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Easy to bake Beetroot and Chocolate Cake

19 Tuesday Aug 2014

Posted by Fiona in Food, Recipes

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beetroot and chocolate, birthday cake, chocolate and beetroot cake, easy cake recipes, easy cakes, icing, vegetables an cake

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Chocolate & Beetroot Cake

045 (1024x683)So I’ve baked with butternut squash, have eaten lots of courgette and still need to try parsnip but the vegetable I chose to bake with this time was beetroot. I’m quite late jumping on the whole chocolate and beetroot cake bandwagon however it has always  been one of the recipes I’ve wanted to try and just never got round to doing. Therefore with a birthday coming up at work and knowing my work mate liked chocolate I found it as a perfect excuse to bake a chocolate and beetroot cake. When thinking about cakes and their lovely sweet delicious ingredients the thought of adding a vegetable to the mix doesn’t immediately sound that appealing, however due to be it good marketing, word of mouth or just wanting to try out something a bit different, vegetables in cakes has really taken off and now in pretty much all cake shops, cake parties or amazing cake events it’s pretty much guaranteed you’re going to see a vegetable cake that isn’t just carrot. Continue reading →

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Win the chance to have afternoon tea with Mary Berry!

10 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Fiona in Food

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afternoon tea, BBC Bakes & Cakes Show, cake competition, competition, halloween cakes, john whaite, lexus, Mary Berry, paul hollywood

Good Food Bakes & Cake Show

To celebrate the first ever BBC Good Food Bakes & Cakes Show sponsored by Lexus, the organisers are launching a Show Competition, giving visitors the chance to meet the Queen of Baking Mary Berry at a delicious Afternoon Tea.

The BBC Good Food Bakes & Cakes Show Competition gives home bakers the chance to reveal their hidden talents and show what they can do. The competition will consist of two categories: The first is Bakes, which calls for pies, pastries, breads, biscuits, or anything else baked that isn’t cake. The second is Cakes, which calls for any kind of cake decorated in the spooky Halloween theme.

Each category is open to both adults and juniors (aged under-16), with the four winners being chosen by expert baker judges John Whaite and Eric Lanlard and announced live at the event on Saturday 25 October.

Not only will the winners of each category (one adult, one junior winner) enjoy a delicious Afternoon Tea for themselves and a guest, they will also win a Kenwood kMix Stand Mixer, and meet Mary to have a copy of her latest book personalised.

For a chance to win, applicants must fill in the entry form on the show website, http://www.bbcgoodfoodbakesandcakesshow.com by Friday 26 September. They will need to describe what the entry will look like, the techniques involved and (for the Bakes category) the flavours or ingredients used. It’s recommended that entrants also include a sketch or photo to support their entry. All shortlisted entrants will be notified by Friday 3 October, and will be invited to attend the show and bring their Bake or Cake for judging on Saturday 25 October.

The brand new BBC Good Food Bakes & Cakes Show will be packed with baking, bread making and cake crafting demonstrations, free master classes, and hundreds of products to get visitors baking like a pro. Every ticket includes a seat in the Bakes & Cakes Theatre, where visitors can see Mary Berry, Mich Turner, John Whaite, Paul Hollywood, Eric Lanlard, Lisa Faulkner and other expert bakers sharing the tips of their trade and baking live.

For more information, visit: http://www.bbcgoodfoodbakesandcakesshow.com

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