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Thumbprint Cookies

March 30, 2022alwayscake

Perfect for parties or afternoon teas, thumbprint cookies are incredibly versatile. I took an afternoon to try out four different flavour combinations: chocolate with a chocolate ganache, lemon and poppy seed with lemon curd and lemon icing, coffee with vanilla… Continue reading →

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Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake

January 20, 2021alwayscake

Another loaf cake! This time it’s a bit of a fancy one! I started out making this as a regular weekday cake, then realised it was turning into a Special Cake. I popped some candles in it and transformed it… Continue reading →

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Chocolate layer cake

February 27, 2020alwayscake

February is my birthday month, so for this month’s recipe, it’s my birthday cake! My husband always bakes my birthday cake, and this year it was the best yet. A gorgeously dark chocolate cake and the most indulgent ganache, we… Continue reading →

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Pain au Chocolat Pudding

December 1, 2018alwayscake

Something a little different, but definitely one if you’re entertaining over the Christmas season… or anytime, in fact. This pudding is delightfully simple and tastes amazing – the photo really doesn’t do it justice! No specialist baking skills required, you… Continue reading →

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Mini Egg Cookies

March 31, 2018alwayscake

I love mini egg season. Gorgeous Cadbury chocolate wrapped up in a sweet, crisp sugar shell, it’s one of life’s little Easter pleasures. But Easter can get crazy busy, so if you’re cooking for family, there’s nothing better than making… Continue reading →

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Easter Nests

March 24, 2018alwayscake

Easter baking fun this week with the most simple and delicious recipe for Easter. This is a great one for doing with kids; lots of smashing, scrunching and mixing and very little to go wrong – not too much mess,… Continue reading →

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Strawberry cupcakes with prosecco frosting

February 24, 2018alwayscake

Here’s a fun one for a celebration or summer party. And with the winter still here, I can’t think of a better way to dream of the warm summer months than with a gorgeous strawberry cake with prosecco frosting! Cupcake… Continue reading →

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Chocolate Birthday Cake

January 7, 2018alwayscake

The littlest helper in our house turned two today! Now you should know by now I’m not really a ‘fancy cakes’ kind of baker, but birthdays are an exception! So a birthday cake was in order for this weekend, chocolate,… Continue reading →

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Little Puff Pastry Mince Pies – the quickest mince pies ever!

December 23, 2017alwayscake

So Christmas is just round the corner, you’ve finished work and sat down… But there’s still so much to do!!! Why not make one thing easier for yourself and bosh a batch of these beauts out. The pastry’s shop-bought and… Continue reading →

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Stained glass window biscuits

December 16, 2017alwayscake

These little treats are so festive and fun, they’re as much a joy to make as they are to eat! And they’re so pretty you could even hang them on your tree to sparkle in the fairy lights and give… Continue reading →

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