The traditions of British baking stretch back to King Alfred and the burnt cakes, so it's no surprise that you all have such a wealth of cakes, biscuits and other sweet goodies in your repertoire. From tea breads to celebration cakes, there is plenty here to appeal!
These days I whizz it in the processor so it is prepared in only a few mintues. I don't even roll it these days, just sprinkle the mixture and press into shape with my fingers.
I adapted this from a recipe for Sour Cherry Yoghurt Cake, to suit what ingredients I had in cupboard and because I had a big pot of yoghurt I needed to use up (it was Greek) . Original recipe used 1.3 litre loaf tin, cooked for 50 mins.
Simnel Cake is really a traditional Mothering Sunday Cake which has got taken over by Easter Celebrations. I am not too keen on the original recipe, but I do like this twist on the original version. I make the cake about a week before Easter and de
I served this for Christmas day dinner as this reminds me of the Christmas feasts I had as a child. My uncles, aunts & cousine from my mum's side of the family would come together and the buffet table would be groaning with food ranging from ham to p
