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Ginger Cookies

Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas mark 5. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and ginger together until well combined. Set aside to melt the wet ingredients. In a saucepan over medium/low heat, melt together the butter, light brown sugar, and golden syrup,Continue reading “Ginger Cookies”

Brownie Cookies

Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. Place the chocolate and the butter into a heatproof bowl and place over a double boiler on the hob. Put on medium heat, and leave to melt, stirring from time to time until fully melted.When the chocolate and butter areContinue reading “Brownie Cookies”

Witch Cupcakes

Ingredients: For the cakes: For the frosting: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Line a cupcake tin with 12 cupcake cases. Using an electric whisk, beat the softened butter and caster sugar until it is fluffy and light. Add in the eggs, one at a time, also adding in the vanilla, and whisk untilContinue reading “Witch Cupcakes”

Halloween Cake Pops

Ingredients: For the cake pops: For decoration: Method for the cake pops: Melt the 150g white chocolate and the butter in a heatproof bowl using a double boiler over the hob. Keep the chocolate and butter on the heat until it has melted and is smooth, take off the heat when melted. Leave the mixContinue reading “Halloween Cake Pops”

Meringues with Ganache

Ingredients (for the meringues): Ingredients (for the ganache): Preheat the oven to 135C/275F/Gas mark 1. Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks, making sure no yolks get mixed in with the whites (you do not need the egg yolks for this recipe). Place the egg whites into a large bowl. Use an electric whiskerContinue reading “Meringues with Ganache”

White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Cream together the brown sugar, caster sugar, and softened butter using an electric whisk or by a hand whisk until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla until even. Then, fold in the flour and the bicarbonate of soda until a dough forms into a ball. KneadContinue reading “White Chocolate Chip Cookies”

Lemon and Strawberry Cupcakes

Ingredients: For the cupcakes: For the frosting: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Soften the butter, and cream it together with the caster sugar, you can use an electric whisk. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract, and whisk until well combined. Then, add in the flour and baking powder and fold in. AddContinue reading “Lemon and Strawberry Cupcakes”

Strawberry Cream Fudge

Ingredients: Line a square baking tin with baking paper (you can choose size based on how wide/thick you want the fudge to be). First, melt the white chocolate, you can do this using the double boiler method on the hob or in the microwave in 20 second bursts (stirring it after every 20 seconds). TakeContinue reading “Strawberry Cream Fudge”

Semlor Buns

A semla (semlor plural) is a traditional, sweet Swedish bun. Ingredients:For the bread: Marzipan Filling: Cream Filling: Stir together the yeast and warm water until the yeast dissolves and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the egg (by hand or by beater) and slowly add the cardamom and sugar, set this aside as well.InContinue reading “Semlor Buns”

Ghost Cupcakes

It’s finally Halloween! These ghost cupcakes look really cool and are a great Halloween movie night treat, party food, or something to serve the trick or treaters! Ingredients: For the Cupcakes: 5 tbsp boiling water 40g cocoa powder 165g caster sugar 175g softened unsalted butter 3 large eggs 120g self raising flour 1 tsp bakingContinue reading “Ghost Cupcakes”