by sophiepembroke | Sep 10, 2014 | Baking Through The Book, Love Lies & Lemon Pies
In truth, this is quite simply the best chocolate cake in the world ever – as voted for by my five year old daughter. It’s the cake and frosting my mum makes for every birthday party (and, given the size of our extended family, we have a lot of those) and...
by sophiepembroke | Sep 3, 2014 | Baking Through The Book, Love Lies & Lemon Pies
I’m back from my holidays, and busy catching up on Bake Off (how long was that baked Alaska really out of the oven…?) and also the lovely news that Mac and Lottie have been shortlisted in the Best Couple category of the UKYA Book Blogger Awards! If you...
by sophiepembroke | Aug 27, 2014 | Baking Through The Book, Love Lies & Lemon Pies
I’m on holiday in Wales this week, so my Baking Through The Book Series is taking a week off – it’ll be back with a yummy chocolate chip brioche recipe next week. Even while I’m away, though, I’m still keeping up with the Great British...
by sophiepembroke | Aug 20, 2014 | Baking Through The Book, Love Lies & Lemon Pies
One of the things I really like about Bakewell Tart is how it is utterly unlike what I always used to think a Bakewell Tart was, with lots of white icing and a glace cherry. This almond and jam concoction is far more fun. It’s also one of my husband’s...
by sophiepembroke | Aug 13, 2014 | Baking Through The Book, Love Lies & Lemon Pies
This rather old fashioned recipe seemed perfect to star as one Mac learnt from his Grandma – not least because it actually came from my Grandma. After Grandma died, my mum found a whole stash of recipe notebooks that she’d kept. These exercise books had...
by sophiepembroke | Aug 6, 2014 | Baking Through The Book, Love Lies & Lemon Pies
Great British Bake Off is back on our screens tonight! I’m so excited… And did you see that one of the contestants is only 17 years old? I can totally imagine Lottie taking part, can’t you? Of course, her perfectionism might be her worst enemy with...
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