Foods and Candies
Foods and candies for tea time (both British and other), recipes (with or without tea) original to author.
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Recipe – Vanilla Slice
Vanilla slices or custard slices are very popular here and on the Continent. You can make them from scratch or use ready made pastry, but either way they are good! You will need: 8 oz of puff pastry made with 8 oz plain flour, a pinch of salt,… Continue reading
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Recipe – Battenburg Cake
This is the most fiddly cake I have ever made but the taste makes up for it! Finding red food coloring was not easy either, my first attempt at this cake turned out green and yellow instead of pink and yellow. When I have made this in the past with my Mum we used cochineal… Continue reading
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Recipe – Italian Meringue Icing
If you do not want to use cream cheese style icing for your red velvet cake then you can use this Italian Meringue Icing which is a very light buttery type of icing that taste delicious with red velvet cake. It is a little bit more work, but worth it! You… Continue reading
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Recipe – Red Velvet Cake
Red Velvet cake is basically a chocolate cake with red coloring so you can use a Betty Crocker cake mix or use the chocolate cake we made earlier in the year and add some red coloring. You can also use a tub of Betty Crocker Cream Cheese style icing or you can make an icing… Continue reading
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Christmas Dinner
When you have a holiday dinner, what is traditional at your table? For my family, it’s pretty similar to the food at Thanksgiving, except we have a ham and sometimes a turkey (with some delicious stuffing) since I have a sister who refuses to eat ham (thank the teacher in high school who scared her… Continue reading
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Recipe – Christmas Cake
Now I realize a lot of you will not be making your own Christmas cake, it seems to be a British tradition at Christmas, some people do and some do not, I think every household in the UK who make their own cake will have their own recipe for Christmas cake. I always make my… Continue reading
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Winter Survival II
I’m hoping you have enough hot drinks to get you through the winter, whether it is tea, hot chocolate, or hot cider (spiced or not). The weather is finally starting to catch up to us so it’s a good time to start talking about enjoying these foods! The simple porridge/oatmeal: A popular and healthy breakfast… Continue reading
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Recipe – Sponge Drops
We have made sponges before, but they were large sponge cakes. This time I made some sponge drops, individual sponge cakes. You will need the basic sponge mixture: 2 eggs 4 oz caster sugar 4 oz sifter self raising flour A few drops of Vanilla essence 1 tablespoon hot water Oven 200… Continue reading
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Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night
Halloween may be over now and there may be that sad feeling that the festivities are over with (at least until Thanksgiving), but it’s just getting started in the UK! November may be all about Thanksgiving in the United States but for the British, it’s about Guy Fawkes and bonfires! Now, who was Guy Fawkes,… Continue reading
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