Another recipe that my Grandma used to bake in the same 8-inch square cake tin as her Cherry & Almond Cake, this makes a lovely moist gingerbread that tastes even better a day or two old if you can manage not to eat it all first. Ingredients: 8oz (225g) Plain flour 1 level tsp. Bicarbonate of… Continue reading Gingerbread (Cake)
A sort of cake-meets-tart hybrid, these buttery goodies are delicious. These are the ones that my Mum always used to demolish first when Grandma had been baking! They’re also really quick and easy to make – bonus. If you’re looking for health food, look elsewhere though. Ingredients: 8oz (225g) Unsalted Butter (they really wouldn’t be the… Continue reading Viennese Tarts
These are similar to bakewell tarts, but with a slightly lighter topping and made with strawberry jam rather than cherry. I’m not sure why this was, or whether these tarts have any other history or link to the similar baked goods from Bakewell but they do taste good! Grandma used to make her own shortcrust pasty for these but hasn’t included… Continue reading Almond Tarts
Grandma always used to make this one in an 8-inch (20cm) square tin, greased and lined with baking paper. I’ve made it a few times in a similar sized heart-shaped silicone cake mould from Ikea too. Imperial measures first as they were what Grandma used, but I have converted to metric too. Ingredients: 8oz (225g) Butter… Continue reading Cherry & Almond Cake
My Grandma was a great cook and a fantastic baker. Before she died, she wrote some of her baking recipes down in this little purple book for me so that I could recreate them myself. I plan to type these recipes up and share them here too.
Messing About In The Kitchen 