RAW Baking

This was a great cake to make with my niece, Eden. We creating 6  different brightly coloured bowls of cake mixture, using gel food colouring. 😋 Then simular to a marble cake, added the different colours randomly unto the cake tins. Here's the result

You heard me correctly - this is not a triple but quadruple chocolate cake made for my colleague, Keith who was retiring. This loaf cake had a chocolate sponge with chunky choc chips, topped with chocolate icing and chocolate flakes. 😍  It got the thumbs up from my work colleagues, so I'm happy!

Here is this year's birthday cake for my mum. A rich coffee cake - full of flavour with a moist sponge. I was a bit worried about getting the cake out of the ring cake tin but with a bit of patience, it came out in one piece! Phew.   

A few mince pies with a cup of tea. Why not, it's Christmas afterall! 

I love the annual ritual of making my  Christmas cake. 🎄 I soak the fruit in alcohol overnight before baking it in the oven. I also add a few tipples of brandy into the cake itself before adding the layer of marzipan and royal icing. 😋   

After steaming the puds for several hours in a slow cooker, the puddings are ready. I wrap them up ready to be collected by friends and family.  The smell of Xmas puds cooking in the kitchen is of brandy and fruit. It's the smell of Xmas!!