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Everything Sweet
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Scones (The Perfect Afternoon Tea Treat)
35 minutes
How to make the perfect afternoon tea treat – scones. Once they’ve baked, enjoy them with butter, jam and plenty of clotted cream.
Chocolate Chip Soda Bread
42 minutes
Traditional Irish soda bread with a sweet, chocolatey twist. Unbelievably simple to make, no kneading, no proving, and ready for the oven in under 10 minutes.
Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Cookies
25 minutes
Chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. Soft and gooey on the inside, slightly crisp on the outside. Absolutely delicious!
Fairy Cakes (From my boys for my birthday)
Making fairy cakes with children is so simple and so much fun. Here’s my recipe for simple vanilla cupcakes and two different types of icing.
Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes
43 minutes
Delicious coffee sponge with a hidden caramel centre, topped with whipped vanilla cream and drizzled with a bit more caramel.
Caramel Sauce
12 minutes
Delicious caramel sauce – Quick and easy to make with just three ingredients. Drizzle it on pretty much anything to add some lovely caramel sweetness.
How to Make Fortune Cookies
25 minutes
Add a fun twist to a dinner party or surprise someone with a special message with homemade fortune cookies.
Apple Crumble Flapjacks
30 minutes
Apple crumble flapjacks – Golden flapjacks with a layer of juicy apple and raisins. Perfect on their own as a snack or smothered in hot homemade custard for a warming dessert.
Spiced Orange Popcorn
10 minutes
Sweet cinema-style popcorn with orange and spices – The perfect accompaniment to a Christmas film.
Traditional Deep-Filled Mince Pies
1 hour 50 minutes
My recipe for traditional deep-filled mince pies. A delicious light almond pastry filled with homemade mincemeat.
Birthday Cake (All-In-One Vanilla Sponge)
45 minutes
A delicious, light vanilla sponge birthday cake recipe. Quick and simple to make and perfect for decorating to make a birthday really special.
Making Mincemeat
Dried fruit and spices soaked in orange and lemon juice, and brandy – yum.
Marzipan and Cherry Cake
1 hour 10 minutes
Delicious almond sponge with cherries and a layer of gooey marzipan in the centre.
Queen of Puddings Cupcakes
1 hour
Vanilla sponge with a hidden raspberry jam and custard centre and topped with an italian meringue frosting.