The whole family will love these soft and fluffy Mini Hot Cross Buns fresh from the oven! They are so hard to resist with their delicious fruitiness and yummy spices. Why I Love Homemade Hot Cross Buns In the past I have never been a big fan of hot cross buns; or fruit buns of any description actually! I’m not sure why I didn’t like them, but as I’ve grown older, I’ve come to appreciate their fruitiness and the yummy spices. Mostly I love homemade hot cross buns. The store-bought ones … [Read more...]
Easy Steamed Christmas Plum Pudding
One of my favourite things about Christmas is being able to have some Christmas plum pudding! There is nothing better on Christmas day than topping a big piece of plum pudding with some cream and ice cream. Some will add custard too, but I’m not a big custard fan! The Christmas puddings we had when I was kid were usually store bought ones but I loved them anyway. It was a taste that we only had on Christmas so cutting the plum pudding was very exciting! Over the years I have fallen out of … [Read more...]
Cake Mix Breakfast Muffins
These Cake Mix Breakfast Muffins are perfectly sweet and fruity with a delicious hint of coconut and golden syrup. So hard to stop at one! I'm not really into eating cereal for breakfast. I will eat toast if I haven’t got anything else but I much prefer a sweet treat such as a muffin or fruit scone. Made up ahead of time I can have some ready and also freeze some for later. I haven’t made any muffins or scones lately so my freezer supply ran out the other day and I was forced to eat toast! … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient Fruit Cake
If you’ve always thought baking a traditional fruit cake was too complicated and time-consuming, this foolproof recipe is about to completely change your mind. You can entirely skip the tedious chopping, creaming, and long alcohol-soaking processes without sacrificing an ounce of rich, classic flavor. You are going to love this delicious and beautifully moist 3-ingredient fruit cake, and it is such an easy recipe you will want to make it again and again! I have known that there was a recipe … [Read more...]
Easy Fruit Scones (Only 5 Ingredients!)
If you liked my Easy Scone Recipe you are going to love these Easy Fruit Scones! They’re packed with fruit, simple to make, and you only need 5 ingredients! The Easy Scone Recipe that I shared last year would have to be my most popular recipe by far! It is popular on the blog and it is also very popular with my family. I have lost count of the number of times that I have made scones using that recipe! While I love making those plain scones and topping them with raspberry jam and whipped … [Read more...]
Fruit Slice with Raspberry Jam
This recipe is almost legendary in our house. Everyone starts licking their lips when someone says ‘you should make that fruit slice with raspberry jam’! Mum used to make this when I was a kid and it has been a real favourite over the years. In fact the recipe is marked Woman’s Weekly 1978 - this recipe is almost as old as I am! We hadn’t made it for a while so I thought it was time for this family favourite to make an appearance. I am so glad that I did because it is just as good as I … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Fruit Cake Recipe
Packed with plump, juicy fruit and sweetened with pumpkin and apricot nectar this Pumpkin Fruit Cake is a luscious snack cake that is almost irresistible! These days most people can be placed into one of two categories; fruit cake lovers or fruit cake haters. I myself am very much a fruit cake lover! I grew up eating fruit cake as a regular afterschool snack and in my family Christmas just would not be Christmas without a traditional Christmas fruit cake! Speaking of Christmas cakes, … [Read more...]
Easter Inspired Fruit Loaf
This Easter inspired fruit loaf recipe will have you enjoying the yummy sweet taste of homemade hot cross buns all year round! I actually find it strange that I am sharing a recipe for a fruit loaf, because frankly I haven’t been a fan of fruit buns or loaves for some time. I remember enjoying yummy, pink icing covered, fruit buns from the bakery when I was a kid but I haven’t had one like that for years. They just don’t seem to make them as good as they used to, I haven’t eaten a hot cross … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!