I love to bake - often when I am stressed I will find myself baking.
Baking for my family, especially their favourite things really makes me feel good, a provider.
As my children are older, I listen to them when they talk about home & what they miss,
proudly telling friends how great my rice pudding is! ;-)
This year I only made two Christmas Cakes, one for me, one for my Mama & Papa.
Aga baking produces a different cake every year despite using the same recipe, but always the moistest cake ever!
Ingredients from Aldi
Preparing the fruit to soak a few weeks in alcohol ;-)
Eggs, butter, sugar & treacle
Flour & spices
Mixed in this - the best EVER!
Ready for the oven....
Final pics to follow - cakes iced last night by 'A'
(STAR)!! XX
'L's lovely girlfriend 'S' also baked some mince pies for me - they are delicious, so rich.
Bit of a cheat with ready made pastry and the most gorgeous jar of mincemeat.
I have had the best Christmas ever with my aga ( good old Pearl!) The food was just fabulous - i will never go back to normal baking now! X
ReplyDeleteThat's great! I've tried a couple of new thing's this year too! Happy New Year, XX
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