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Meringues

Jenny — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 23:03:08 +0000

This chewy meringue recipe has become one of my most favourite and most followed recipes ever. I am very particular here. I want deliciously chewy meringues in the middle with a crisp crust on the outside. Nothing else is good enough.....nothing. Why are meringues so good? I came to Meringues semi late in life. I […]

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Easy Old School Chocolate Shortbread

Jenny — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:13:03 +0000

I have nostalgic childhood memories of deliciously chunky Chocolate Shortbread from my school days. Sometimes it was covered in mint custard and sometimes served alone cut into triangles and sprinkled in sugar. Either way it was just lush. This recipe brings it back into your grown up home albeit sans mint custard. I don't miss […]

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Brown Sugar Meringues

Jenny — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:16:49 +0000

Brown Sugar Meringues are deeply delicious, think crisp outers with incredible toffee mallowy centres. An old fashioned flavour hit that deserves to go viral. On top of that they are ridiculously easy to make and the biggest crowd pleaser in entertaining town. Sometimes life can feel that there are far too few pleasures left to […]

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Old Fashioned Rock Cakes

Jenny — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:24:13 +0000

This is the Rock Cakes recipe of my childhood. They are light, sweet, terribly moreish and bring back a whole load of wonderful memories. These were the cakes that my Nan always had in her tin and even when they had a been in there a while and developed a bit of the taste of […]

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Old School Jam and Coconut Sponge

Jenny — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:45:36 +0000

This Jam and Coconut Sponge recipe is an old school classic here in the U.K and all the more delicious for it. Light classic vanilla sponge topped with strawberry jam and sprinkled with desiccated coconut takes me right back to the school canteen and a big old jug of pink custard. I make it here […]

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Pucker Up Buttercup Iced Buns.

Jenny — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:36:12 +0000

These Iced Buns are absolutely to die for. They are old school milky soft with a divine sweet icing. Be prepared to inhale at least two... This is a recipe that is nostalgic and more than a bit retro to me. These are the iced buns of my childhood or more accurately my school […]

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Easy Chocolate Brownies

Jenny — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:37:31 +0000

These Easy Chocolate Brownies are to die for. Deeply chocolatey and rich they are moment stopping. What's more they are made simply in one saucepan. Could life get any better???? This recipe is for the Best Brownies ever! I have already under my belt some amazing recipes which upon application to face stop you in […]

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The Best Flapjacks Ever.

Jenny — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:54:30 +0000

This easy flapjack recipe is one of my most favourite on earth recipes. I'm totally serious. These flapjacks are so incredibly good I would do just about anything to get hold of one. I ALWAYS have amazing feedback for these babies. Moreish is an understatement so beware. They always remind me of days gone by […]

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Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake

Jenny — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:53:54 +0000

In life there are Lemon Drizzle Cakes and then there is THIS Lemon Drizzle Cake recipe. I hate to poke my head above the parapet but this is a true declaration from the heart.....and the hips unfortunately. I am putty in it's lemony hands. I have absolutely fallen for this lemony loveliness in a cake […]

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Easy Plain Scones

Jenny — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:33:22 +0000

This recipe for Plain Scones is for the best I have ever baked. Light, soft and just begging for a spoon of jam and a generous slick of clotted cream. I kid you not, they are very good indeed. This recipe is my absolute go to for scones. In my maturer years I have become […]

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