Category Archives: Christmas Cakes

Strawberry Meringue

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Aoife

This is a strawberry meringue cake made at Christmas time as a lighter dessert than Christmas cake.  Meringue is handy to make when you have egg whites left over.  This tends to happen when I make custard which uses 4-5 … Continue reading →

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Snowman and holly cupcakes

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Aoife

I brought these cupcakes into work as a Christmas treat.  They went down well during coffee break! They were chocolate cupcakes decorated with snowmen made using sugarpaste and holly made using sugarpaste.  Perfect for Christmas.  The boxes make them nice … Continue reading →

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Christmas Chocolate Log Cake

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Aoife

This year I followed Mary Berry’s recipe for the Christmas Chocolate Log Cake.  I would say that the sponge was delicious but the ganache was a little too rich and dark for me.  Even though I used chocolate which had … Continue reading →

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