa has started dropping presents…

I guess the new year's resolution of 'less cake' is out the window! I have never heard of The Clandestine Cake Club before but apparently it's a thing! And if it has Nancy's approval of course I am in! Thanks, Lynn Hill for getting it all started!!! I am almost upset that I have been …