Baking Equipment

The sky is the limit when it comes to baking equipment. Fancy fluted tins, cream horn tubes, piping bags with elaborate nozzles………. you name it, someone has made it and you can buy it. But if you are starting out or you don’t do a lot of baking, then you don’t need a lot of […]

Honey & Ginger Cake

Ingredients ¾ cup honey 225g unsalted butter – room temperature ½ cup soft, brown sugar 1 ¾ cup self-raising flour 1 Tsp grated ginger 3 eggs   Preparation Preheat the oven to 165C and put a rack in the middle of the oven. You will need a round cake tin that is 20-25cm in width. […]

Busy Bees

Lovely ones, There wouldn’t be sunflowers, Wouldn’t be peas, Wouldn’t be apples, On apple trees, If it weren’t for fuzzy old, Buzzy old bees, Dusting pollen From their knees. – Aileen Fisher We’ve had a few jam-packed days. School holidays bring 2 extremes. Lazing around and not doing much – with a bit too much […]

Baking Ingredients

Below is a list of baking ingredients that I have on hand. And like my baking equipment list, there is a “must have” list of ingredients and then there is a “Oh, I like that” list and must have it…….. And my disclaimer is that this document is long. So, grab a coffee, sit back, […]