When you finally realise your dream and open a deli / coffee shop / bakery what is it you are really hoping for?  Time to do lots of baking ?  Loads of manolo-clad ( or ugg-booted, as it’s winter) feet stomping, shuffling and striding over your threshhold?  Someone else to do the washing up? 
All of [...]

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peanuts, oats and chocolate candy…

 
Preheat your oven to 180*C and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
Cream:

225g granulated sugar
175g brown sugar
225g butter

Add:

2 eggs, lighlty beaten
1Tablespoon vanilla extract

and beat until light and fluffy.
Sift:

300g plain (cake) flour
5 ml bicarbonate of soda

Add to egg mix together with

125g rolled oats
1/2 cup of peanuts

Spoon 1/4 cup of mix onto your [...]

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Actually, we call them fairycakes.  And from the pics below you would be forgiven for thinking my love goes beyond normal into the realms of obsession.  Not true, although I do know of some complete cupcake queens. (Cupcakes take the cake, cupcaketastic, Cupcake Bakeshop by Chockylit  , to name but a few). 
We just make them a lot [...]

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This is a simple Victoria sponge recipe, that works every time and improves over 2 or 3 days.  The recipe makes 6 -8 giant muffins or 12 - 16 regular muffins.
Cream

350g butter
350g caster sugar

Sift together

350g Plain (cake) flour
2 pinches of bicarb
2 t baking powder

Lightly beat

6 large freerange eggs
1/4 cup warm water

When the buttercream is light [...]

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