The Caked Crusader
http://thecakedcrusader.blogspot.com/
Lindsay's Description:
Looking for a superhero to save the day? Well look no further than The Caked Crusader's blog! Filled with scrummy recipes, The Caked Crusader battles tirelessly to keep those villainous hunger pangs at bay. With photos that are out of this world and instructions that are life saving, The Caked Crusader will save you from world ending desert disasters!
The Caked Crusader's Description:
So, the answer to the question you’re all asking: who am I? Well, a superhero never reveals their identity. I think it’s stated somewhere in the contract when you sign up for superhero-dom. Let’s just call me THE CAKED CRUSADER.
Recent Updates at The Caked Crusader
Rhubarb crumb cake
05 February 2012
One of the few cheering sights during this sudden cold snap of weather has been the appearance of the wonderfully pink forced rhubarb. Seriously, is there a better colour anywhere in the world of fruit and veg than this: My local market sells better quality rhubarb than any supermarket – I do ...
Sultana and cinnamon sandwich cake
29 January 2012
I really crave comforting, old fashioned baking at the moment – if you can imagine it on the kitchen table of a farmer’s wife in an Enid Blyton book then I want a slice of it! Sandwiching this cake is a classic buttercream given a bit of punch by adding some cinnamon. I thought about using a ...
White chocolate, cranberry and oatmeal biscuits
26 January 2012
Last night I had a strong hankering for a soft oaty biscuit. So much so, that my final act, before turning off the light to go to sleep, was to write, “oats, dried cranberries/raisins?” on a post-it note and leave it by my bedside. When I read it this morning I understood what needed to be ...
Famous Faces’ Favourite Fancies – Raspberry bakewell cake
22 January 2012
Paula Radcliffe is undoubtedly one of England’s most famous and successful female athletes of all time –and not just for that incident in the 2005 London marathon (I won’t go into it here, but it has a paragraph devoted to it on her Wikipedia biography). She has won more marathons than I’ve ...
Blue Hawaiian cupcakes
15 January 2012
I am rather partial to a cocktail or two, but have never been able to bond with very creamy cocktails. There’s just something about their inherent gloopiness that turns me off. That said, I love the idea of the flavour combinations in creamy cocktails so decided to adapt a cocktail recipe into ...
Coconut and chocolate biscuits
11 January 2012
If there was a prize for heavenly baking smells, I think coconut might just pip vanilla to the gold medal slot. I sit typing this in January’s Stygian gloom and yet the smell wafting down the hallway is of sunshine and tropics – divine! I’m drawn to biscuits at the moment. I think they have ...
Cashew puffies
07 January 2012
Early update this week as Mr CC and I are out and about on Sunday! This recipe is from Rose Levy Beranbaum’s “Rose’s Christmas Cookies” book. It caught my eye for two reasons: firstly, I haven’t used cashews in a cake or biscuit recipe, and secondly, most of my male relatives are ...
Snowball jellies
04 January 2012
The saddest sign that Christmas is well and truly over is the empty Advocaat bottle. Yes, I know you can buy Advocaat all year round but, for me, it is THE seasonal drink. A snowball is such a wonderful thing – like drinking fizzy custard –that I rue the end of its season. But what to do if ...
Spiced treacle cake
01 January 2012
There’s something about spice that is so wintery and festive. This recipe caught my eye because it uses a large quantity of black treacle but no sugar or eggs. Black treacle is an appealing ingredient instantly reminiscent of traditional Christmas cakes and puddings. I consider this a ...
Christmas cake
27 December 2011
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and will have a happy new year too. I stuck to my classics this Christmas, with mince pies, gingerbread men and Christmas cake. I’ve posted them all many times before so thought I’d spare you another trip down memory lane! I did make some tweaks with my ...
