When did Britain develop its love of baking, and was cake always on the menu? We take you on a tour through baking history… A brief history of baking We asked Professor John Walter from the University of Essex and Dr Sara Pennell from the University of Roehampton to take us through the history of […]
A brief history of baking | History Extra | BBC History Magazine | History Extra
22nd April 2016 by Leave a Comment
Banana Cream Pie Doughnuts
30th January 2016 by Leave a Comment
Banana Cream Pie is my favorite… actually, hold please… if you had a Coconut Cream Pie in your fridge I could be persuaded to flip. It wouldn’t take much, obviously. Add the word Cream to most any dessert and I’m there with a hot pot of coffee. A few weeks ago I made a Chocolate […]
Cookies and Cream Puff Pastry Doughnuts. | How Sweet It Is
16th January 2016 by Leave a Comment
I did something wonderfully terrible. AGAIN. Perhaps I should say terribly wonderful? You pick. GUYS. Freaking puff pastry donuts. Puff pastry! It’s so simple. SO easy.
Sophisticated Sandwich Fillings – Fabulous February Tastes!
15th February 2015 by Leave a Comment
It’s February already and you’re most likely a few weeks into the school/work lunchbox dilemma. We’re on a mission to help you make sure there’ll be no more boring sandwich fillers in your household this year and once again this month we’re introducing you to some sandwich taste sensations. Enjoy these five scrumptious sandwich ideas […]
Free coffee and bread
9th February 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hey, it’s been a while since we mentioned our free coffee and bread offer at Killarney Vale Bakery. It’s quite simple really . . .
Life’s a cupcake!
8th February 2015 by Leave a Comment
Years ago cupcakes were earmarked simply as either the treat Mum baked for the classmates on your birthday… or a staple party plate favourite. But not anymore. Cupcakes are very much the flavour of the month and they’re now very big business indeed. It’s certainly interesting to look closer at how this humble mini cake […]
5 Things You May Not Have Known About Birthday Cakes!
22nd January 2015 by Leave a Comment
Surprisingly enough, investigating the history of the birthday cake is not as simple as you might think. A number of cultures claim to have begun the tradition of celebrating a birthday with cake, but regardless of whether birthday cake celebrations began in Egypt, Greece or Germany we commonly accept that a birthday isn’t properly acknowledged […]
Sophisticated Sandwich Fillings – Delicious in January
15th January 2015 by Leave a Comment
Happy New Year and happy sandwich eating! We’re back this year continuing our monthly post of great gourmet sandwich filling ideas. Filling between 2 slices of bread seems simple enough, but sometimes the occasion calls for something a little out of the ordinary. Or maybe ham and cheese slice just no longer excites…. This month […]
Shhh. Our 3 Trade Secrets to Baking Great Bread.
8th January 2015 by Leave a Comment
Many people equate baking bread to rocket science and think it’s all too hard to bake a good loaf. Truthfully, when you know what you’re doing and are armed with the right knowledge it’s possibly easier than you think and also very rewarding. While we love baking and supplying you with your daily bread, we […]
So, what’s your favourite?
7th December 2014 by Leave a Comment
We’ve certainly left behind the times when you’d beg Mum for a white bread sandwich…. because the only other option really was brown. They were certainly simple days, but now walking into a bakery is being completely spoilt for choice! So many different types and varieties of breads to choose from, almost too difficult for […]
