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Spiced ginger and honey cake

Posted on May 8, 2013 by atasteofcumbria

My dad strikes again. One would have thought that my cheese and rosemary scone offering would have sufficed and put his begging to an end, but no, it seems to have had the opposite effect and actually spurred him on. … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Day Victoria Sponge, Against the Odds – Introducing the ‘Victory Sponge!’

Posted on March 20, 2013 by atasteofcumbria

A Taste of Cumbria received a picture via Twitter last week of a homemade Victoria sponge from Scott McLoughlin. Scott is a very good friend and is a novice baker. As you can see and will read in his guest … Continue reading →

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Lorraine Pascale’s ‘Let Them Eat Cake Cake’

Posted on January 10, 2013 by atasteofcumbria

Several months ago I bought Lorraine Pascale’s Fast, Fresh and Easy Food and I have to admit I love most of the recipes. They are fresh, reasonably fast and most of the meals are reasonably low in calories. The following … Continue reading →

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Chocolate and vanilla marble cake

Posted on January 9, 2013 by atasteofcumbria

This is a recipe from my first blog. One weekend I decided to attempt a marble cake. I had convinced myself that this would be challenging, so I enlisted the help of my housemate Rhiannon. I browsed the BBC Good … Continue reading →

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An economical celebratory cake for all ages

Posted on January 9, 2013 by atasteofcumbria

Celebratory cakes have become very expensive. Supermarket cakes now cost on average £10. There is often very little choice with regard to appearance, (especially for adults) and the cakes are often lacklustre, thick with icing and tasteless sponge. Cakes made … Continue reading →

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