Last Christmas I went a bit radical with my Christmas cake and made a Gluten Free Clementine Cake and while it was amazing and had such lovely festive flavours, this year I was feeling a little more old fashioned and decided to make an old family recipe and make a more traditional Christmas cake. A rich fruit cake topped with a marzipan and icing layer and decorated in a festive style. Fruity Madness Any fruit cake starts with a good...
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It may seem crazy early to be talking about Christmas already, but it is seriously starting to creep up on us and it’s not evan officially fall yet. But one thing I do like to get an early jump on is the prepping fruit for my Christmas cake. Last year I didn’t do a traditional Christmas cake, instead I went for a gluten free clementine cake instead. But this year with a little bit of planning I have decided to go for a...
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A cool thing about the holiday periods is the unique candy that is available. Easter has its chocolate eggs, Halloween has its pumpkin candy and Christmas has candy canes. There are many ways to use candy canes in your baking, mostly you will see them crushed and sprinkled on top of tempting treats fudge, cookies, cupcakes and brownies. They make lovely topping because of their pretty colours and the added crunch...
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I wanted to create a gluten free rich fruitcake that could be enjoyed by all my gluten intolerant friends real and virtual 😀 I ended up with an amazing rich, moist fruitcake that was bursting with bright citrus flavours and had a real festive feel to it. So instead of making a Christmas cake this year I’ve decided to make this amazing cake instead. It’s that good! Alternative Christmas cake I never thought a cake without flour could...
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Christmas is only a few weeks away now… when did that happen? It’s almost like one moment we were all preparing for it and the next the mad rush has begun. I’ve had a few requests for homemade mince pie recipes, since I gave you my homemade sweet mincemeat recipe. But instead of giving you just one basic idea I thought, hey why not share with you a couple of different ones I have tried over the years so instead of...
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