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Mini Lemon Drizzle Pound Cakes

March 20, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with We Bake, the community that rewards you for baking.  When I was a little girl growing up in rural Canada we had a small village shop that sold just about anything you could ever need. There was a meat counter where you watch them cut thick slices of bologna for your dinner …

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Spiced Apple Cake

A Delicious Spiced Apple Cake Recipe

November 6, 2016 by Elizabeth

A deliciously spiced apple cake recipe slightly adapted from a recipe found in Signe Johansen’s Scandinavian cookery book Scandilicious. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Difficulty: Easy Dreaming of apple cake I dreamt about apple cake last night. True story. This is likely because I had set aside today, Sunday, to deal with …

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Swirl Halloween Spider Cake

Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Halloween Cake

October 12, 2016 by Elizabeth

Three layers of peanut butter and chocolate flavoured cake swirled together sandwiched with peanut butter frosting and topped with a milk chocolate ganache and a giant Halloween spider. I confess that when it comes to Halloween I really am still a child at heart. I grew up in rural Eastern Canada where Halloween, and all …

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Pistachio & Coconut Cake with Rose Syrup

Pistachio and Coconut Cake with Rose Syrup

September 9, 2016 by Elizabeth

A Middle Eastern-inspired cake made with freshly ground pistachios and coconut and soaked in a gorgeous rose syrup. Creative cake-baking just for the fun of it on a dark, dreary, rainy Autumn day. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 50 minutes Difficulty: Easy m I made a cake! I made a cake and I’m really …

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Hungarian Plum Cake Recipe with Almonds

Hungarian Plum Cake Recipe

October 7, 2015 by Elizabeth

This quick and easy Hungarian plum cake is a great way to showcase fresh, seasonal plums. It’s very nutty and delicious, perfect with an afternoon cuppa. Post updated 16 August 2018. “Mum, why it so windy?” It’s that time of year again. The gales have returned causing ferry transport disruptions. It’s getting dark early and …

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Summer Fruits Cake

A Summer Fruits Picnic Cake

August 25, 2015 by Elizabeth

Sun, sea, sand and a summer fruits loaded picnic cake! It’s really not been much of a summer to speak of, here in Shetland. Saying that, I don’t think the UK mainland has been particularly blessed with an abundance of rays this season either. We’ve had a couple of good weekends – see our camping …

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Cherry & Almond Crumble Cake Squares

Cherry & Almond Crumble Cake Squares

August 19, 2015 by Elizabeth

Think bakewell tart, but better. Rainy days mean baking days, no? Our car has been sitting in the car park at our local garage waiting to be looked at for over a week now – the little circle on the dashboard with the exclamation point is staying illuminated while driving and the last time I …

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