Category Archives: cakes

Coffee Sponge Cake

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Joanne

For my birthday last month, my youngest daughter made a beautiful coffee sponge cake. I love it that she has always enjoyed cooking with me. Even as a toddler she would climb up on a little stool to see what … Continue reading →

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Parkin

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Joanne

Staying with the same theme as my last food post for Eccles Cakes, I have another recipe from England, also my mother’s recipe and another recipe that I enjoyed making as a child and teenager myself. In fact, as a … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Cake, For Any Occasion.

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Joanne

This Easter just passed, rather than let the family eat Easter eggs all weekend, but still staying with the chocolate theme, I made my favourite version of good old fashioned chocolate cake. During all of my years of hosting children’s … Continue reading →

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