Flour, Cake and Pastry

Salted Caramel has become hugely popular in the last few years so I thought it was about time I shared a few recipe inspirations with this delicious filling! First of all, here's a base recipe from Jamie Oliver for Salted Caramel, and it's delicious! Its super simple and takes literally no time at all, so give it a go... Ingredients A dash of vanilla essence A pinch of sea salt 40 ml double cream 15 g salted butter 60 g caster sugar 40 g golden syrup Method Combine the cream, vanilla, half of the butter and sea salt in a pan. Cook, whisking over a low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes until it’s just bubbling,  and then take the pan off the heat and set aside. Place the caster sugar and golden syrup in a medium pan over a low heat. Don’t stir, just gently swirl the pan to help dissolve the sugar. Turn up the heat to medium and keep swirling until the sugar turns to golden caramel. Take off the heat. Stir the caramel into the hot milk with a wooden ...

So March is well and truly under way, and I do believe Spring is finally arriving! Throughout the month of March I'll be sharing some recipes perfect for Easter, and all that comes with it. This weeks recipes are all focussed on the awesome flavour combination that is Chocolate Orange. So read on for some Easter Inspirations. Chocolate Orange Brownies Brownie. Chocolate. Oranges. Does it really get much better? The great thing about brownies is that once you discover a great batter recipe, you can literally add any flavourings you like, or you could try your hand at baking some blondies, made with white chocolate instead of milk or dark. For a basic Brownie Batter, you'll need: 1 85g unsalted butter 185g dark chocolate 85g plain flour 40g cocoa powder 275g caster sugar 2 eggs And then just add the zest and juice of one large orange! For the method, just click here ! Chocolate Orange Cookies Cookies are perfect with a cuppa, and I'm sure us Brits demol...

Hello! Today's recipe is a basic chocolate chip cookie mix, made with ingredients you pretty much always have in your cupboards...you don't need to go and buy some brown sugar or any special flavourings, and if you want them minus the chips, then feel free! Ingredients 225g caster sugar 300g plain flour 200g melted butter 1tsp vanilla extract 1tsp baking powder 1 egg 100g chocolate chips Method Pre-heat your oven to 160C. Add the sugar and melted butter in a bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon. Sift the flour, baking powder and vanilla together in another bowl and then add to the sugar and butter. Add the chocolate chip mixture at this stage if you're making chocolate chip cookies. Mix together using your hand. Once you get a dough texture, add the egg and knead again using your hand. Spread some butter onto a baking tray to prevent the cookies sticking during baking. Take some of the dough and roll into a ball, then flatten a little. Keep them on...

The Great British Bake Off is back again tonight, and this weeks episode enters the world of biscuits; it's going to be a good night! There will no doubt be many snaps, cracks and crunches as the remaining 11 bakers battle it out to bake the best biscuit build and impress Mary and Paul. So in honour of biscuit week I thought I'd share 3 of my favourite biscuit recipes, each distinctively different, yet each incredibly tasty. Double Chocolate Cookies So I love chocolate, like a stupid amount. It's my weakness. And if you follow my blog, you'll know I've posted this recipe before on here, but it's just so darn good! Every time, the cookies come out crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, with molten chunks of chocolate running through. Does it really get any better? Of course, you can replace the chocolate chips with whatever other filling you like, and you can replace the cocoa powder with flour if you'd rather have a vanilla biscuit base. The...