Sticky Stem Ginger Cake with Lemon Drizzle

The bbc good food website never seems to let me down. After a long hunt for stem ginger which I ended up getting in Fallon and Byrne the making of this cake was easy and well well worth it. It will keep for 2 weeks in an airtight container and gets better with age. Who doesnt love ginger cake and the tangy lemon drizzle and kick from the stem ginger really works.

Cherry, Almond and Chocolate Chip Oaties

I looked everywhere for sour dried cherries but no luck. I settled with standard dried cherries and everyone seemed to like them. The recipe is from the Leon baking book and they went down a storm with my hubby and parents....but I think I can do better. Will add dark chocolate instead of milk next time as that will go really well with the cherries.............and I'm still going to hunt for sour dried cherries!

Walnut, Courgette and Cinnamon Layer Cake

This is from the Hummingbird Bakery book and it was absolutely delicious!!! Hubby loved it and thats rare with him not having a sweet tooth. Their frosting was terribly sweet so I changed it to a cream cheese frosting which was delicious. A moist, nutty sponge and refreshing frosting. You can also go the extra mile and make the sugared walnuts for decoration. One of my recent favourites!

Blueberry And Lemon Curd Muffins

This is the Hairy Bakers recipe and they were fine but terribly light and fluffy and far to healthy for my cake taste. My sister would probably love them but my baking vanity wouldnt allow me to give her any as I didnt think they were that great!

Mini Victoria Sponges and Avoca Mars Bar Slices

                                                    Mommas birthday spread! x

Rhubarb and Custard Cake

Thanks to a friend at work donating her rhubarb to me as mine has been attacked in our mini garden I was still able to make this favourite of mine. It's rich and light at the same time and it's a popular recipe from the BBC good food website. Highly recommend even if hubby wasnt overly impressed......although jelly and ice

cream is his idea of perfection  so I wont take it personally!

Carrick 9 Gathering

A gathering of lifelong buddies at the weekend deserved a little something sweet! The Carrick Nine in force, minus Judy ( Molly) in Tunisia but of course she was there in cake spirit.