Sunday Baking

A blog about everyday baking (just mainly baked on a Sunday!)

A Dorset Coast Themed Cake – Durdle Door

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I have lived in Dorset my whole life and I love it! There is so much to explore and some areas just don’t get boring no matter how many times you visit. Durdle Door is one of those places. The iconic rocks are the first thing that most people think of when you say the…

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Home Made Hot Cross Buns – Jamie Oliver Recipe

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[schema type=”recipe” name=”Home Made Hot Cross Buns – Jamie Oliver Recipe” author=”Rachel Howard” pubdate=”2015-04-06″ image=”http://www.sundaybaking.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Hot-Cross-Buns-2-700.jpg” description=”Classic Hot Cross Buns. A sweet spiced bun with dried fruit – a perfect addition to a cup of tea, toasted and covered in butter! ” prephours=”1″ prepmins=”30″ cookmins=”15″ yield=”12″ ] “According to ancient superstition, baking your own hot cross…

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Ferrero Rocher Cake Recipe

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[schema type=”recipe” name=”Ferrero Rocher Cake Recipe” author=”Rachel Howard” pubdate=”2015-03-15″ image=”http://www.sundaybaking.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ferrero-Rocher-700.jpg” description=”A moist three layer chocolate cake with layers of chocolate praline and chocolate cornflakes. Covered in a rich chocolate buttercream and then topped with a chocolate icing. Pure indulgence! ” prephours=”1″ prepmins=”30″ cookmins=”25″ yield=”24″ ] Today was Mothers Day and we had the family round…

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Salted Caramel Cupcake Recipe

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[schema type=”recipe” name=”Salted Caramel Cupcake Recipe” author=”Rachel Howard” pubdate=”2015-03-08″ image=”http://www.sundaybaking.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Salted-caramel-cupcake-4-700.jpg” description=”Salted Caramel Cupcakes – A delicious chocolate sponge filled with salted caramel and topped with a salted caramel frosting.” prepmins=”20″ cookmins=”20″ yield=”12″ ] I’ve had a few months off the blog for various reasons and now I am ready to slowly come back to it….

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Sleeping Beauty Birthday Cake

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Last year I made Paige a Squirrel cake. It must have been good as they came back for more. Paige has just turned 4 and what she really wanted was a sleeping beauty cake….lots of pink and gold hair! This is the type of cake I love creating! This is how I made it… [callout…

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Blackberry and apple turnovers with home made custard

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[schema type=”recipe” name=”Apple and Blackberry turnovers with home made custard” author=”Rachel Howard” pubdate=”2014-09-21″ image=”http://www.sundaybaking.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Apple-and-Blacberry-Pasty-5-700.jpg” description=”A delicious short crust pastry filled with apples and blackberries, toped with tasty home made vanilla custard. The perfect pudding after a Sunday lunch! ” prephours=”1″ prepmins=”30″ cookmins=”20″ yield=”6″ ] Each year since moving into our house, I have said I…

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Athletics and Gymnastic Themed Birthday Cakes

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This week I had the special task of making my twin sisters birthday cakes (Not my twin…they are twins!) I was told that Chloe would like a gymnastic themed cake and Maddie would like an athletic themed cake so I started to look online for some inspiration. There wasn’t much around so I put my…

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Mint Humbug Cupcake Recipe

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[schema type=”recipe” name=”Mint Humbug Cupcake Recipe” author=”Rachel Howard” pubdate=”2014-08-25″ image=”http://www.sundaybaking.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mint-humbug-cupcakes-top-700.jpg” description=”A minty caramel cupcake” prepmins=”10″ cookmins=”25″ yield=”18″ ] Wow – what a difference a day can make to the English weather. Yesterday we were out enjoying a 10 mile bike ride in the beautiful New Forest, and today we are curled up on the sofa…

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