Lemon And Ginger Drizzle Cake
As much as I love an impressive, multi-layered, over the top cake; for general every day cake eating you can’t beat a simple lemon drizzle loaf cake. It is fairly plain, but gloriously so, damp and...
View ArticleLemon And Cardamom Sour Cream Pound Cake And Domestic Gothess Turns One!
Somehow I have been doing this blogging thing for a year now….that’s right, it was a year ago that I clicked publish on my first (atrocious) post (and no I’m not going to link to it, if you want to see...
View ArticleMini Chocolate, Nutella Ganache & Hazelnut Praline Layer Cake
It was my fiance’s birthday last week so obviously there had to be cake, we didn’t really do anything to celebrate though so there were just the two of us to eat said cake, and as much as I like making...
View ArticleBake In Black Review & Giveaway & Chocolate Raspberry Battenberg
When I was given the opportunity to review Bake In Black, the new music inspired cookbook by Eve O’Sullivan, the well-known food writer, and David O’ Sullivan, I jumped at the chance; I had heard quite...
View ArticleEspresso Martini Cupcakes
Did you know it was national cupcake week this week? I had no idea it even existed until OXO and The Happy Egg Co. contacted me and asked if I could create a cupcake recipe for the occasion and sent me...
View ArticleDark Chocolate, Pear And Hazelnut Cake
Lately I have been feeling like time has been rushing past me at an unbelievable rate, I’ve been struggling to find enough time to get everything done and I have to admit that I have let things like...
View ArticleChocolate Blackberry Elegantly Gothic Halloween Cake
It does occur to me that seeing as my blog name is the Domestic Gothess there is a serious lack of gothic bakes…this cake is here to rectify that oversight. I went all out with the food colouring for...
View ArticleToffee Apple Gingerbread Loaf
I don’t think that I have ever been to a bonfire night celebration as an adult, though the holiday is tinged with nostalgia; as a child I remember being bundled up warm and heading out as a family to...
View ArticleButtermilk Spice Cake With Vanilla Mascarpone Icing
We are fully into December now and I can’t quite believe just how quickly this year has vanished. Despite being initially resistant to the idea that it is nearly Christmas (see this post!), I have...
View ArticleGingered Christmas Fruitcake With Rustic Decorations
There are a lot of mixed feelings about fruitcake, some people love it, others hate it with a fiery passion; I am firmly in the first camp, I adore fruitcake (of course I do. It’s cake.) and will...
View ArticleCoconut & Cherry Swiss Roll
Spring is beginning to feel a little bit more like a reality; don’t get me wrong, it is still cold and wet out, but the sun has been making a more regular appearance, it no longer gets dark quite so...
View ArticleChocolate, Olive Oil And Rosemary Cake With Candied Blood Oranges
Did you all have a good Easter? I spent most of mine seeing friends and starting a massive spring clean of the house; I say start because it took me four hours just to do the kitchen, after which I got...
View ArticleBerry Cider Cake With Mascarpone Cream
A marvelous thing happened the other day – I was able to go outside without a coat! Since then there have been a few days where it has been warm enough to venture out without one (though certainly not...
View ArticleBanana Rum Caramel Bundt Cake & Bake Box Review
Can you believe that up until now I have never owned a bundt tin? I have always coveted one, but they are quite expensive (I want a Nordicware one…) so I have never been able to justify buying one. So...
View ArticleDouble Chocolate Almond Raisin Muffins & A Giveaway
I’ve had a pretty busy couple of weeks recently, there has been some very grown-up stuff happening (words like mortgage! Solicitors! Conveyancing!), and some not-so-grown-up stuff (epic pirate cake...
View ArticleChocolate Stout Cake With Stout Ganache (Guinness Chocolate Cake)
So much for Summer; for the last week we’ve had nothing but grey skies and rain. It has been properly gloomy, but SO uncomfortably humid; especially at night, when we all, including Ringo the dog, have...
View ArticleSyrupy Lemon, Olive Oil & Semolina Cakes
I made these little lemon, olive oil & semolina cakes for a picnic last week; they are great for picnics as they are very quick to whip up, and because they aren’t iced they can be transported in...
View ArticleChocolate & Vanilla Gold Sprinkles Cake
It’s been a while since I last made a layer cake, I didn’t even make one for my birthday (I had ice cream instead), the reason for this is that they are so big and there is mostly just the two of us to...
View ArticleBlueberry Banana Buckwheat Layer Cake
Not gonna lie, I chose the ingredients for this cake based on the fact that I liked the alliteration of ‘blueberry banana buckwheat’; so it’s a good job that they turned out to be delicious together!...
View ArticleMeringue Bone Palace Halloween Cake
So now it’s October (how already?!) I think it’s acceptable to start posting Halloween things. I love coming up with Halloweeny bakes, it’s a chance to let my gothic creativity run wild and I have so...
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