Chocolate quinoa cake
I was inspired to make this cake after watching a recent episode of BBC1’s Country File. It was featured by a farmer growing quinoa in the UK and evidently succeeding. The culmination of the clip was the said farmer and presenter enjoying a slice of his gluten free…
Here Comes The Sun – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
The theme for tonight’s event was set in the expectation of August being the height of British summer with plenty of warm sunshine. However, the rain was pouring with a definite chill in the air as we arrived but it certainly didn’t dampen our spirits and enjoyment….
Le Tour That Was – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
A few weeks ago, Yorkshire was struck with Tour De France fever. It seemed like the whole of Yorkshire went ‘yellow’ and turned up for the show. And what a party it turned out to be. We were blessed with the finest sunny weather to show off the stunning countryside…
The Terrible Twos – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
Our gem of a cake club is actually two years old (plus one month!) and we couldn’t let this toddler of a milestone pass without having our own little celebration. The challenge was simply to bake a birthday cake fit for any discerning two year old. Our venue was a…
Variety is the sweet or savoury spice of life – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
You might well ask if there is such a thing as a savoury cake. And you would be forgiven to think carrot or courgette cake. To me, these are sweet cakes. We’re talking real, honest to goodness savouriness such as ham, olives, cheese; not a spoonful of sugar in sight…
Easter delicacies – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
With Easter on the horizon, it seemed apt to adopt a theme that was representative of the season. Easter Delicacies was not to be restricted to those very traditional of Easter cakes, such as the British Simnel, but to include traditional family favourites that might…
Whatever Takes Your Fancy – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
The theme for March 2014’s Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event was effectively carte blanche (but strictly within the rules!). ‘Whatever you fancy’ literally left members to choose to bake whatever caught their imagination for that moment. As a result, I had no…
My Favourite Colour – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
There were endless possibilities of cake creations that could turn up for our event on 3 February. If yellow was top of your list, then maybe a lemon cake of some sort. If blue, maybe lavender or blueberry something or other? Creativity with icing was also an…
Santa’s Grotto – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
With the festive season upon us, nothing less than a seasonal theme would do for the Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club’s December event. You would be forgiven to think that we might have been in danger of ending up with all Christmas cakes. Not so! ‘Santa’s Grotto’ got…
Let’s Go Retro – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
As always, I had much excitement and anticipation for this month’s cake club event. Our member bakers never cease to impress with their creativity and lateral thinking when it comes to baking cake and I was in no doubt that this month’s theme, Let’s Go Retro, would…