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Food & Recipes
Pear, Ginger and Cardamon Cake
Pears and ginger are a fabulous combination but add in the subtle spice of crushed cardamon and you have a cake that wouldn’t look out of place in a Scandinavian tea rooms.
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Christmas Cake Time
CakeMonday in early November is the perfect time to get the Christmas Cakes baked and the house smelling delicious!
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Apple & Custard Muffins
A new twist on the traditional favourite of apple pie & custard. This combines them in one delicious muffin size bite!
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Fig Topped Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake
The praline brown butter flavours of this cake are fabulous! I think it might be a contender for my favourite cake so far…..
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Ultimate Apple Pie
Windfall Bramleys freshly picked from the orchard remind me how much I love this Apple Pie recipe.
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Chocolate Marble Pound Cake
This marble cake looks really impressive and is an easy way to bring a madeira cake to a new level
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Back to School Lunchbox Ideas
Where has the Summer gone?! Here at Dunowen our youngest starts secondary this Friday and I can’t believe it’s come around so quickly. If you’re panicking about lunchboxes, here’s some ideas that might keep them interested and healthy
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Blackberry Season – Two Cakes!
One fantastic early crop of juicy blackberries, two delicious cake recipes to showcase this gorgeous seasonal fruit
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