Herbs, seeds & spices – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
With autumn knocking on our doors and the summer all but gone, this month’s theme had a seasonal edge to it. Spices would be welcome to bring warmth against the now much cooler nights; seeds & herbs reflections on the recent harvest. Our wonderful hosts for the…
Animal, vegetable or mineral? – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
Who remembers the 1950s TV game show ‘Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?’ (very much before my time I hasten to add!)? The idea being that expert archeologists, art historians, or natural history experts, were expected to identify interesting objects or artefacts. The…
Yorkshire’s Finest – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
The 1st of August dawned bright and extremely warm to welcome Yorkshire Day 2013. In fact, it turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far. Undaunted by the heat, there was every manner of activities across the county to mark the occasion including us at…
Ay to Zed – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
Who would have thought health and cake could go together? That we could actually have our cake and eat it too? Well, we proved it just so at our Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club event on Tuesday 16 July as our venue was Nuffield Health Club in Shipley! For those that…
Classic Victoria Sponge Cake – all in one method
This is a classic and if anyone is new to baking and wants to start at ‘the beginning’, then I would say this is it. The ’all-in-one’ method I’ve demonstrated here is very straight forward and you are sure of success if you follow the hints and tips that I’ve…
Fire & Ice – Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club
This month’s event was celebrating the club’s first anniversary. It’s hard to believe we’ve been through a year of cake already! Such happy memories and fun along the way. When I set the theme for this I hoped there might not too a literal take on the ‘fire’ and…
The Inn At Whitewell
With a cold wind blowing and the outside temperature not offering much above freezing, it was a perfect day to be cozied up in a quintessential old fashioned inn, hidden away the Lancashire countryside. The Inn at Whitewell is nestled at the bottom of a little valley…
L’Enclume
L’Enclume, established in 2002 by Simon Rogan, is situated in the historic village of Cartmel which is tucked away in the southern Cumbrian Lake District, just outside the boundary of the National Park. The most striking landmark of the village is the beautiful 11th…
The Booze Cruise
The theme for May’s Saltaire Clandestine Cake Club gathering called for a scout through the wine rack, a dig in the drinks cabinet or a trip to the local off licence. The Booze Cruise was all about any cakes containing your favourite tipple. Depending on how heavy…
My buttermilk scones
I’m a relatively new comer to the world of baking scones; my hand being ‘forced’ (quite nicely I hasten to add) as I launched my venture that is Chez Shamwari. And very pleased I am too to have discovered the delight of a warm scone straight out the oven with all…