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    #662
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    Gluten free gingerbread men, made with the "help" of the kids


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    #663
    pwurple
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    RentDayBlues wrote: »
    Gluten free gingerbread men, made with the "help" of the kids

    Aww, why are there sad little men?


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    #664
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    pwurple wrote: »
    Aww, why are there sad little men?

    We welcome all sorts in my house! Asked the 3 year old was this was sad or happy and she said sad, so sad he was!


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    #665
    Jan Laco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭Jan Laco


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Housemate opened oven while my lemon and lime traybake was in there...didn't clock with me what would happen till I looked in to take it out...sunken... :(

    I'm stressed by even the thought of that happening...A light on and the oven sound doesn't stop people. ovens should come with neon signs.

    or you check your cake and there's a fish pie after appearing in the rack below.


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    #666
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    So decided it was time to try out the bread machine, I've only had it 4 years!!! So made a beautiful gluten free caramelised red onion loaf, dear god it was delicious and looks amazing for a gf loaf


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    #667
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    So have a family birthday tomorrow so made some cupcakes: lemon meringue and mojito


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    tampopo
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    RentDayBlues wrote: »
    So have a family birthday tomorrow so made some cupcakes: lemon meringue and mojito

    Wow, fantabulous.


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    #669
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users Posts: 8,316 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    In honour of another fantastic series of Bake-off, this afternoon Mrs G! and little G!2 made Sticky Toffee Date Cake.

    Served warm with vanilla ice cream it was absolutely delicious!


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    #670
    Lingua Franca
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭Lingua Franca


    It's been a while since I posted in here. My daughter's birthday cakes including cupcakes for her class:

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    The birthday cake (chocolate mint swirl) before a few tweaks:

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    We were woken up this morning by a cry of "WOW!" from the kitchen. :D


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    #671
    Dizzyblonde
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    ^
    Fabulous! :)


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    #672
    tampopo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭tampopo


    I miss baking. I'm glad of the cold weather, an excuse to get the oven on and have the kitchen warm!

    I borrowed a book from the library for a bit of inspiration, Cake Days by The Hummingbird Bakery. And first of the list is Chocolate Guinness Cake, which looks like this in the book.

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    and looked like this this morning.
    I didn't bother with the cocoa topping.

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    I didn't have a round tin, so I used the square. After the prescribed time, it was still wet and gloopy inside, so I gave it another 10 minutes. Hard to tell if it was burnt, it was so dark! And then it sunk a lot in the middle. I would like to make it again to get it like the photo in the book. It looks fab.

    Anyway, I'll likely give half this away, there's too much for two of us, when one is not that into it. Pity, but enjoyable nonetheless.


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    #673
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    Quiet day at home today, so decided to make some banana bread, one with cinnamon and raisins, the other with choc chips


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    #674
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,244 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    tampopo wrote: »
    I miss baking. I'm glad of the cold weather, an excuse to get the oven on and have the kitchen warm!

    I borrowed a book from the library for a bit of inspiration, Cake Days by The Hummingbird Bakery. And first of the list is Chocolate Guinness Cake, which looks like this in the book.

    http://3.darkroom.stylist.co.uk/980/e02a8d98b2a965116d03c440301b14ba:b3dbbe48f6e5a5028a4556d6cbe8f914/guinness-cake-hero.jpg

    and looked like this this

    I didn't have a round tin, so I used the square. After the prescribed time, it was still wet and gloopy inside, so I gave it another 10 minutes. Hard to tell if it was burnt, it was so dark! And then it sunk a lot in the middle. I would like to make it again to get it like the photo in the book. It looks fab.

    Anyway, I'll likely give half this away, there's too much for two of us, when one is not that into it. Pity, but enjoyable nonetheless.

    That's a great book - the cupcakes are amazing! It's my go to recipe for plain vanilla cupcakes! With regard to the Guinness cake you should try the donal skehan recipe - sooooo good!


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    #675
    Harry Palmr
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    Every week I cook either an apple pie or crumble

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    #676
    tampopo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭tampopo


    leahyl wrote: »
    That's a great book - the cupcakes are amazing! It's my go to recipe for plain vanilla cupcakes! With regard to the Guinness cake you should try the donal skehan recipe - sooooo good!

    thanks for the Donal Skehan recipe advice. I'll try that so.

    I made the mixed berry muffins last night. The ones with blueberries and raspberries. No photo. All gone pretty quickly!


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    #677
    Tazzer
    Registered Users Posts: 292 ✭✭Tazzer


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    Cinnamon Rolls that I have been threatening to try to bake for ages. Cream cheese icing on top.


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    #678
    Harry Palmr
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    Chocolate and biscuit no bake cake

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    very sweet and satisfying :)


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    #679
    RentDayBlues
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    Had a kids halloween party so made some treats


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    #680
    quaalude
    Registered Users Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭quaalude


    RentDayBlues wrote: »
    Had a kids halloween party so made some treats

    Oh, the spooked pussycat biscuits are brilliant!


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    #681
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    quaalude wrote: »
    Oh, the spooked pussycat biscuits are brilliant!

    Thank you


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    RacoonQueen
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    Tazzer wrote: »

    Cinnamon Rolls that I have been threatening to try to bake for ages. Cream cheese icing on top.

    keep thinking lately that I must make these...love cinnamon rolls :)


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    #683
    tfak85
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    Every year I make my nieces birthday cake, this year she requested purple cake with chocolate icing. I decided to do a pull apart cupcake cake and it was a roaring success!


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    #684
    Dizzyblonde
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    That's brilliant. Is it a load of cupcakes under the icing?


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    #685
    tfak85
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    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    That's brilliant. Is it a load of cupcakes under the icing?

    Yes indeed it is!

    Definitely something I'll do again, probably a Christmas tree one for a party in a few weeks!


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    #686
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    A cake of sorts, protein cake! :cool: Made in 90 seconds with almond butter on top.:pac:... :pac:...

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    sdp
    Registered Users Posts: 830 ✭✭✭sdp


    Two birthday cake and desert on same day, milk chocolate cake and fresh cream and strawberry, Pavlova for adults

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    #688
    leahyl
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    Wowza sdp they look fab!


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    #689
    RosyLily
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    I got How to be a Domestic Godess for Christmas. Made the American pancakes first. Very tasty, will definitely be using that recipe again!!

    Second was Madeira Cake. Nice crack down the middle of it and it wasn't dry like some Madeira. Got the thumbs up from the family as well!

    I'm aiming to try every recipe in the book. I could live to regret this...:o


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    #690
    tampopo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭tampopo


    For my birthday a few months ago I made Donal Skehan's Guinness Chocolate cake.

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    with a large carrot cake in the background...


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    #691
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    My toddlers birthday cake


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