Tag: cake

CELEBRATION CAKE & WINE: A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN

CELEBRATION CAKE & WINE: A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN

This is a very special feature, in that I’m writing about two of my favourite things; cake and dessert wine. I have a sweet tooth,  I can never say “NO” to cake, and I always prefer the sweetest wine pairing even with my main. I’m unsure why I haven’t written this feature before, I guess I’m exploring food and drink…

Lisa Faulkner’s Bakewell Tart

Lisa Faulkner’s Bakewell Tart

Hi guys, hope all is well. People keep asking me which recipe I used for my recent bake (the delicious Bakewell Tart that I posted in a blog a short while ago). It was a recipe from Lisa Faulkner’s Tea & Cake cookbook. Please find below recipe – whenever you use, please do credit Lisa with it. Happy baking! Betty’s…

Bolton Food Fest smashes all records!

Bolton Food Fest smashes all records!

Hey guys, what were you up to this lovely Bank Holiday weekend? I had the best time ever. I was one of hundreds of thousands of foodies who flocked to Bolton for the town’s biggest and best food and drink festival yet. Organisers are still calculating visitor figures but early indications suggest they are set to top last year’s 152,000, with…

Reading, Books & #WorldBookNight!

Reading, Books & #WorldBookNight!

Hello All, Hope you’re doing well? I just had to hop online to share some exciting news with you. The email dropped earlier today, letting me know that I’ve been chosen as a World Book Night Giver (triple whoop)! WBN is a fantastic initiative championing reading and I’ll be on the streets of Derby dishing out one of my favourite…

Birthday cake, cocktails & general mayhem…

Hey guys, how’s it going? It’s a chilly Tuesday afternoon and I’m hunkering down to my first blog of the week with prerequisite cup of coffee to hand (thank you to Rockstar Rosi at Rhode Island). So, what have you been up to? It’s been a fun few days. Two birthday celebrations, discovery of two restaurants and fleshing out a…