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Prepare yourselves for the wonder that is puff pastry mince pies with whipped cream. They are something special and I am really excited to share the recipe with you. It's so simple- anyone can make them! It's now officially mince pie season. I know they've been in the shops since late September, but for me, all things Christmas really begin on December 1st. There's such an array of mince pies these days, that trying to choose which ones to buy can be a bit of a challenge. I thought that my husband, top mince pie-lover that he is, had tried every different type available. Then m y mother-in-law bought him a kind of mince pie that I have never seen before- puff pastry mince pies with whipped cream inside. They were an absolute revelation and we spent the next couple of weeks trying to find them again! (Morrisons in case you don't fancy making them yourself). Home-made mince pies will always top anything you can buy and until I made these puff pastry ones filled with ...

Easter Chocolate Fridge Cake- A recipe for an indulgent chocolate Easter treat packed with fruit, nuts and most importantly, Cadbury's Mini-Eggs! With Easter around the corner, I was tempted to make this Easter Chocolate Fridge Cake, or Chocolate Tiffin. There's no pretending that it's anything but a very indulgent treat, but as Easter is the celebration that seems to involve the most chocolate, I think that's okay! Cadbury's Mini Eggs are my absolute favourite Easter goodie, so I added plenty of them to this recipe. If you're more of a Cadbury's Creme Egg fan, you could use the mini ones of those instead. I like those too, but couldn't be faffed with unwrapping them all individually! Chocolate tiffin usually has biscuit inside, but my Easter version doesn't. I used nuts for the crunch instead- almonds and hazelnuts (which are my favourites at the moment), but if nuts are a problem, you could switch them for the more traditional digestive biscuits or...

Valentine's Day Chocolate Chip Shortbread Biscuits- heart-shaped shortbread biscuits, filled with chocolate chips and covered in melted chocolate. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so get ready to see hearts and flowers everywhere (if you haven't already!) This year, I am doing a Valentine's Day collaborative post with Danielle from Welcome 2 My Jungle with a focus on Valentine's baking for kids. One of the easiest baking ideas to do with children is shortbread. It's very simple, only has 3 main ingedients, lends itself to small hands joining in and always turns out well. More importantly, shortbread is buttery and delicious! All the best biscuits come from the UK, in my totally unbiased opinion, and shortbread is number one. For this Valentine's version of shortbread biscuits, I added chocolate chips and then dipped the tops of the biscuits in dark chocolate. I finished them off with pink and white sprinkles because, for kids, sprinkles are essent...

The Ultimate Mince Pies- mince pies in shortcrust pastry, topped with frangipane and lemon icing. The ultimate Christmas treat. Most people fall into one of two categories when it comes to mince pies. You're either beside yourself with excitement when you see the first packet in the shops and you have to buy some straight away, or you can easily wait until Christmas day and you wouldn't be that bothered if you didn't end up having one that year. If you're in the first camp, then it's that special time of year- Mince pies are everywhere you look! There seem to be a dizzying array of options on the mince pie front these days: standard mince pies, puff pastry mince pies, luxury mince pies, iced mince pies, mini mince pies and so on.You could probably buy a different type every week from now until Christmas! Shop-bought mince pies are really good, but home-made ones always taste that little bit better. If you want the easy version, try making my Cheat's Mince Pies T...

Chocolate Brioche Twist- a classic brioche dough twisted with milk chocolate and baked. Perfect as an Easter breakfast treat. This week, for the #GBBOTwitterBakeAlong, I have made a Chocolate Brioche Twist. My heart sank a little when I saw the challenges in last week's GBBO. I love watching Bread Week and I love making bread in my breadmaker but I have little to no experience of any kind of fancy breadmaking. So when I saw twists and sweet dough and showstoppers using 3 different types of flour, I wasn't sure how I would get on with trying something similar out for myself. I decided to make a Chocolate Brioche Twist as it didn't seem too scary or complicated and I was very pleased with how it turned out. It's absolutely delicious for one thing, and it looks pretty impressive when it's baked. Brioche is made of an enriched dough using eggs, sugar and butter which gives it a slightly more cakey, buttery texture. As you'd expect from the name, it's French, bu...

Chocolate Orange Easter Nest Cake- a light yellow sponge cake filled with orange curd and covered in chocolate icing with Easter decoration on top. Cadbury's Flake and Cadbury's Mini Eggs are used for the cake decoration. Perfect to serve on Easter Sunday. Jump to recipe When Easter's coming up, the thing that gets me in the Easter mood is definitely Cadbury's mini Eggs. They are the perfect treat. Crack the shell with your teeth and crunch the pieces and then let the chocolate melt in your mouth- yum! I like them far more than Creme Eggs, which although nice, are sickly sweet and you have to eat the whole thing. I have vivid memories of my mum bringing home those little Cadbury Easter Nest cakes, that had vertical lines of buttercream inside and one Mini Egg on top and us eating them as an after-school treat. With that in mind, I have been determined all week to make a big Easter Nest Cake with Mini Eggs, and I really wanted it to be chocolate orange. My search for or...

Chocolate Covered Heart Sugar Biscuits- Valentine's sugar biscuits that hold their shape, dipped in chocolate. Perfect for Valentine's gifts. If you're looking for a last-minute Valentine's gift or something nice to make with your children for the day, try these chocolate-covered heart biscuits. they are easy and they look effective when you're done. I used my Christmas biscuit recipe (find it Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe ), as it's important for the biscuits to hold their shape. I got the biscuit cutters from M&S and away I went!

Valentine's Day Chocolate Cake- an easy recipe for a heart-shaped chocolate sandwich cake with chocolate cream cheese icing filling and pink buttercream icing. Jump to recipe My husband and I don't often do much about Valentine's Day. The main reason is because it's our wedding anniversary shortly afterwards and that means we can avoid the expensive flowers, pricey set menus and so on, and celebrate two days later! Despite being a bit bah humbug about it all, I really wanted to make a Valentine's Cake. I was given a heart-shaped silicone cake mould by one of my lovely teaching assistants, which is just the thing for a Valentine's Cake! It turned out really well- a heart-shaped cake, a chocolate sponge with a chocolate cream cheese filling and pink buttercream on top. The sponge was lovely and light. A good thing considering the rich filling and additional icing on top! Icing is definitely not my strong point; I'm still learning all the techniques. So, if you...