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Sunday, 30 December 2012

Your favourites and mine from 2012

 It's traditional to have a round up of blog posts for the year and there are a lot to choose from in 2012.  For each month I have chosen the recipe  with the most page views, your favourite, and the one that I like best, my favourite.  I've excluded those posts which had major giveaways as those do rather skew the page views!  Many thanks to all who viewed and/or commented  and to the hosts of all the challenges that I have entered.  

January

Haddock Mornay Leek Bake
Flamiche - Flemish Leek Tart

February


Nigella's Sticky Chocolate Pudding

Slow Cooked Aromatic Pork

March


Tapas Tasting at La Tasca
My first restaurant review at La Tasca in Glasgow

Lemon Meringue Pie

April


Bulgar Wheat Salad

Turkey Saltimboca Piqante

May


Cupcake Decorating Masterclass
A fun day with Jacqueline from Tinned Tomatoes and Claire from A Kiss of Cookies

The Great Macaron Challenge

June

Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
This is the most viewed post of the year with 2612  page views

Diamond Jubilee - 'Elizabeth' Sandwich
We celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday and the Jubilee with a festive tea including this Victoria Sandwich filled with cream and lemon curd which I named an 'Elizabeth' Sandwich.

July


Walnut Brownie Cupcakes

Chocolate and Berry Pavlova

August

 
The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

Mediterranean Fish on Herbed Potato Gratin

September


Paella People
A visit to La Tasca in Glasgow for a demonstration of Paella making proved popular.

Pina Colada Cupcakes and that video!

October


La Tasca Paella de Carne Recipe

Sticky Toffee Pudding Cupcakes for Macmillan Cancer Research

November


 How to Bake Paul Hollywood's Christmas Cake

Who says Vanilla isn't sexy?  Salted Vanilla Chip Oatmeal Cookies
These unassuming cookies have been a huge hit with everyone who has tried them, I gave some to my sister at Christmas and she phoned me up after trying one to ask what was in them and tell me how good they were.

December


Choc-ful Christmas Muffins

Chocolate Orange Pudding

Let's raise a glass to the year gone by and salute the year to come Happy New Year

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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Chocolate Button Cake

It's my younger son's birthday at the weekend, I won't see him but my husband is going to visit today to help him move into a new flat and taking the cake with him.  Because I had to make it a little early I chose a recipe which is made with oil and  has good keeping qualities.  It's also a brilliant cake if you don't have an electric mixer because it's easy to make with just a wooden spoon.


Chocolate Cake
190g plain flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarb of soda
1tsp baking powder
150g caster sugar
2tbsp golden syrup
2 eggs, beaten
150ml vegetable oil
150ml milk

1. Heat the oven to 160C, grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins.
2. Sieve the flour, cocoa, bicarb, baking powder and caster sugar into a large bowl.
3. Add the syrup, beaten eggs, oil and milk.
4. Beat well and pour into the tins.
5. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until firm to the touch.
6. Turn onto a wire rack, remove the paper and leave to cool.

Chocolate Icing
50g cocoa powder
2-3 tbsp hot water
50g butter
200g icing sugar, sifted
Packet of Giant Chocolate Buttons

1. Put the cocoa, hot water and butter in a bowl and beat until smooth.
2. Add the icing sugar to make a thick icing
3. Fill and top the cake with the icing and decorate with the chocolate buttons




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