Chelsea buns
Some of you may have noticed Big Hungry Gnomes has had somewhat of a layout makeover in recent weeks and that my little blog has now moved. I hope that you will come follow me over at bighungrygnomes.co.uk My most recent post were these Chelsea Buns, inspired by a now lost childhood favourite which I … Continue reading
Golden Banana Bread
My first cook book was a children’s ‘around the world cookbook’ that I inherited from my older brother, when I was about six. I can remember flicking through it, looking at the cartoon illustrations and being allowed to pick out what me and my mom would bake together. Banana bread featured on the Caribbean double … Continue reading
Billionaire’s Shortbread
Makes 25 squares The shortbread for this recipe comes from my mum’s hand written recipe book, where she has only listed the ingredients and a gas oven temperature. The recipe goes back three generations to my Grandma and, for as long as I can remember, my mom and I have spent Christmas eve baking it. … Continue reading
Carrot Cupcakes
I feel like the baking world is slightly saturated with cupcakes at the minute, but I suddenly came up with the idea for these cupcakes and felt that I had to try them out. After learning about making edible sugar vegetables at my sugar craft class, I wanted to try making some little carrots and … Continue reading
Cheese Savouries
Makes 28 These biscuits are wonderfully crisp, with a slight chewiness given by the pieces of parmesan and sharp chedder running through the dough. These are great as they are but you can also add any additional flavours you fancy. Something with a gentle, smokey heat like garlic or parika works well, or something savoury … Continue reading
Perfect Meringues and Eton Mess
Eton Mess is a really classic British dessert, which with the traditional combination of softly whipped cream, fragments of crisp and light meringue and soft fruit at it’s absolute peak, giving a wonderfully summery feel. I’ve included a really simple recipe for meringues which are pretty much guaranteed to give you a wonderful light and … Continue reading
Coconut and Ginger Flapjacks
Makes 16 After the success of my lemon and lavender cupcakes, and in the interest of continuing to try new things, I thought I would have a little experiment with these coconut and ginger flapjacks. I am a huge fan flapjacks and I love pretty much anything containing ginger, but I’ve never been too nuts … Continue reading
Lemon Cupcakes with Lavender Butter Cream
Makes 12 I thought I’d try something a little different for these cupcakes and so I decided to flavour them with lemon and lavender. They were quite fragrant and had a nice subtle lavender flavour which really complimented the strong fresh lemon flavour of the cupcakes. The cupcakes were easy to make as they used … Continue reading
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