Swedish Prinsesstårta (Daring Bakers Challenge May 2013)
Prinsesstårta This cake brought me back to my youth – a day trip to Ikea for flat-pack furniture, 39p hot dogs & car shaped sweets. On occasions I would try […]
Category Archives: Daring Baker Challenges
Sarvarin (Daring Bakers Challenge April 2013)
Natalia of Gatti Fili e Farina challenges us to make a traditional Savarin, complete with soaking syrup and cream filling! We were to follow the Savarin recipe but were allowed […]
Dutch Pastry Gevulde Speculaas (Daring Bakers challenge Jan 2013)
Francijn of Koken in de Brouwerij was our January 2013 Daring Bakers’ Hostess and she challenged us to make the traditional Dutch pastry, Gevulde Speculaas from scratch! That includes making […]
Panettone (Daring Bakers Challenge December 2012)
Homemade panettone ROCKS! I love everything about this cake – the zesty aromas, the soft texture & buttery flavours. Over the past 10 years or so, I’ve noticed this cake […]
Twelve days of cookies (Daring Bakers Challenge Nov 2012)
Shortbread Holiday season is the time for sharing and Peta of Peta Eats is sharing a dozen cookies, some classics and some of her own, from all over the world […]
Mille Feuille (Daring Bakers Challenge October 2012)
Our October 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Suz of Serenely Full. Suz challenged us to not only tackle buttery and flaky puff pastry, but then take it step […]
Pate a choux shapes (Daring Bakers Challenge August 2012)
Kat of The Bobwhites was our August 2012 Daring Baker hostess who inspired us to have fun in creating pate a choux shapes, filled with crème patisserie or Chantilly cream. […]
Battenburg
Mandy of What The Fruitcake?! came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake challenge! She highlighted Mary Berry’s techniques and recipes to allow us to […]
Challah (Daring Bakers Challenge May 2012)
May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all over, and tips from “A Taste of […]
Dutch Crunch Bread (Daring Bakers Challenge March 2012)
Sara and Erica of Baking JDs were our March 2012 Daring Baker hostesses! Sara & Erica challenged us to make Dutch Crunch bread, a delicious sandwich bread with a unique, […]
