It seems at the moment that I am in a stollen flavour bubble. While I love making the traditional spiced German loaf marbled with marzipan, sometimes I want to ring the ranges. I have made Gluten-free stollenStollenStollen cookiesStollen muffins and now introducing stollen bites. These are MoistStickyMoreishFruit PackedAlmondyDelicious This is my final foray into stollen … Read more
Spiced rum fruit cake
I cannot ever remember since I was 18 years old not making my own Christmas cake. My dad as a professional baker, baked at least 50 cakes from home every year after early retirement. Nearly everyone in the street I grew up in had a cake made by my dad. I remember standing as a … Read more
Oh what a Monday
I woke up with my organized head on and with a clear plan to my day. I packed my partner off to work and then my day went pear-shaped. Bear my 17-month-old German Shepherd decided to escape. Still, in my PJs and slippers, I spent the next hour trying to get him in. I tried … Read more