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Chocolate Orange Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Ooh Chocolate Orange Brownie Crinkle Cookies. That’s a bit of a mouthful… I thought of abbreviating them to COBCCs but it sounded too much like cobcocks when the kids said it, which did not do justice to the delicious, melt-in-the-mouth, chocolately goodness that is these cookies. (Not saying there’s not a market for cobcocks, just not here) Now the brownie crinkle cookie is not a … Continue reading Chocolate Orange Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Iced Gems
I sometimes feel that if I lived in a sunny country I’d bake once in a blue moon. It seems most of my recipes are born out of ways to entertain the kids on a long rainy day and we seem to get alot of these in South Wales. Today however has been the longest rainy day ever. I think partly because we are still … Continue reading Iced Gems
Lockdown Blondies
Or are they brownies? Well they’re blondies that after 10 weeks of lockdown are now mostly brownies… When the salons open they’ll be full blondies again but for the meantime they’re embracing their delicious chocolatey roots. So like many, I have not had the super productive, glow up version of lockdown that I envisioned back in March. Now that the end is vaguely in sight, … Continue reading Lockdown Blondies
Cheesy Garlic Buns
Yes another bun! I do love bread in all its forms but its definitely on the messiest end of the Baking With Kids scale. If home made focaccia is a 10 and going to the shop and buying a doughnut being a 1 (it’s still a messy business with little ones), then these cheesy garlic buns are a solid 9 on the messy scale. But … Continue reading Cheesy Garlic Buns
Spiced Chocolate Orange Babka Buns
I had never heard of babka before I started baking with kids and my eyes were opened to the amazing variety of different cakes and breads from the talented bakers of Instagram. Each year a lovely community of social media bakers take part in a bakealong that runs in line with The Great British Bake Off. You can recreate a bake from the show or … Continue reading Spiced Chocolate Orange Babka Buns
Pumpkin Bread Rolls
My eldest girl lives for Halloween and all things spooky. So as soon as the pumpkins hit the shops we really have to reel her in. From late September she has been angling to go pumpkin picking and now eight out of ten doodles involves a pumpkin headed scarecrow. Her pumpkin love has spread to her sister who has taken to calling her tangerines ‘mini … Continue reading Pumpkin Bread Rolls
Fondant Fancies
I really wanted to try and embrace the summer holidays with sunny optimism, healthy treats and lots of organised fun like some sort of pinterest ninja mum. But as you can see from these fondant fancies and the air of despair wafting around the South Wales area I have failed (on week 2). We were camping the first week of the hols which helped but … Continue reading Fondant Fancies
Lemon Lemon Lemon Cake
Yes that’s a lot of lemons! My eldest is one of those people who can eat lemons like an apple- no flinching at any sourness, thoroughly enjoying it as if it was as sweet as a grape. I’m not one of these lucky few and take my lemons with a good side of cake. This Lemon Lemon Lemon Cake is so named as it’s a … Continue reading Lemon Lemon Lemon Cake
Maple Butter Pecan Traybake
Possibly my favourite traybake ever! I’m definitely a pecan person. I absolutely love them (especially at Christmas, covered in cinnamon sugar) but the kids don’t particularly rate them quite so highly…until this cake. I have recently discovered Moose Maple butter (a blend of maple syrup, butter and pinch of salt) and I couldn’t wait to try it in cake form: so this Maple Butter Pecan … Continue reading Maple Butter Pecan Traybake
Creme Egg Doughnuts
Is it me or has Easter been a looooong time coming this year? I feel like I’ve been secretly hoarding chocolate eggs for months and it is in the top 10 most difficult things ever to not binge-eat them when the kids are in bed. We’ve previously made skinny doughnuts but these are definitely not so skinny… soft baked doughnuts topped with chocolate, icing and … Continue reading Creme Egg Doughnuts
Forest fruit Chocolates
Possibly one of the worst things that can ever happen to a baking addict happened this week…my oven broke! Well more than broke it full on EXPLODED! Now I’m not one for drama (lies) but I have never seen so much broken glass in my entire life! In all fairness it did happen after the kids were in bed and no one was hurt so … Continue reading Forest fruit Chocolates
Chocolate Beetroot Cake
I know; two chocolate cake posts in a row! But after acquiring a metric ton of beetroot from my in-laws’ farm it would have been silly not to make a cake with at least some of it. Chocolate and beetroot might be a classic cake combo but it was a new venture for me and the girls. Whereas the end result is a deliciously fudgey … Continue reading Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Chocolate Sponge Cake
Everything is a phase apparently, in baking trends, fashion and of course parenting- I’m really hoping that’s the case as my 2 and a half year old seems to be in a year-long phase of not sleeping through, spilling drinks for fun and attempting to run into traffic. On those days when it seems like the kids’ ‘pain in the bum’ phase is never ending, … Continue reading Chocolate Sponge Cake
Olive Oil Cake
Im so sorry. It’s been a little while since I’ve written up a recipe for the blog so please accept my apologies, particularly to my email subscribers as the Instagram and Facbook pages have been updated pretty regularly. In order to drum up some level of sympathy I’ve decided to make a list of all the things that have caused my 2 year old to … Continue reading Olive Oil Cake
Bacon Brie and Cranberry Quiche
Ahhh it’s Christmastime. Everyone is next-level busy but I’ve just about found a moment to type up this yummy quiche recipe! So as I know you’ve got lots on I’ll spare you the updates and skip straight to the recipe 😉 You will need a 23cm quiche or flan dish, well greased or lined with baking paper. Ingredients For the pastry 250g plain flour 125g … Continue reading Bacon Brie and Cranberry Quiche
Mince Pies
Classic Christmas Mince Pies Christmastime is art and craft time for little ones. From salt dough decorations to homemade cards, your kids will be getting their hands into all sorts over the festive period. Nothing says Christmas quite like a proper mince pie though, and these are so yummy they will be the best thing your kids make this year! Buttery sweet pastry and a … Continue reading Mince Pies
Almond Butter Cookies
They say that with kids everything is a phase. This wasn’t particularly helpful in the sleepless nights phase (we’re now in the 4th year of this between the 2 kids). Nor what I like to refer to as ‘The Limpet phase’ where the kids just want to sit on your hip and cling to you for months on end making every task a one-handed mission. … Continue reading Almond Butter Cookies
Spiced Orange Millionaires Brownies
Ok so this is the time of year when I want to go full Christmas but have to reign myself in slightly. The only thing stopping me going full Mariah in November is the kids who have already started asking if it’s Christmas eve tomorrow. 6 weeks is a lifetime for toddlers so I have to go against all my will and hold fire on … Continue reading Spiced Orange Millionaires Brownies
Neapolitan Viennese Whirls
Viennese whirls are my all time favourite biscuits. Melt in the mouth buttery pieces of heaven. They are however, a bit of a faff. Our basic biscuits are easily whipped up and stand up well against plenty of toddler man-handling but Viennese whirls are a bit more fiddly. Trust me when I say though that they are worth the effort 100 times over. I’ve messed … Continue reading Neapolitan Viennese Whirls
Pumpkin, Bacon and Cheese Muffins
Somedays my kids will clear a plate of veggie chilli no questions asked. Other days I have to pretend the man reading the meter is the dinner inspector in order to get them to have a bite of fish finger. On those days when hoping for a well timed visit from the meter reader is your only option, it’s always worth getting the kids involved … Continue reading Pumpkin, Bacon and Cheese Muffins
