Pancake Day 2012

Pancake Day 2012 by CharlotteThe humble pancake officially pops up once a year - probably once a month at my house - unofficially. Personally I don't think you can beat a good pancake for breakfast. My favourite filling would have to be blueberries or raspberries mixed in with the batter so that they enjoy maximum time in the hot pan, exploding their juices everywhere; a gruesome but very tasty death for the fruits. A dash of maple syrup goes pretty...

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Black Forest Cupcakes

As you may have noticed there has been a flurry of significant birthday's in the Keston Kitchen, all of course which have been celebrated with the requisite amount of food and feasting.Back at the end of November it was Ceri's turn to party into her third decade.When deciding what to bake to mark this occasion I knew the result had to be suitably glamorous and boozy!I decided on Black Forest gateau cupcakes with cherry brandy. I think the results...

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