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Salted Caramel Pretzel Cake

I discovered this cake from the youtube channel- Cupcake Jemma, it was a behind the scenes video and it got me totally inspired to bake it. The first time I made it, I wanted it to look exactly like they would. Attempting to make a perfect replica is quite difficult without all of the recipes, so them discovered she had written a book which had the recipe in it, perfect!

This cake has two different types of sponges in it so I do half a batch of each so that I will then have 2 layers of each which I can alternate.
Salted caramel pretzel cake, cut into showing the layers

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Banana Bread

finished Banana bread sliced

Do you ever need an excuse to bake? Do you have overripe bananas? It’s literally the best excuse to bake, you save wasting good bananas and you get banana bread in the end. I love baking this, and it has some added bonuses, because it has bananas in it you can basically eat it at any time of day: breakfast, supper or a snack. It is a simple bake, only takes about 10 minutes to make, but does take a while in the oven.

Even though this cake has some spices in it, it isn’t too strong. I am personally not the biggest fan of cinnamon and ginger, but in this cake they work well together and aren’t overpowering.

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Salted Caramel

 

I always held back to making caramel as I heard it was so difficult to make, and that you needed to have candy thermometers. I was SO wrong. I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s easy to make because it is still very easy to muck up, but by using this simple recipe it does simplify it. This recipe is perfect for any bake you want to add a little extra ‘oomph’ to. This sweet, salty, buttery goodness is literally like liquid gold. I love to add this salted caramel into lots of different bakes: in the middle of cupcakes; adding it to buttercream to make salted caramel buttercream; adding it as a new layer into my mega cakes; adding it to apple pie or even drizzling it over ice cream, the opportunities are endless.

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The Classic Vanilla Cake

picture of the cupcakes cooling on a wire cooling rack

It’s the go to cake, it’s a classic, it’s the one that everyone wants to master- it’s the vanilla sponge! It was the first thing I ever baked as a little girl and it’s the one where my love of baking started. I remember my mum and my gran teaching me how to cream the sugar and the butter together with a wooden spoon, and me complaining that it’s taking to long and my arm was sore. I quickly stopped moaning over the years when we got an electric mixer and that when I discovered and an all in one recipe.

The vanilla cake can be used for many things; it can be a great layered cake or as a cupcake mixture. The recipe that I am going to share has enough mixture for 1 layer in a 10cm tin or enough for 12 dozen cupcakes. I find that my cakes rise well and are nice and fluffy with this recipe.

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Double Chocolate Brownies

Do you ever feel in the need for a chocolatey baked good? Well my next bake is double chocolate brownies and these will definitely meet your needs. These are incredibly chocolatey and will be any chocolate lovers dream. This is a straightforward recipe and doesn’t take too long to make- so no excuses. When I was baking these I had a craving for everything chocolate so I customized these by adding white chocolate chunks. You could add whatever you’re in the mood for: chocolate chips, chunks of your favourite sweets or you could even swirl through some peanut butter. I love my brownies gooey and fudgy, and by adding chocolate chips to the mix, it’s the cherry on top, as it creates a yummy gooey, melty creation.

Picture of double chocolate brownies, cut into squares with white chocolate drizzled on top.

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