Tag Archives: marzipan

Simnel Cake

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Glenda

Yesterday was Mothering Sunday. I was lucky enough to spend the day with my mum (and my dad and my husband and my children too). I had been intending to get my mum some British grown flowers either from Common … Continue reading →

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Marzipan

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Glenda

My Christmas cake has now been covered with homemade marzipan, as I said it would be. Although my practice run marzipan was very tasty, it didn’t roll very well, and so I was seduced (once again) by a Dan Lepard … Continue reading →

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A birthday battenburg

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Glenda

I mentioned in my first advent post that December is a very exciting month for us. In December 2009 I wasn’t the only member of my family to be heavily pregnant (although I was probably the only one eating stupid … Continue reading →

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