It’s definitely been a very autumnal weekend here in Hampshire with wind, rain and a definite drop in the temperature. We were in need of …
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Gooseberry crumble cake
There’s a war being fought in our garden that happens every summer. Caterpillars. Every summer they decided to invade and decimate my gooseberry bushes. I’m …
Bramley Apple Cake with Custard Icing
It seems every day is now some sort of named day. Chocolate Day, Carrot Day and Egg Day are all ones I have seen recently. …
Deep rhubarb streusel cake
I love rhubarb and have made quite a few rhubarb recipes before ranging from this very successful rhubarb and custard cake to this not so …
Blueberry crumble loaf
Recently Mr Birdie declared that somebody at his work had made a cake that was far better than anything I had made recently. You can …
Blackberry jam crumble shortbreads
I received John Whaite’s ‘John Whaite Bakes At Home’ for my birthday in August and until recently had not had the chance to try out …
Autumn Traybake
I made this a few weeks ago back in August when it was feeling decidely autumnal as there was a chill in the air and …
Apple Crumble Cupcakes
It’ has been ages since I made cupcakes. I have mentioned before that Mr Birdie likes to joke that cupcakes are all I make – …
Blackberry and apple crumble
Autumn has well and truly arrived. The weather on Sunday was horrible and it was decided in the Little Birdie household that it was most …
Blackberry and apple crumble muffins
The end of summer is fast approaching and autumn is in sight. The days are getting shorter, the summer holidays are nearly over (to the …