tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586016764427575682024-02-19T07:08:04.199-08:00Let's Eat Cake!As someone who is obsessed with all things cake, and my love for baking sweet treats. I thought I would share my baking experiences as well as the lovely cakes I sample along the way! So...let the cake fest begin!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491249484098293089noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58601676442757568.post-6455485158423790502015-01-08T05:14:00.000-08:002015-01-08T05:14:14.813-08:00Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Won Christmas!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy new year!!! Now Christmas is over I feel like I'm beginning to come out of the "cake haze" that has been my world for the majority of December. Before I forget what a blissful place that it was, I thought I would mention some of the highlights of the month. Top of that list was the opportunity to get into the kitchen (without toddler), and create this little beauty for Christmas....a No-Bake Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake inspired by an article from my Sister In-Law and <a href="http://beyondfrosting.com/2014/05/19/no-bake-reeses-peanut-butter-cup-cheesecake/" target="_blank">another cake blog</a>. I tweaked the recipe as some ingredients weren't readily available in the UK, however it tasted as good as it looks. If you're Reese's Peanut Butter Cup fan, try this recipe:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as eating "Santa's" body weight in cake over Christmas, I also got to bake a Red Velvet Cake and Chocolate & Banana Cake (see above) for our house-warming! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had to dust off my baking skills this week, as the Brownies had a charity Fundraiser for <a href="http://www.plan-uk.org/" target="_blank">Plan UK</a> - where they sold their <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/No-Sew-T-shirt-Infinity-Scarf-Tutorial-1/" target="_blank">"no sew" scarves</a> - which were a favourite with the parents!!! And home baked goods were made by the girls for sale.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I decided to make an easy recipe - Chocolate Marble and Banana Cake (inspired by <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bake-Cookies-Casseroles-Fresh-Oven/dp/0007259700/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222863197&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Rachel Allen</a>), and it went down a storm! Even Foxy (our honorary Brownie) wanted a piece...As <a href="http://www.plan-uk.org/" target="_blank">Plan UK </a>are such a brilliant charity and do so many great things for children all over the world, the Brownies went all out as the pictures below demonstrate.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was treated to the ultimate "Fluffy Sandwich" this week, when dining at <a href="http://bills-website.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bill's</a>...A part of their specials menu, was a Brioche sandwich filled with fluffy marshmallows and nutella, topped with pistachio ice cream and a drizzle of strawberry coulis. Yes this delight was all on one plate, and after a tapas style meal, this was the perfect and unforgettable masterpiece!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I always refer to October as being the best month of the year, normally because it's my Birthday month and so it's generally a happy time. But this October has been super special!!! Why, you ask?! Because the cake choices were beyond what I had anticipated...I enjoyed so much cake / desserts (see picture above), I can't wait for my birthday to roll around again, so I have another excuse to consume so much, and pass it off as being my birthday month! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Okay imagine me whispering to you now!) I even had evenings out where I ate 2 desserts at one meal seating - naughty me!!! But it was so worth it...first I went to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Manor-House-Wanstead/320164788141779?rf=510402029061382" target="_blank">Manor House</a> in Wanstead where I literally couldn't decide which dessert to have, and since my friends were having coffee with their desserts, and I'm not a coffee drinker I thought why not have what I really want - more cake! So treacle tart and chocolate brownies it was :-)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There was also a night of <a href="http://www.rollerbowl.co.uk/" target="_blank">bowling</a>...where although the food wasn't amazing at the <a href="http://www.rollerbowl.co.uk/food-drink/volti-noti-italian-restaurant" target="_blank">Volti Noti </a>restaurant, having 2 desserts (a mistake on their part!) And birthday cake more than made it alright. I can't even mention all the other "extra" cakes I have eaten this month, although I must say that my Hubby did satisfy my new "Red Velvet" obsession with a cupcake from the <a href="http://www.buttercupcakeshop.co.uk/" target="_blank">Buttercup Cake Shop</a> too. I had a great month of catching up with my "lady friends" and eating my age (sorry I'm not relieving!) in cake/dessert/chocolate/pastries.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: purple;">I cannot describe to you the excitement I felt at arriving at the annual </span><a href="http://thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk/london/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Cake & Bake Show!