I decided to have a go at some recipe development this weekend and put my favourite dessert, lemon roulade, into cake form. Three deliciously light lemon sponges filled with lemon buttercream, lemon curd and crushed meringue….and there was born lemon roulade cake. I have a bit of a reputation for my lemon roulade as you may […]
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Lemon ombre babyshower cake
My oldest and dearest friend Beth had her baby shower a few weeks ago and I promised to bring a cake along. She loves lemon drizzle so I decided on a three tier lemon ombre babyshower cake with home made lemon curd and butter cream filing. The expectant parents don’t know if they are having a […]
Lemon meringue pie
A few weeks ago Tim and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary with a lovely meal out in Bristol. For dessert I order salted caramel truffles (naturally) and Tim ordered lemon meringue pie. We both said how yummy it was but not something you see on restaurant menus that often. Tim said I should make one […]
Beginners bundt – Lemon drizzle
I saw a bundt tin for the first time about 3 months ago when I was shopping with my mum and she commented on what an unusual tin it was. I thought then I would buy her one for Mothers Day. At this point I had no idea I was going to start a baking […]
The famous lemon roulade
Apparently, according to best friend Emma, I always go on about my amazing lemon roulade?! It is really nice though and I can say this because most of the time I am talking about my mistakes! Lemon roulade is my go-to special occasion dessert. It works great for birthdays, Easter, Mothers day and I even made […]
Lemon ‘disaster’ drizzle
A few of you have been asking for this so here it is, the lemon ‘disaster’ drizzle. We have a bit of an ongoing competition in my family of who can make the best lemon drizzle cake and for a while I was winning. Head judge Luke (my brother) said it was the best he […]