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Archive for the ‘baking’ Category
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
 Make whoopie pies One of the latest baking crazes to hit the UK is that of the whoopie pie. Not nearly so elegant as the cupcake, the whoopie pie is a mini American-style sponge cake that is sandwiched together with a buttercream filling and often iced or decorated with frosting on top too.
If you’re keen to unleash your baking abilities and have a go at making your own whoopie pies, then here’s a tin that will make your job much easier. The whoopie pie cake tin is the perfect size to make a whoopie pie – it conducts heat evenly, so your cakes will remain light and moist and won’t dry out – and it has room to make 12 whoopie pies in one bake off.
The whoopie pie cake tin is £7.99 from De Cuisine and they provide a recipe too, to help you get straight into cooking. For more whoopie pie cooking ideas and inspiration, you may like to check out the Whoopie Pies book.
Tags: bakeware, cake, cooking, tin, whoopie pie
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
 Set of 0 to 9 bicusit cutters If you enjoy baking and like the idea of making shaped numerical biscuits or celebratory cakes with numbers, then this set of cookie cutters will get you set up with all the numbers you’ll ever need.
The set of 10 cutters comes complete with a full set of numbers from 0 to 9. Although described as cookie cutters, they work just as well with icing, which makes them ideal for use with decorating birthday or anniversary cakes with appropriate numbers.
The set of number cookie cutters is available from Cox and Cox. It was £20, but is now reduced down to the very affordable price of £8 for the set.
Tags: baking, biscuit, cookie cutter, cox and cox
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
 
If you can’t get enough of cupcakes, or you’d love to learn to bake and decorate your own cakes, then this fantastic cupcake kit could provide hours of baking fun.
It contains cupcake recipes, lots of very pretty cupcake cases and decorating tools – all you need to provide are the ingredients and the kitchen to bake in, and voila, pretty cupcakes could soon be on your table.
The cupcake kit is available from Oliver Bonas, where it’s currently reduced in the sale. If you’re not buying it for yourself, it would make a lovely gift for a friend.
For a bit more baking inspiration, then why not also take a look at this cupcake book, which is packed with even more delicious recipes.
Tags: baking, cupcake, cupcakes, Oliver Bonas
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
 - Mini fluted pie dish
It’s British Pie Week (1st – 7th March 2010) and what better way to help you celebrate it in style, than some fabulous pie dishes!
The blue mini fluted pie dish is perfect for all those mini pies you want to make and is very affordable at only £6.50 from John Lewis.
 Emile Henry pie dish This cheery red Emile Henry pie dish measures 26cm and would brighten up any table. It’s available from Amazon for £20.99.
 James Martin pie dish If white is more your style, then this oval pie dish, by Denby and James Martin, would fit in perfectly well with any of your other bakeware. It’s made of porcelain and is dishwasher, microwave and freezer safe. It’s available from Debenhams for £25.
 Traditional enamel pie dish Finally, if you love hunting for bargains, then why not have a look on Ebay? There are lots of new and old pie dishes listed, including this new Falcon enamel pie dish, which is perfect for cooking up traditional pie treats, such as steak pies.
The 26cm Falcon oval enamel pie dish is blue and white and is a bargain at only £3.90.
For lots of tasty pie ideas, and hints and tips for making perfect pastry, check out the British Pie Week website.
Tags: Amazon, bakeware, British Pie Week, Debenhams, dish, Ebay, fluted, john lewis, pie dish, pie dishes
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
 Heart casserole Le Creuset are renowned for making high quality, long lasting kitchenware and this gorgeous red heart shaped casserole dish is no exception.
Made from cast iron, and in shades of cerise, the casserole dish is shaped like a heart and comes with a lid. It can hold up to 1.9 litres.
As well as cooking up delicious casseroles and stews in it, you can also use the dish for making soups, stock, rice dishes and even for baking cakes.
The dish is made from cast iron, so it is quite heavy (2.7kg), but it’s hardwearing and long-lasting and can be used on the hob, in the oven or under the grill.
Head over to Amazon to buy your heart casserole dish.
