Plaited White Loaf

This loaf is something I learned to bake a couple of years ago. I’m shamelessly jumping on the National Bread Week bandwagon by publishing it now. This is an enriched loaf in that it uses milk and butter to add fat to the dough. This gives a light but slightly cake-like texture to the bread. It […]

Pomegranate and Raspberry Trifle

Sherry Trifle and Christmas go hand in hand in my home. I remember every Christmas Eve as a child watching my mother make the trifle. Trifles sponges soaked, and I mean soaked, in sherry put into the special trifle bowl, jelly poured over and a tin of fruit. The sponge sort of disintegrated into the […]

Chocolate Loaf

Well, did everyone watch the Great British Bake Off final? I won’t give away any spoilers here but I loved this series and was delighted for the winner. I had a day off on Wednesday so I decided I had to make a cake to have while watching the final. I wanted something simple and […]