The Apricot and Almond Loaf

A very quick posting of the above delight which did not last 5 mins.....must taste good then.  Also from The Great British Bake Off: How to Bake book.

My biggest tip would be to make sure that you use generous chunks of chopped marzipan in the mix along with  tidy chompings of moist (I just love this word and had to get it in - PWAR) apricot.

Baking Day

As it has been cold enough for a glass eye today, I took the sensible option of spending the afternoon in the kitchen and trying out some new recipes from the latest Great British Bake Off: How to Bake: The Perfect Victoria Sponge and Other Baking Secrets.

After a quick jaunt into town to christen my snow boots, collect some necessary ingredients and accompany #2 who was armed with two sandcastle buckets for "collecting things" - we managed to get back in amongst the squally snow showers with the items to create some Chocolate Fudge Cakes and an Apricot and Marzipan Fruit cake.

The Chocolate Fudge Cakes were easy peasy to make and all I really had to do was bung it all into the food processor.  They went down a treat for "pudding" after dinner and here is what they look like.

Very much like a brownie to be honest but with a little more sponge like texture towards the bottom of the slice.  A good recipe for children to do as the measuring out of all the ingredients beforehand is key to the speed and ease of getting this one into the oven!