If you think the cast iron is too heavy for you, then a lighter stoneware version is available too.
Tags: Amazon, casserole, cast iron, dish, heart, heart shaped, Le Creuset, pan, stoneware
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
 Bake heart shaped muffins There are a lot of heart-shaped novelty homeware items on the market, but this is at least one of the more practical ones.
If you love baking, then why not buy this to bake your loved one some heart-shaped muffins?
The tin is made from super flexible silicone, which makes it easy to store (you can bend it and squeeze it in smaller spaces, compared to traditional metal tins) and easy to use, as you don’t need to grease it.
This six cup silicone heart shaped muffin tin is £9.99 on Amazon.
Tags: Amazon, cupcake, heart shaped, muffin, silicone
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
 Make your own cookies Keeping warm indoors is the ideal solution to this cold, snowy weather and there’s nothing like a spot of baking to warm up the kitchen.
We love the idea of these giant snowflake cookie cutters – not least the fact that you can create lovely stained glass effects with them, with the simple addition of some boiled sweets.
The intricately designed cutters measure 19cm in diameter, so you’ll end up with a good sized cookie at the end of it.
The snowflake cookie cutters are in the sale at Cox and Cox, for £9.10.
Tags: bake, baking, biscuit, cookie, cox and cox, cutter, snowflake
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
 Homemade sweet ideas One of the things I enjoy most about Christmas is making homemade chocolates, truffles, fudge and other sweet delights – and they’re perfect for giving away as presents. I’ve got tried and tested recipes that I use year after year, but this year I’ve discovered Life is Sweet and a whole new world of confectionary ideas has opened up.
Written by Miss Hope, a British confectioner from Hope and Greenwood, the book is perfect for this time of year, as it’s packed with ideas and delicious recipes for sweets and treats that you can make at home. There are 50 delicious recipes to salivate over, from the traditional favourites such as Turkish Delight, Chocolate Truffles, Cinder Toffee or Coconut Ice, to new ideas (to me, at least) such as Pavlova Islands, Unicorn Mallowpops, Mallows D’Amour, Chilli and Lime Shards and Raspberry Marshmallows.
Miss Hope has a very distinctive writing voice – jolly, nostalgic, humorous and with a touch of ’Famous Five’ style – and there are numerous anecdotes, handy tips and facts scattered through the recipes. As well as the recipes sounding lovely, the accompanying photos reveal them to be gorgeous and you’ll be dying to rush to your kitchen and get cooking as soon as possible.
For some of the recipes, there may be ingredients that you’ve not come across or used before, but there’s a useful section at the back of the book with details of suggested stockists for certain items.
Of course, it’s not just suitable for Christmas and there are recipes in Life is Sweet that will take you throughout the year, but for ideas for homemade Christmas gifts, this book is ideal.
(But if your good intentions don’t quite work out, you can always pop over to Hope and Greenwood’s online store and purchase sweets online instead).
Tags: book review, chocolate, confectionary, Hope and Greenwood, Life is Sweet, sweet
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
 Heart shaped baking tin
Bake up some treats for your loved ones, with the help of this heart shaped baking tin.
Made of an aluminium non-stick material, the tin has six moulds in heart shapes, which would be perfect for making heart shaped cakes, muffins or desserts.
The heart shaped baking tin is available from Plum and Ivory for £10.
Tags: baking, baking tin, heart shaped tin, Plum and Ivory
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
This week much of the blogosphere has gone cupcake mad, due to it being National Cupcake Week (14th to 19th September). Over at Domestic Sluttery they’ve been giving away cupcakes every day, other blogs have had similar competitions and promos, and Camilla at Hygge Nook is apparently planning an end of week cupcake baking session.
If you’re thinking of baking cupcakes too, then how about trying out this cupcake pan?
Yes, it’s a giant cupcake pan – it measures 26cm tall by 18cm wide and it’s in the shape of a cupcake – the only difference is that this one is designed to be shared!
The Bundt cast aluminium pan is available from De Cuisine.
Tags: bakeware, baking, Bundt, cupcake, De Cuisine
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