The theme for the most recent Leeds Clandestine Cake event was "Ooh You Tart!" where we had to create a cake inspired by our favourite tarts. Now I love a nice lemon dessert and after talking to a fellow CCC comrade on Twitter she suggested I make Lemon Meringue Pie. Now this recipe is totally made up but it looks good and tasted...

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Since I started blogging a few months ago I noticed people taking part in Meal Planning Monday over on At Home With Mrs M's blog. I have been meaning to take part for a while now but we have had such a busy few weeks between being on holiday and meeting up with friends that I wasn't properly able to meal plan. At...

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You know how sometimes you need a chocolate pudding that just hits the spot? Well this pud definitely does. It's from Lorraine Pascal's Baking Made Easy book and has now become my go-to dessert. I also don't need to go shopping for any specialist ingredients (provided I keep a spare bar of chocolate in the cupboard) and it can be whipped up in...

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You may have read my last post about the Yorkshire Day celebrations we had at the start of August to celebrate Yorkshire Day. After Himself advising me that rhubarb and custard would be good (and not because he loves rhubarb) I came across a recipe in the Clandestine Cake Club cookbook for a rhubarb and custard cake and decided to give it a...

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Last Thursday 1st August saw the lovely ladies from the Wharfedale CCC celebrate Yorkshire Day at the Create Café in Ilkley. Back in May myself and our other organiser Kathryn went on a venue hunt and when we stumbled across Create we knew it would make the perfect venue for a CCC event. It is a pottery studio and cafe and Jayne the...

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