</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> It was like all my cake dreams had come true...the displays and range were incredible, and had me oooing and ahhing!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: purple;">The vast array of stalls, made choosing all the the more harder and we couldn't help stopping to take in the beautiful layouts. It would have also been rude not to sample the goods on offer! The exhibits that really drew our attention were places like; </span><a href="http://www.thelittleroundcakecompany.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">The Little Round Cake Company </span></a><span style="color: purple;"> who had so much choice, I physically struggled to decide on the flavours, but opted for the White Chocolate & Raspberry, Apple Crumble, Sticky Toffee and Blackforest. Another stall I couldn't resist was </span><a href="http://www.eatnmesscakes.co.uk/" style="color: purple;" target="_blank">Eat N Mess Cakes</a><span style="color: purple;">, their danity cupcakes and pie slices looked too cute! We also bumped into the odd celebrity or two at the show's cooking classes (namely Eric Lanlard!) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: purple;">That wasn't all on offer - there were non-cake stalls (yes at a cake show!) But they were serving some great treats, especially </span><a href="http://www.supremesausages.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Supreme Sausages</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> and </span><a href="http://www.theflourstation.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">The Flour Station</span></a><span style="color: purple;">. My friend fell in love with the delights of both of these stalls, and carried home many indulgences from both! So all in all we have a fabulous time - roll on next year!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was profoundly glad to hear that this week is <a href="http://www.nationalcupcakeweek.co.uk/" target="_blank">"National Cupcake Week"</a>. Who wouldn't want to pay homage to the dainty pleasure of a cupcake...! Sometimes they can make the world seem like a better place - yes I said it, I have that reassurance in the frosted delight!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On a more sensible note, cupcakes have become a huge trend and business in many countries, with everyone trying to out-do each other in flavours, colours and sizes. As my <a href="http://onelovecake.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/worlds-most-expensive-cupcake.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> demonstrated there's not many ingredients or prices that won't be spent when coming up with the ultimate cupcake. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think of the cupcake as being a staple requirement to any worthy dessert buffet, as was the case when I got married a few years ago. I even went to the lengths of having our monogram put onto cupcake toppers for the occasion (see below).</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In salutation of the humble cupcake, I will strive to consume a cupcake delight this week, because how can you not love a cupcake - <a href="http://www.nationalcupcakeweek.co.uk/page/33_reasons_to_love_cupcakes.html" target="_blank">see 33 reasons why you should here</a> - haha! I will leave you with this wow of a cupcake....have a burger (cupcake) on me! :-)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay so there are not many cakes that make me go "Wow", but when a friend sent this little beauty to me...I was beyond "Wowsers!!" Not because I thought it was exceptionally beautiful (although it is striking), but because of the eye-watering price attached to it...£540! Yes you read right, this birthday cake masterpiece cost more than many people's monthly shopping bill.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you know I adore cake like no other, but even I would struggle to part with hundreds for something that could be consumed in less than 10 mouthfuls!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So this is in no way cake related!! But I couldn't help myself - I have had the privilege this week of having an article written about little ol' me in the weekly <a href="http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/former-brownie-returns-leader-pack" target="_blank">Voice newspaper</a>. The article focuses on the diversity of Girlguiding Leaders and Brownies turning 100 years old this year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With so much choice, it was difficult to decide on just a couple of cakes, but I must say the choices were very right. I opted to try the <a href="https://hummingbirdbakery.com/order/cupcakes/classic-cupcakes/red-velvet-cupcakes/" target="_blank">Red Velvet Cupcake</a> for starters, I have literally fallen in love with a cupcake!!! I have eaten other red velvet cupcakes before, but none of them have tasted as delectable as this...I wanted more! Hubby had the <a href="https://hummingbirdbakery.com/order/tray-bakes/frosted-brownies/" target="_blank">Frosted Brownie</a> to begin with, but it was the <a href="https://hummingbirdbakery.com/order/cakes/chocolate-malt-cake/" target="_blank">Chocolate Malt Cake </a>that he ooohhh and ahhhhh over.