Posts Tagged “baking”

Marbled Pistachio Cake

Marbled Pistachio Cake

From Sainsbury’s A nutty cake with an almondy flavour, delicious with a cup of tea!   Serves: 12 Preparation time: 45 Minutes Cooking time: 35 Minutes Cooling Time: 10   Ingredients 175g unsalted butter, softened 225g caster sugar 3 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 50g shelled pistachios 50g ground almonds…

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Spider-web Cupcakes

Spider-web Cupcakes

From Sainsbury’s Deliciously spooky spider-web cupcakes for Halloween made with dark and white chocolate. Serves: 15 Preparation time: 10 Minutes Cooking time: 20 Minutes   Ingredients 150g dark chocolate (50% cocoa solids), 100g broken into pieces, 50g finely chopped 100g butter 90g self-raising flour by Sainsbury’s 200g light muscovado sugar 15g cocoa powder 1 large…

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Orchid Gâteau

Orchid Gâteau

From BBC Food   Try this recipe for an enriched yeasted cake, coloured a fabulous pink and adorned with fresh strawberries   Ingredients For the cake 300ml/½ pint milk 1 vanilla pod, split in half, seeds scraped out 400g strong plain flour, plus extra for sprinkling 3 tsp dried yeast 3 tbsp soft brown sugar…

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Yuzu Cupcakes with Matcha Tea Frosting

Yuzu Cupcakes with Matcha Tea Frosting

by Chrissie Walker   Looking for Japanese flavours in a dessert but using traditional Western techniques? This could be the recipe for you. Yuzu Cupcakes with Matcha Tea Frosting are little fancies that would be a welcome addition to a very English afternoon tea, but they use very Japanese Yuzu juice giving a citrus tang;…

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Fruity Passion Cake

Fruity Passion Cake

From Sainsbury’s This is a healthier version of traditional passion cake.   Serves: 16 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 60 Minutes   Ingredients 50g walnuts, chopped 2 small ripe bananas, mashed 50g soft light brown sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 250g self raising wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons baking powder…

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Oaty Banana Mini Muffins

Oaty Banana Mini Muffins

From Sainsbury’s These fruity banana muffins are ideal for freezing.   Serves: 24 mini muffins Preparation time: 10 Minutes Cooking time: 15 Minutes   Ingredients 250g plain flour 75g JS porridge oats plus a spoonful for decoration 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 eggs, beaten 175g caster sugar 250ml corn or sunflower oil 2 medium-ripe JS…

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A Very Easy One-crust Gooseberry Pie

A Very Easy One-crust Gooseberry Pie

From Delia Smith   This American idea for making a pie is blissfully easy – no baking tins and no lids to be cut, fitted and fluted. Gooseberry Pie looks very attractive because you can see the fruit inside and, because there is less pastry, it’s a little easier on the waistline. Perhaps one of…

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Banana Cake

Banana Cake

From Sainsbury’s A lovely moist banana cake for a special tea time.   Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes   Ingredients 125g soft margarine 4 tablespoons clear honey 2 ripe bananas, mashed plus 1 banana mashed with 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 medium size eggs 125g plain wholemeal flour 2 teaspoons…

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Mincemeat and Cranberry Tart

Mincemeat and Cranberry Tart

Mincemeat and Cranberry Tart is a seasonal delight, although if you keep a stash of cranberries in the freezer and a jar of mincemeat in the larder then you can have this all year round. The base is a cross between a cake and a pastry and that makes this bake much more interesting. Recipe…

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Christmas Fairy Cakes

Christmas Fairy Cakes

From Sainsbury’s A fairy cake sized Christmas Cake. Get creative and decorate as you like.   Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes   Ingredients 500g Silver Spoon fondant icing 200g Billington’s dark muscovado sugar 175g butter 750g mixed dried fruit 2 teaspoons fresh ginger Zest and juice of 1 orange 85g pecan nuts…

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Chocolate Marble Cake

Chocolate Marble Cake

From Sainsbury’s Enjoy this moist, rich cake topped with smooth chocolate and crispy sprinkles.   Serves: 8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes   Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 225g caster sugar, plus 60g for the icing 4 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 100ml milk, plus 1 tablespoon 1…

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Classic Chocolate Cake

Classic Chocolate Cake

From Sainsbury’s Light and airy, yet decadently moist, this is a foolproof chocolate cake that everyone will love.   Serves: 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes   Ingredients 350g unsalted butter or margarine, softened 200g Fairtrade caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 200g Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference extra fine sponge flour, sifted…

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Gâteau Basque

Gâteau Basque

by Chrissie Walker   One delicious Basque dessert is the ‘Gâteau Basque’ which is a traditional deep-filled double-crust cream pie. It’s called Etxeko biskotxa in Basque, which translates as ‘cake of the house’. Here is the basic version flavoured with a dash of spirits but one could add fruit jam at the bottom for more…

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Ginger Sponge Cake

Ginger Sponge Cake

From BBC Food   An easy to make tea-time treat, subtly spiced with the warming flavour of ginger. Perfect for the colder months.   Ingredients 200g/7oz self-raising flour 200g/7oz sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 55g/2oz margarine, plus extra for greasing 1 free-range egg, beaten 2 tbsp golden syrup 240ml/9fl oz…

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Classic Victoria Sponge Cake

Classic Victoria Sponge Cake

From Sainsbury’s A traditional recipe, great served simply or decorated for a celebration.   Serves: makes 1 cake 8 inches, 20cm Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes   Ingredients 175g margarine 175g caster sugar 3 medium size eggs, beaten 175g self-raising flour, sieved Strawberry jam or buttercream or lemon curd Icing sugar to…

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Celebration Gateau

Celebration Gateau

From Sainsbury’s   Serves: 10 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 20 Minutes   Ingredients 175g butter, softened, plus butter for greasing 175g unrefined golden caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 150g self-raising flour, sifted 25g cocoa powder 165g chocolate butter cream icing 165g vanilla butter cream icing   Method Preheat the oven to 180°C,…

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Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

From BBC Food   Decorate Dan Lepard’s rich carrot cupcakes with mini-chocolate Easter eggs at Easter time, or top with sugar-paste carrots for the rest of the year.   Ingredients 275g/9¾oz caster sugar 200ml/7fl oz sunflower oil 4 medium free-range eggs 300g grated carrot, a little more or less is fine up to 150g/5½oz nuts…

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Desserts by Mary Berry – review

Desserts by Mary Berry – review

Mary Berry is one of those few cooks who has remained current and popular despite the fads and fashions of the fickle food industry. Mary has over 60 books to her name! Now that must be worth some kind of a medal…or at least a mention on your favourite foodie Internet site. Her perennial appeal…

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Chocolate Roulade with White Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Roulade with White Chocolate Frosting

From Sainsbury’s A rich dessert of chocolate and cream.   Serves: 8 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 30 Minutes Cooling Time: 15 Minutes   Ingredients 250g Taste the Difference dark chocolate (minimum 50% cocoa solids), broken up 6 Sainsbury’s medium free-range eggs, separated 160g Sainsbury’s Fairtrade golden caster sugar 150ml double cream 1 teaspoon…

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Battenberg Cake

Battenberg Cake

From BBC Food   Battenburg cake is a true classic for afternoon tea. The Hairy Bikers’ recipe makes it foolproof.   Ingredients For the cake 175g/6oz softened butter, plus extra for greasing 175g/6oz golden caster sugar 3 free-range eggs 175g/6oz self-raising flour ½ tsp vanilla extract red food colouring paste   For the covering 6…

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