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Horlicks Cake
5th October 2016

One of the disadvantages of being a food writer is that people think you are an all round excellent cook who never makes mistakes (clearly they never actually read what I write here...) However my baking …


Chocolate Mousse Trifle
3rd January 2016

Merry post Christmas and Happy New 2016! I hope you had a fantastic festive season and aren't planning to punish yourselves in anyway with month long detoxes or exclusions? You can drink a wee bit …


Brixton Black Cake
16th December 2015

Are you suddenly panicking that you haven't got a Christmas cake? What if I told you that you could still make a homemade one and it'll probably be the best you've ever eaten? Here's a recipe …


Hot Chocolate Gur Cake
7th April 2015

I was walking home one day last week when a friend called me and said without much preamble 'you know about donkey's gudge, don't you?' Pausing slightly to see if the noise of the A23 …


Slow Cooker Carrot Halwa Cake
9th November 2014

Slow Cooked finally hit the shelves this week and what could be a better way to celebrate than a cake? (Clue: it has a cork you can pop, but I digress.) And what could be …


Brixton Ginger Cake
4th September 2011

One of the few branded foods that I have a soft spot for is McVities Jamaican Ginger Cake. Squishy, sticky and so good smeared with butter, I occasionally sneak one into my trolley on the …


Supermalt Cupcakes
29th September 2010

A conversation about white people's lack of love for Supermalt got me thinking. I love the taste of malt thanks to growing up with Veda bread and working in a diner as a teenager making …


Marmalade Cake
30th June 2010

I haven't thought much about marmalade for years, despite a fondness for Paddington himself, but I was given some for Christmas last year and have been pondering what to do with it since I don't …



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