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also sampled the <a href="https://hummingbirdbakery.com/order/cheesecakes/brownie-cheesecake/" target="_blank">Brownie Cheesecake</a> and <a href="https://hummingbirdbakery.com/order/cakes/rainbow-cake/" target="_blank">Rainbow Cake</a> (yes we went all out for his birthday!!!) But our minds kept drifting back to the Red Velvet and Chocolate Malt....Even though it wasn't my birthday, it definitely felt like I was indulging like it was my birthday! ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had the pleasure of enjoying the ultimate in cakes this weekend... A slice of strawberry gateau (see above), from the highly favoured <a href="https://www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk/default.aspx" target="_blank">Patisserie Valerie</a>. A quick stop at a service station whilst on a road trip, brought me into contact with this beautiful delight of a cake (what a lovely surprise!) In all honesty I don't think the photo does it justice, but I wanted to tuck into it so much, I couldn't be bothered to improve the lighting etc..!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I find it very rare these days to find a place that make / provide cakes that honestly take my breath away, but I was definitely all smiles when I laid my eyes on their selection! :-)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It got to lunch time the other day, and I got that familiar urge for cake! But not a "Let's eat lunch, then have cake urge." Just a "Let's forget lunch and go straight for the cake!" As I was having lunch with a friend, I thought it probably wouldn't be appropriate to have lunch at a cake parlour, so we went to a local cafè in Hoxton called <a href="http://www.ruby-it.com/" target="_blank">Ruby</a>, so she could have something of the savoury kind too! Once I laid eyes on their Banoffee Pie - I was in love!!!!!! That was lunch sorted...it was one of the best Banoffee Pies I have ever tasted (and I've sampled a few in my time of cake!) Can you also believe that the slice you see taken in the picture was actually my ENTIRE slice (no sharing thank you very much!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just celebrated my first Mother's Day which turned out to be a perfect day! And what made it even more special, was I got to celebrate it with my own Mum, so after years of buying her the <a href="http://www.theoldslateyard.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank">complimentary flowers</a> etc..I came across this little beauty!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It feels like I haven't been on here in forever! But as I have been struggling through the joys of 1st trimester pregnancy sickness, cake has pretty much been off the menu until this weekend! Yes my sweet tooth made a welcome return and said cake is needed urgently! As I still have a energy level of zero, I thought baking could be a problem, then I remembered I could make a Bakewell cake, which would take minimal effort, but taste absolutely divine! It really is a matter of mixing all of the ingredients together and letting the oven do the rest.. Here's the recipe for anyone that needs a quick impressive cake for any occasion!</span></span><br />
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<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="metric-unit"><span class="value">150</span> <span class="type">g</span></span> caster sugar</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="metric-unit"><span class="value">150</span> <span class="type">g</span></span> self-raising flour</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="metric-unit"><span class="value">150</span> <span class="type">g</span></span> ground almonds</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 large free range eggs</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="value">1</span> <span class="type">tsp</span> vanilla extract</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="value">6</span> <span class="type">tsp</span> raspberry jam</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1x <span class="metric-unit"><span class="value">150</span> <span class="type">g</span></span> punnet raspberries</span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="metric-unit"><span class="value">50</span> <span class="type">g</span></span> flaked almonds</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This meant my house became a constant bakery in the lead-up to the coffee morning, but it was sooo worth it as the cakes were temptingly yummy, and people donated generously for them! As a bonus I now have some new receipes to add to my collection. :-) Despite all the hard work and baking, the morning was only successful because everyone came along and supported us, so thanks a million!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So I have finally taken the plunge and decided to share my love of cake. I have always had a soft spot for sweet things, but in the last few years my appreciation for sweet indulgence has far surpassed anyone I have ever met. So I'm officially admitting it, I'm a cake addict, and proud of it!!!! I love to admire cake, eat cake, bake cake and generally conversate about cake if the opportunity arises. You may ask why, and the honest answer is I don't know. But I have realised that rather than fighting my love and appreciation for the decadence that is cake (or any dessert!) I have chosen to embrace it, and where possible enjoy it. So this blog will be my journey of cake, what things I learn along the way no one knows, and with my new-found love for baking, cakes are never short in supply!! :-)</span><br />
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