The Caked Crusader :

Cheesecake balls on a stick

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This week in birthday land it?s the turn of the CCB (Caked Crusader?s Brother). My choice of birthday cake for him was shaped by his incontrovertible ?Two Food Truths?: Cheesecake is the best cake All food tastes[...]

Chocolate sticky toffee pudding cake

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Birthday season in the Caked Crusader family is well upon us; this week marks the halfway point and it?s the turn of the CCM (Caked Crusader?s Ma). I asked her what flavour she would like her cake to feature and was surprised to[...]

Mocha (chocolate coffee) torte

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It is the CCD (Caked Crusader?s Da) and CCU?s (Caked Crusader?s Uncle) birthday; I have mentioned in the past they are twins...and they still are! Recently, the CCD has discovered a love of mocha coffee ? the sort that?s more like[...]

Chocolate fudge cupcakes and other Royal wedding bakes

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Now unless you?ve been living under a rock you might have heard that there was a wedding this week.....I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing, and obviously such a special occasion requires cake. I didn?t want[...]

Famous Faces? Favourite Fancies ? Fruit cake and marzipan

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Chances are if you?ve ever been at home during the week and turned on the television, you will have come across the legend David Dickinson hosting either Bargain Hunt or, more recently, Dickinson?s Real Deals. What this man doesn?t[...]

History corner ? Golden crunch cake

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This history corner is the ?youngest? book I?ve featured ? it?s ?A Spoonful of Sugar? issued by the British Sugar Bureau in 1973. Two very good things happened for the world of cake in 1973; firstly, this booklet was published[...]

Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan

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If you are looking for a warm and witty novel with lots of cake in it then look no further than Jenny Colgan?s latest masterpiece, ? Meet Me at the Cupcake Café ? . I have snaffled my photo from Amazon where you can purchase the novel for a[...]

Rhubarb and date cake

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The CCD?s (Caked Crusader?s Da) rhubarb plant has sprung into action just at the same time I came across this recipe. Nature really knows what it?s doing! I?ve never seen rhubarb and dates partnered up before but[...]

Toblerone cupcakes ? a Mothers? Day special

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How better to spoil your mother on Mothers? Day than with chocolate and cake all rolled into one? I have long thought that the flavours of Toblerone would lend themselves to a rather special cupcake, and this recipe is my attempt to prove[...]

Baked & Delicious Magazine giveaway - Winner!

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Thank you for all your entries for my "Baked & Delicious" Magazine giveaway . All comments were entered into the lucky dip and the winner is...drum roll please....Lisa, with this comment: Lisa said... A wonderful moist, light coffee[...]