Carrot Cake

Makes one 30 cm round cake. Ingredients 300g carrot, peeled and finely grated 250g unsalted butter 300g soft brown sugar 4 large eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 teaspoon mixed spice 350g plain flour 1 level tablespoon baking powder grated …

Bunloaf

A family teatime treat Ingredients: 500 g self raising flour 1 heaped teaspoon mixed spice 250 g sugar 250 g mixed dried fruit 1 large tablespoon golden syrup 1 large tablespoon black treacle 1 egg 250 ml milk Preheat oven to 170°C In a large …

Brownies

16 – 20 portions Ingredients butter 170 g sugar 275 g 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 eggs all-purpose flour 85 g cocoa powder 50 g 1 teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt 100 g chopped walnuts (optional) Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Line …

Bread Pudding

Waste not, want not! serves 4 Ingredients: 250g stale bread, crusts removed 275ml milk 50g butter, melted 75g brown sugar 2 teaspoons mixed spice 1 egg, beaten 175g mixed dried fruit grated nutmeg Tear the bread into small chunks, place in a large bowl and …

Bourbon Biscuits

A British classic makes 12 Ingredients: 50g butter 50 g caster sugar 1 tablespoon golden syrup 110g plain flour 15 g cocoa 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda filling: 50 g icing sugar 25g butter 1 tablespoon cocoa 1/2 teaspoon prepared espresso coffee or coffee essence …

Garibaldi Biscuits

This biscuit dough can also be used to make fig rolls. Ingredients: Filling 100g currants, roughly chopped Biscuit dough 50g butter 200g self raising flour 50g sugar 1 pinch salt milk to mix Put the flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. Rub in the …

Apricot Cake

Deliciously light and sticky with a tang of fruit, yum! 125g caster sugar 75ml water 50g butter 7 or 8 firm fresh apricots, halved and stoned 16 blackcurrants – frozen ones are fine For the cake 150g butter 150g caster sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 …

Apple Cake

Such a quick and easy recipe and a good way of using up a surplus of windfalls. Ingredients: 125g self raising flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon 100g sugar 250g apple sauce* 75g butter, melted 1 egg Put everything into a bowl …

Flapjack

Ade’s great black treacle Flapjack for Mountain biking 200g Oats 150 Butter 150g Sugar 50g Cornflakes 1 Tbs Honey 1 Tbs Black Treacle Nuts Linseed Rasins Pinch of salt Rub together all the ingredients in a large bowl leaving the Honey and Treacle to lastTransfer …