Sugarcraft for Beginners

Last weekend, the lovely Grace from Grace Daniels Cakes held a sugarcraft course for beginners here in Galway. I was there, I learned so much, my cake looked fabulous (see above), and I think I found myself a new hobby

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Lemon & Almond Cake AND Lemon & Poppy Seed Muffins

When I first spied this recipe over on englishmum.com, I knew I had to make it. I love finding alternatives to butter in cake baking, and though I had started cooking with rapeseed oil, I hadn’t yet baked with it. This cake also has ground almonds, which I love. They give a great almondy flavour [...]

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Rhubarb and Lemon Flan

Towards the end of summer last year, we went on holiday. We checked and double-checked the apartment, turning off unnecessary electricals, turned on the automatic feeder for the tropical fish, and headed off for 10 days. We came back to discover that my checking and double-checking in the kitchen had been so thorough that I [...]

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