Recipe Testing Tuesdays: Orange Olive Oil Cake
Hello and welcome back for another tried and loved cake recipe. This recipe I found on Food Network U.S. is not only easy and tasty, it's healthy too. Because we use olive oil instead of butter here. What's even more special is the olive oil I used, it's organic extra virgin olive oil straight from Southern Italy, kindly given to me by Ve at The Bay Tree House B&B. Ve's uncle makes this authentic, strong extra virgin olive oil in Italy and post it all the way to her in Edinbu
Recipe Testing Tuesdays: Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes
I've been making lots of cupcakes lately, chocolate, red velvet, banana... but the most popular one is this simple and delicious Lemon Poppyseed cupcake with tangy lemon buttercream frosting. This recipe is from BBC Goodfood. I have been using it over and over again and find it very easy to follow. Using the quality of ingredients in this recipe, I usually get 16 cupcakes using the trays I have, although it suggested 12 in the recipe. It all depends on the size of your muffin
Recipe Testing Tuesdays: Sweet Valentine Light Sponge Cake
A few people asked me last week for a simple cake recipe for newbies. I thought since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, this would be a perfect little cake anyone can make with what they already have in their kitchen for a loved one. I used a classic Victoria Sponge recipe from BBC GoodFood, with a few alterations, so even if you don’t have any of those fancy baking gadgets you can still make this cake. One thing you probably need is a mixer, either a worktop one or
Recipe Testing Tuesdays: Beautiful Buttercream Birthday Cake
So, it was my birthday yesterday, whoo hoo! And for the first time ever, I made a birthday cake for myself. I have no idea why I had never done that before, because it was really fun, fulfilling and I was over the moon with the result! The reasons I love this cake so much are, first of all, it's beautiful. Vibrant colours and pretty flowers can't never go wrong. Then it's the taste. All the fillings & decorations are made of buttercream & chocolate, for people like me who don
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