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Jubilee Cupcakes
June 1, 2022

Jubilee Cupcakes

No street party spread would be complete this weekend without some Jubilee cupcakes. These lemon cupcakes are so light, fluffy and tasty – decorated with a generous swirl of patriotic red, white and blue buttercream, to match the sponge inside.

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by BKC Mike
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Rhubarb, Custard & Raspberry Slice
May 3, 2022

Rhubarb, Custard & Raspberry Slice

This delicious and easy to make dessert combines three classic flavours. It’s perfect for morning coffee, afternoon tea or as a pudding. It’s also ideal for taking on picnics in summer.

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by BKC Mike
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Pan Bread
May 3, 2022

Pan Bread

A recipe for bread, but this is with a twist… it’s made in a pan, not the oven! Plus, it’s quick (as breads go) and easy to make. What more is there to say?

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Fluffy Pan Bread

BKC Mike
A recipe for bread, but this is with a twist… it’s made in a pan, not the oven! Plus, it’s quick and easy to make.
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Prep Time 1 hr 35 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Savoury

Ingredients
  

  • 125 ml Luke-warm Water
  • 300 g Self Raising Flour
  • 2 tsp Yeast
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 50 ml Milk
  • 1 tsp Sesame Seeds

Instructions
 

  • Pour the luke warm water into a large bowl, then add the yeast and sugar. Give it a quick stir to start to combine the ingredients,cover and leave for 5 minutes to activate/froth.
  • Next, add to the bowl the flour, salt, milk and olive oil, mix until it forms a dough. Then knead the dough for around 10-15 minutes.
  • Coat with a little oil, cover the bowl and leave the dough to prove/rise for 1 hour.
  • Gently punch the centre of the dough to release the air.
  • Lightly brush a frying pan with oil, place the dough in the pan and stretch it out a bit, to the shape of the pan. Then cover with a lid and leave to prove/rise for another 15 minutes.
  • Remove the lid, brush the top of the dough with a little milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds, then replace the lid.
  • Cook on your stove on a very low heat for 10 minutes, until it browns on the bottom (careful, too high a heat and it will burn). Then, flip the dough over, cover and let it cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Once done, remove from pan and cool slightly before serving.

Notes

Tip: If you want to add some more flavour you could always use some chopped fresh rosemary, instead of the sesame seeds, on top. Alternatively you could add some chopped sun-dried tomatoes to the dough.
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The Savoury Life
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by BKC Mike
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Biscoff Traybake
May 3, 2022

Biscoff Traybake

This Vegan Biscoff Cake is moist, fluffy and perfectly rich. It’s easy to make, it only has 4 Ingredients (2 of which are Biscoff!), and is perfect for when you’re craving something sweet!

The Vegan Life
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by BKC Mike
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Tangerine Dreams
May 3, 2022

Tangerine Dreams

I have always been a big fan of lemon cake and this is my very first vegan attempt – with tangerine as an added twist!

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by BKC Mike
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Cheesy Dippers
May 3, 2022

Cheesy Dippers

Everyone loves to have garlic bread with their pizza, or something to dip in their tomato soup. This alternative is quick and easy to make, using ready made sourdough.

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Easy Cheesy Dippers

BKC Mike
A gooey cheesy alternative to garlic bread.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Savoury
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g Ready-made Pizza Dough (sourdough)
  • 2 tbsp Crushed Garlic
  • 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
  • 50 g Butter (softened)
  • 100 g Grated Mozzerella Cheese
  • ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • Flour (to dust work surface)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven 200°C.
  • In a bowl mix together the butter, garlic and mixed herbs, to create our
    garlic butter.
  • Make sure the pizza dough is at room temperature.
  • Flour your suface and roll out the the dough into a circle (thickness should
    be approx 5 mm).
  • Spread 2-3 tbsp of the garlic butter on the dough evenly, keeping away
    from the sides so that it becomes easy to seal.
  • Cover half of the dough with the grated mozzarella and sprinkle the
    cayenne pepper over the top.
  • Fold the dough in half, covering the cheese. Go around the edge pressing
    down, to make sure it is sealed (you don’t want the cheese to ooze out and
    make your oven mess).
  • Line an oven tray with baking paper and place you dough on it.
  • Brush the rest of the garlic butter over the top of the dough.
  • Using a knife score marks for the breadsticks (do not cut fully, the marks
    will help channel stream as well as make it easy to cut out the sticks later)
  • Bake in the oven for 15-20mins, until golden.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before cutting (I use
    a pizza cutter for this)

Notes

Tip: Try serving with a sour cream or sweet chilli dip.
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by BKC Mike
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Chocolate Brownies
May 3, 2022

Chocolate Brownies

Indulge in your greatest sweet obsessions with my ultimate brownie recipe.

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by BKC Mike
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Clotted Cream Fudge
May 3, 2022

Clotted Cream Fudge

This Fudge recipe is one of my all time favourites, it’s simple to make and you only need 4 ingredients to put it together. You can make this fudge up to a week in advance and it is the perfect homemade gift for family and friends.

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Cinnamon Buns
May 3, 2022

Cinnamon Buns

These have always been a favourite pastry of mine, whenever I’m at a coffee shop I will have a cinnamon bun with my coffee.

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Easy Cinnamon Buns

BKC Mike
An easy, no-fail recipe for fluffy cinnamon rolls, topped with a cream cheese icing!
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Prep Time 1 hr
Cook Time 25 mins
Course Sweet
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 235 ml warm milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 75 g unsalted butter melted
  • 475 g bread flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • 2½ tsp dried yeast

Filling

  • 225 g brown sugar
  • 2½ tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 75 g butter softened

Frosting

  • 85 g cream cheese softened
  • 55 g butter softened
  • 190 g icing sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tsp instant coffee

Instructions
 

The DOUGH

  • Place warm milk into large bowl and whisk in sugar until dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over warm milk and let dissolve and prove for 5 minutes.
  • Whisk in eggs, butter and salt. Gradually begin adding bread flour. When dough forms, turn out onto work surface and knead gently to make soft dough.
  • Once kneaded put the dough into a lightly greased bowl, cover with a damp tea towel, place in a warm dry area and leave to rest for 10mins.
  • In a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Roll dough into a 16×21 inch rectangle.
  • Spread the filling across the top of the rolled out dough.
  • Roll up dough swiss-roll style and cut into 12 rolls (the easiest way to do this is to cut the roll in half, then cut those rolls in half, then cut the remaining rolls in three).
  • Place rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan.
  • Cover again and let rise until nearly doubled (about 30minutes)
  • Meanwhile, Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Bake in bottom third of oven for 20-25minutes.
  • Check after 15mins to see if they are browning too much. If so, lay a sheet of foil over the top for the rest of the baking time.
  • Once they have completed baking let them cool for 5minutes.

The FROSTING

  • Mix together all the frosting ingredients.
  • Once the buns have cooled slightly, spread with the cream cheese frosting over the top using spoon.
  • Leave to completely cool.

Notes

You can double the Frosting mix if required.
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