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strawberry and elderflower cake recipe
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Strawberry and elderflower cake recipe from Fiona Cairns

30 April 2026 Emma Mykytyn 0
Strawberry and Elderflower Cake Recipe from Fiona Cairns Looking for the perfect summer bake? This strawberry and elderflower cake recipe, [Read more]
Book Review - Viennese Bakery by Bernadette Wörndl
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Book Review – Viennese Bakery by Bernadette Wörndl

22 February 2026 Foodie Lass 0
Classic cakes and Bakes from Vienna’s café culture – Viennese Bakery by Bernadette Wörndl Viennese Bakery is a wonderful baking [Read more]
Strawberry, Almond and Polenta Cake Recipe
Baking

Strawberry, Almond and Polenta Cake Recipe

4 July 2025 Emma Mykytyn 0
Strawberry, Almond and Polenta Cake Recipe Strawberries are all around and they are ideal for this in between cornbread and [Read more]
5 of the best coffee shops in Dundee
cafe

5 of the best coffee shops in Dundee

3 June 2025 Emma Mykytyn 0
Needing cake and a coffee? We’ve got you covered with some of the best spots in Dundee With lots of [Read more]
Bread & Bean Archway
Archway

Bread & Bean Archway

22 April 2025 Emma Mykytyn 0
Time for a coffee break in Archway Archway isn’t too far from Highgate Cemetery, so here is a suggestion for [Read more]
Odds and Ends' Cake Recipe
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Matthews Cotswold Flour Earth Day ‘Odds and Ends’ Cake

9 April 2025 Emma Mykytyn 0
Matthews Cotswold Flour Earth Day ‘Odds and Ends’ Cake This recipe is inspired by the carrot cake, but it’s designed [Read more]
the Devil's Roast devil of brooklyn cafe
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The Devil’s Roast, Glasgow

9 August 2024 Emma Mykytyn 0
Drink with the devil by day and night Devil of Brooklyn is a superb cocktail bar, now if only there [Read more]
tres leches cake recipe
afternoon tea

Easy to make Tres Leches Cake (milk cake)

3 July 2024 Emma Mykytyn 0
Tres Leches Cake Recipe Named after the three types of milk used in the recipe, Tres Leches is a decadent-tasting, [Read more]
Stirling

Coffee Bothy, Nr Stirling

29 September 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Farm Shop, furniture shop, and cafe all in one Not far from the Wallace Monument on the outskirts of Stirling [Read more]
banana and pecan loaf recipe
air fryer

Recipe: Banana and Pecan Loaf

1 September 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Full of flavour Banana and Pecan Load – perfect for afternoon tea When an afternoon cuppa needs something a little [Read more]
biscoff frosted traybake recipe
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Biscoff Frosted Traybake Recipe

11 June 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Do you love Biscoff? and what about a Biscoff cake, with Biscoff frosting on top? See if you can stick [Read more]
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Something different to celebrate World Whisky Day with The Singleton and Lily Vanilli 

20 May 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Enjoy the award-winning single malt scotch whisky with an indulgent Salted Caramel and Walnut Chocolate Brownie from Lily Vanilli  The [Read more]
gingerbread coffee landscape
afternoon tea

Gingerbread Cake Recipe

28 May 2022 Emma Mykytyn 0
Gingerbread cake with a kick This isn’t one of those lame gingerbread cakes, this one has two levels of ginger [Read more]
gluten free drambuie polenta cake
Baking

Recipe : Gluten free Drambuie Polenta Cake

5 September 2021 Emma Mykytyn 0
FOOD AND DRINK WITH DRAMBUIE HONEYED LIQUEUR AD – PAID PARTNERSHIP WITH DRAMBUIE Drambuie is a sweet and complex honeyed [Read more]
raspberry victoria sponge cake
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Raspberry Victoria Sponge Recipe

13 August 2021 Emma Mykytyn 0
Summer in a cake with fresh Scottish raspberries Summer means fresh fruit and with fresh Scottish raspberries in season we [Read more]
coffee cake and slice
Baking

Easy Coffee Cake Recipe

3 July 2021 Emma Mykytyn 0
A showstopping coffee cake for afternoon tea A delicious and impressive-looking cake that would surely get you bonus points if [Read more]
Chocolate Sherry cake recipe
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Chocolate Sherry Cake Recipe

10 May 2021 Emma Mykytyn 0
 A Pedro Ximinez boost to this cake Inspired by the Copa Jerez competition (Find out more here) we decided to [Read more]
fred approved snowballs
Dessert

Scottish Coconut Snowballs Recipe

6 April 2021 Emma Mykytyn 0
How to make traditional Scottish snowballs I’ve meant to make snowballs for what seems like ages.  They are a firm [Read more]
Guinness Cake Pinterest Pin
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Recipe : Guinness Cake

14 March 2021 Emma Mykytyn 0
Moist and Moreish great for 17th March Here’s a way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a Guinness Cake.  A [Read more]
gluten free orange polenta cake
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Recipe : Gluten Free Orange and Polenta Cake

23 May 2020 Emma Mykytyn 3
Citrusy orange and polenta cake When there isn’t any flour to be found, polenta is an excellent alternative, and this [Read more]
Pineapple upside down cake recipe
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Recipe : Pineapple Upside Down Cake

9 May 2020 Emma Mykytyn 0
Embrace the 70s with this pineapple upside-down cake A proper cupboard cake, utilising that long-forgotten tin of pineapple at the [Read more]
Baking

Recipe: Carrot, cardamom and clementine cake

12 April 2020 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on Recipe: Carrot, cardamom and clementine cake
Easy 3 C’s cake We are big fans of the Contini range of restaurants in Edinburgh (Canonball, The Scottish Cafe [Read more]
heaven scent dunfermline afternoon tea
afternoon tea

**CLOSED **Afternoon Tea at Heaven Scent cafe Dunfermline

13 February 2020 Emma Mykytyn 0
Make time for tea at Heaven Scent in Dunfermline CLOSED Looking out to Dunfermline Abbey and Palace, and Abbot House, [Read more]
Fruity Earl grey tea loaf recipe
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Recipe: Fruity Earl Grey Tea Loaf

1 April 2018 Emma Mykytyn 0
  Take some time out with a slice of fruity Earl Grey tea loaf Inspired by our recent trip to [Read more]

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