The Queen of Puddings

I am a total MasterChef fanatic. COMPLETE. I watch them all. But not having RTE, I didn't know that there was an Irish version. Long st...

OK, let's talk cupcakes. The baking sensation which defined the noughties, turning us all from grown ups into born again children with a...

These are the real deal. Thick and satisfying. Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. And quick and easy to bake - they don't need...

Tender, light, easy as pie to make...and eat. Seems plain... Everyone had seconds and thirds.  Finished in one sitting. Adapted from Rose ...

It’s all go here, hence the quiet. I have just submitted the manuscript for my third book to my publishers, and now this weekend we hav...

You know when your 7-year-old puts something into his mouth and groans "Ohhhhhhh! Pieces of heaven!" that you have just scored maj...

I have no time for baking I'm afraid, real life is FAR too busy... Oh except for Hot Cross Buns! How I love that seasonal treat - it...

It is wild and windy outside with horizontal rain. It feels more like November than March - can you believe it's nearly Easter?! I was ...

This cake originated from a Pinterest find from  Fat Girl Trapped in a Skinny Body . Just the idea of banana and coconut milk together...

I've tried a number of recipes from the super incredible Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache  cookbook which specialises in vegetable cak...

OK, OK, you've been wheedling me for the recipe. So I'm sharing it in my own words. But I need you to be clear it comes, unadulter...

Eating the warm, orange scented cupcake marked a milestone. A bizarre claim for a  humble cupcake. But this was no ordinary cupcake. No ma...

Who can resist the warm, dark stickiness of a traditional ginger cake? I find it impossible to eat less than half a loaf! I was brought up o...

Have you been bitten by the Pinterest bug?  Me? I'm well and truly smitten! Its become my first port of call for recipes recently, my ...

I want to share with you what I spent most of Christmas Day reading. The book that has inspired me to get back into the kitchen after m...

These are a recent Christmas tradition for me. A discovery from Rose Levy Beranbaum's festive book: Rose's Christmas Cookies. They a...

One of our Christmas traditions is making a gingerbread house. We never had gingerbread houses in my childhood, but I loved the magic of the...

For Sarah Five minutes start to finish. Plus an hour in the fridge. Sweet, squidgy and reasonably healthy. These met with the women's ...

Not as tooth achingly sweet as other blondies I've had, and with a real butterscotch tang. Great bars for when you need a sweet hit but ...

OK, so this is neither baking, nor really a recipe. But it's a fondly remembered sweet treat from my childhood, and now a much requested...