Our really easy chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays. It’s so moist and fudgy and will keep well for 4–5 days. For buttercream quantities, instead of ganache, use our cake calculator. Ingredients For the cake…
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This is one of those dark, squidgy-bellied chocolate cakes that I turn to gratefully when I have friends over to supper; gratitude that is always reciprocated. The mixture of ground almonds and amaretto gives a…
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Almonds give this lemon polenta cake a wonderful richness and crumbly texture. Served with zesty lemon icing, orange mascarpone, and caramelized satsumas. Ingredients For the cake 225g/8oz unsalted butter 225g/8oz caster sugar 3 free-range eggs, beaten 225g/8oz ground almonds…
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Rich yeast buns, with vivid yellow color, can be found in most Cornish bakeries. Serve warm with salted butter or, of course, lashings of clotted cream. Ingredients 300ml/½ pint whole milk 0.4g saffron strands 90g/3¼oz clotted cream 50g/1¾oz butter, at…
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The secret to this sweet teatime treat is the soft, rich, buttery dough. You could use this dough to make fruit loaves or hot cross buns by kneading the fruit into the dough before the…
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Veg-packed vegan meatballs and a rich tomato sauce are baked with whole wheat spaghetti for a dinner that will do you good. This vegan recipe costs less than a pound per portion. Ingredients For the…
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1 – Denver can lay to the invention of the cheeseburger the name Cheeseburger was awarded to Louis Ballast, a resident of the city. 2 – In a small town called Fruita just outside of…
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Tipping Tipping is referred to as service in Paris. A service charge is usually levied and this is indicated by the words service compris. To confirm you can ask but use the word service, not tip. In this case, no tip…
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There are some words that send you on a dreamy fantasy of sunsets and sand. Barbados is one of them. And with 70 miles of stunning shoreline, the promise of subterranean adventure, and an all-year-round…
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Lille was an ailing industrial town with only a defunct textile industry to show for itself. Since then it has undergone a multi-million euro facelift, attracted world-famous designer shops into its gabled buildings, became a…
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