Recipes From the Log Page

These are the recipes I used in certian bakes from the log page.

You can filter the log to only include bakes by going to this link.

• Vanilla cheesecake - Recipe
• Brownies - Recipe
• Marble loaf cake - Recipe
• Lemon drizzle cake - Recipe
• Scones - Recipe
• White chocolate & raspberry cheesecake - Recipe
• Blondies - Recipe
• Honey cake - Recipe
• Red velvet cake - Recipe

Family Recipes

These recipes have been passed down through my family. They're classics from my dear grandmother!

Chocolate Fudge Cake

My grandma's old reliable recipe. Yet to fail me after the many times I've made it.

Ingredients

• 4 oz. butter
• 7 oz. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 6 oz. plain flour
• 2 oz. cocoa powder
• 3 drops vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas mark 3
2. Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat. Meanwhile, beat the eggs together.
3. Combine all the ingredients together and mix well.
4. Pour into a greased and lined tin and bake for 30-40 mintues depending on how gooey you want it to be.

Classic Gingerbread

Perhaps the pinacle of festive goodies.

Ingredients

• 2 oz. butter
• 2 oz. sugar
• 2 oz. golden syrup
• 8 oz. plain flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. ginger
• 1 tsp. bicarbonate soda

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas mark 3.
2. Melt the sugar, butter and syrup together on a medium heat.
3. Meanwhile, beat the egg.
4. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate soda and ginger into a mixing bowl.
5. Add the syrup mixture and beaten egg to the mixing bowl and mix it all together. It should assimilate into a nice ball.
6. Put the ball of dough into the fridge for half an hour or so to firm it up.
7. Roll out the dough and cut it into whatever shapes your heart desires!
8. Put in the oven for 8 minutes.

Other Recipes

I claim no ownership over these recipes, but don't have the original source.

Emergency Biscuits

That one recipe for when you are desperately in need of biscuits but open the biscuit tin and are like "Oh shit, there's no biscuits!"

Ingredients

• 4 oz. butter
• 1 tbsp. golden syrup
• 6 oz. self raising flour
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 3 oz. sugar (any type will do)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4.
2. Melt the butter and golden syrup together in a pan over a medium heat.
3. Mix everything else into the butter/syrup mixture.
4. Place wallnut sized balls of the dough into an array on a greased and lined baking tray, then cook for up to 8 minutes. Don't hesitate to remove them sooner if they look done.