Category Archives: Bakes

Toffee apple cake

This toffee apple cake is the ultimate cosy bake—soft, spiced sponge studded with tender apples, layered with rich toffee flavour and finished with a luxurious toffee drizzle. Perfect for autumn afternoons, weekend baking or whenever you’re craving a nostalgic, comfort-filled slice with your cuppa. Heat your cake up in the microwave for added comforting vibes.Continue reading “Toffee apple cake”

Winter spice cupcakes

At Christmas time, it’s normally all about mince pies and fruit cake where I’m from, but sometimes I fancy something a bit different. These spicy, gingerbready cupcakes with sweet vanilla buttercream icing are the perfect alternative if you don’t like the typical dried fruit-based bakes at this time of year. They have all the spicesContinue reading “Winter spice cupcakes”

Citrus drizzle cake

This is an upgrade to the regular 4/4/4/2 cake ratio I normally do. I added soured milk to the batter to create a more tender texture, and I have to say that I achieved what I set out to do. The sourness also adds to the citrus flavour of the cake, so it’s a win-win!Continue reading “Citrus drizzle cake”

Cupcakes

Cupcakes was the first thing I learnt to make with my Mum as a child. And whipping up a batch is still a very fun experience; though I try not to eat so much of the icing nowadays. Cupcakes can be as messy or neat as you want. Sometimes, I go for a nice swirl of buttercream, but sometimes I just crave a cake overflowing with glace icing and sprinkled with all the sprinkles in my baking cupboard.