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Vanilla macaroons
I hate almonds. A lot. The taste of them in sweet things is just utterly unpleasant. So why exactly did I think it was a good idea to make some? Well, I know that they’re supposed to be difficult to...
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Chocolate Tia Maria torte, or failed macaroon cake
I have a confession. You know those pretty macaroons I made the other day? I sort of maybe didn’t tell you the whole story. After the vanilla macaroons came out of the oven all pretty, I decided to...
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Sticky gingerbread
Gingerbread is a word which makes me very suspicious. When someone tells me they have gingerbread, I know that in a few moments I will be either ecstatic or absolutely gutted. The reason being that...
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Apple cake with toffee sauce
Caramel is not my friend. I’m too impatient. I watch the pan for what feels like hours, and the sugar just stares up at me from the bottom of the pan in its original state. So I whack the heat up and...
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Mars bar loaf cake
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! If you follow me on twitter you may have seen me complaining about this recipe a lot over the past week. I first tried making it on Saturday and it made far...
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Cappuccino squares by Kim
So, I’ve cheated a bit here, because I didn’t make this cake. My clever sister, Kim, made it. I used to make this cake. I did. A lot. It was actually one of the first cakes I made. But then, one day,...
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Chocolate caramel cupcakes
At the beginning of February, I went to London to visit my lovely friend, Jessica. Jess and I have known each other since we were teeny tiny children at nursery. I won’t lie, there’s been some rocky...
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Lemon Meringue Cake
It’s Easter! And what perfect timing it is, because I have spent the entire week craving (and eating) chocolate, and now I get a free pass to stuff my face with even more of it. I do have a...
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Ultimate chocolate fudge cake
So, Easter kinda came and went, huh? Yeah it did. So here’s what we’re going to do: we’re going to pretend that this cake is decorated with eggs and stuff because I’m MENTAL and I will decorate baked...
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Galaxy chocolate and Galaxy caramel cupcakes
Where I used to work, when someone decided to leave for a new job/career break/miscellaneous life change, my lovely friend Emma would make themed cupcakes for their last day. (Incidentally, Emma has...
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