Cake or Mistake?
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Lindsay's Description:
As Helen is training to be a journalist I think it is fair to expect great things from her blog. And I'm pleased to say with Cake or Mistake? she doesn't disappoint. Helen's witty, amusing, honest and just downright engaging write-ups accompany delicious recipes and yummy photos. Share in Helen's triumphs, and occasional mistakes, as she endeavours to learn new recipes, create her own and inspire other bakers.
Helen's Description:
Baking. I adore baking. It’s a social event for me and my friends, a chance to catch up and an excuse to stuff our faces – we never fail to demolish the whole thing in a sitting.
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Recent Updates at Cake or Mistake?
Probably the best chocolate pudding cake everrrrrr
05 February 2012
This I think is the best chocolate cake slash pudding that you will ever consume. I’m pretty confident that anyone who likes chocolate and goo will go a bit crazy for this little piece of deliciousness. My friend/partner in cooking crimes stumbled across this whilst putting together a menu ...
Top ten 2012 cake trends
10 January 2012
What you will be gorging on this year, (apparently) Cakes and the baking movement are majorly on the up, thanks to the boom in TV baking shows such as Great British Bake Off in 2011. The term ‘cake’ has surged on web searches in the UK, knocking ‘chicken’ off its number one ...
This is the shizzle: lemon drizzle
05 January 2012
I’m not a major fan of the lemon+pudding combo, but recently after a few rather delicious lemon-flavoured desserts I have been converted. My mother produced this tasty slice after finding a recipe on the back of a yoghurt pot. Lemon drizzle cake: method: Ingredients: 125g butter 150g caster ...
Chocolate banoffee pie
04 January 2012
My cousin saved the day this xmas by dishing up this amazing Banoffee pie. I was over the moon to feast my eyes and taste buds on it as firstly, I always need a replacement for the christmas pud, which I unfortunately have an aversion to. Plus, I always love a bit of a chocolate ...
15 minute sponge and custard fix
16 November 2011
Want a quick pudding fix that's spongy, sloppy and will be ready in 15 mins? Try this little microwave marvel.
Nutty cake
03 November 2011
Strangely I don’t think I’ve ever made a nutty cake, despite devouring and enjoying many in the past. After a quick google, yielding of course plenty of results, I came up with this little beaute: This was based on the recipe I found here. Ingredients: 225g butter 225g sugar 500g Flour ...
No frills apple crumble (but darn tasty)
25 October 2011
As part of an British food eating experience we created a bowl of crumble for a visiting friend from NYC. I must say, it aint too fancy, but crumble is a great warming winter dish that’s easy and hard to **** up. Here’s a simple and tasty crumble recipe donated to me by my ole ...
Freestyle red velvet cupcakes
10 October 2011
For my friend’s birthday I knew she would love a cake frosting plunger. (We often bake together and have always dreamt of making those gorgeous pimped up cupcakes you often see in posh boutique windows) We decided to jazz up a normally quite run-of-the-mill cupcake batter batch with a dollop ...
DIY compot (fruity cake/tart filler)
19 September 2011
Today I’m compot woman. Do we even know what this is England? (think jam turned baby food – but now wait! it’s good stuff , get involved. You can put it in Yoghurt, spread it on tarts, or just guzzle it whole). So why am I slaving away over a hot stove making ten million ...
