Baking, Recipes and Tutorials - The Pink Whisk

Guaranteed to catch boys, men, whatever you’re after catching!
Ingredients:
Cake

230g butter

250g plain flour

100g caster sugar

165g soft brown sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Posted in Pudding, The Great British Bake Off, Treats | 43 Comments

Minced Beef Pie with Cheesy Crust

Posted on October 1, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

This is such a great family pie and was also a hit on The Great British Bake Off – no soggy bottoms here!
Ingredients:
Pastry225g plain flour75g butter, cold diced75g Lancashire cheese1 egg yolk4-6tbsp cold water
Filling250g minced beef2 carrots, diced1 stick of celery, diced1 onion, dicedSplash of ale2tbsp tomato puree2tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 egg beaten for egg wash
Pastry first! Here are th

Posted in Cheese, Pastry, Pie, Savoury, The Great British Bake Off | 40 Comments

Mint Ginger and Blackberry Miniature Cakes

Posted on September 27, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Here are the miniature cakes that I made for The Great British Bake Off Final – despite Mary not liking them I do and I’m sure you will too!
Ingredients:Cakes200g butter200g caster sugar4 eggs 200g self raising flour20g fresh mint30g fresh root ginger150g fresh blackberries
Buttercream125g softened butter250g sifted icing sugar1tbsp milk1tsp vanilla extra

Posted in Blackberry, Cake, Cupcakes, Ginger, The Great British Bake Off, Treats | 25 Comments

Ribbon Bow Cupcake Toppers – A How To…

Posted on September 27, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Thought I would just do a quick post on how to make your own lovely cupcake toppers. I used these little bows on sticks for my miniature cakes in The Great British Bake Off.

I’ve always been a crafty kind of person, taught to me by my lovely Mum! (Some of you may know her from UKScrappers?) When I was younger she taught me how to tie bows with a single length of ribbon, and it’s like ri

Posted in Cupcakes, How To, In the Pantry, The Great British Bake Off | 9 Comments

Sugar Crusted Fruit Scones

Posted on September 23, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Scones – My Way!

So many of you have requested my recipes from The Great British Bake Off – so here’s the first – Sugar Crusted Fruit Scones, more recipes to follow but you’ll have to be patient! xx

Ingredients:
225g self raising flour
Pinch of salt
50g butter
25g caster sugar
120ml milk
75g sultanas

1 egg for eggwash

Posted in Scones, The Great British Bake Off, Treats | 83 Comments

The Great British Bake Off and Me x

Posted on September 21, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

To say it’s been an experience and a half would be an understatement – I have truly had the time of my life! I have had the opportunity to meet and work with nine very talented bakers from all over the country who I am proud to call my good friends and without whom I would never have survived the turmoils of filming. Working with Mel and Sue was hilariously wonderful and of course Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were fabulous characters to get to know.
The pro

Posted in Ruth's Chat, The Great British Bake Off | 190 Comments

Boozy Christmas Fruit

Posted on September 17, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Yes yes, I’m ready for you to lynch me with all your squeals of ‘it’s nowhere near Christmas’. I don’t care I love Christmas, the sooner the mince pies are in the shops the better as far as I’m concerned! I’ve got my tree up already – haven’t you?
Well I’m sure you all know that the key to a super duper Christmas cake is to make it early and feed it with brandy or the like every week until Christmas but I came across th

Posted in Cake, Christmas, In the Pantry | 58 Comments

Chocolate & Banana Loaf Cake

Posted on September 14, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Another of my really simple cakes – it’s definitely a firm favourite in our house and uses up the bananas I bought because the children begged for them and they’ve gone brown in the fruit bowl because no-one’s eaten them.
Ingredients: