Frances Bakes

Malteser Traybake

Posted on August 3, 2014 by francesray28

So, to carry on the theme of Maltesers from last week, they feature again in today’s baking.
(also they are on offer in the supermarket, which is quite handy!)

It’s probably not the best of weather to make something which is probably 80% chocolate, but I reckon these won’t last long anyway – they are delicious!

I found the recipe online, and used Galaxy honeycomb chocolate for half the chocolate needed, to complement the Maltesers.

Here’s the recipe…
http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/malteser-traybake-393

And the finished article…

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Malteser muffins

Posted on July 27, 2014 by francesray28

Today I used a new recipe from a book my friend Tina brought from Sweden;

These are chocolate muffins, with the addition of maltesers!

Here are the uncooked versions:

And the cooked ones – which hopefully taste better!

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Chocolate chip cookies

Posted on July 20, 2014 by francesray28

These chocolate chip cookies are another favourite from the Hummingbird Recipe book.

Take your pick from milk chocolate or white chocolate chip!

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Blueberry muffins

Posted on July 13, 2014 by francesray28

So, after a few weeks of celebrations and holidays I’ve got back into the baking (and after the complaints at work of a lack of baked goods!)

These are from the Hummingbird Bakery recipe book and look good enough to eat 🙂

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Mum’s 60th Birthday cake

Posted on June 15, 2014 by francesray28

I made this yummy rich chocolate cake for my Mum’s 60th birthday weekend in Suffolk. It was soon demolished after our BBQ.

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Nectarine muffins

Posted on June 8, 2014 by francesray28

So….what to do with the nectarines I bought a week ago but haven’t actually eaten yet – well, nectarine muffins obviously! 🙂

Here’s the recipe if you want to give them a go; I found the mixture a bit stiff so added some extra milk and oil. I also added a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and some ground ginger for extra taste….

http://www.food.com/recipe/the-best-peach-nectarine-muffins-89168

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Cake pops

Posted on June 2, 2014 by francesray28

This week I decided to try out my cake pop moulds.

You make the cake mixture and bake them in a silicon mould, then once the cakes are cool, dip them in chocolate and then decorate them. I used chocolate popping candy and gold and silver star sprinkles from Sainsburys.

They went down well at work!

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Banana and cinnamon muffins

Posted on May 20, 2014 by francesray28

Here are some yummy muffins from the Hummingbird bakery cookbook.
Ready for our HR team meeting tomorrow, they have already been given the seal of approval by my housemates!