Super Zingy Lemon Curd

Posted on July 19, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

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Blackberry Glazed Angel Food Cake

Posted on July 18, 2010 by The Pink Whisk


Light, Sweet and Virtually Fat Free – In my house WE LOVE THIS CAKE.  In fact as I write it’s all gone!

Ingredients:

9 Egg Whites
120g Plain Flour
250g Caster Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

For the glaze:
350g Icing Sugar
250g Blackberries
Sprigs of mint to decorate

Preheat oven to 170c/160c Fan/325F/Gas Mark 3.

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Ice Cream Cone Cakes

Posted on July 16, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Anyone for ice-cream?  Prefer some cake?  – Hooray it’s both!

Ice-cream Cone Cakes – perfect for a little one’s birthday party.  Who am I kidding??- Perfect whoever you are and whenever you feel like it!  No complicated trickery involved these really are super easy.  What are you waiting for…get on with it!

Ingredients:

12 Ice-cream cones with flat bases
200g Bu

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The Best Ever Ginger Cake!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

The best recipes have a good story behind them and this one is no exception.

Back in the day, when I was at High School, the canteen made a wonderfully moreish ginger cake – my friends and I all went mad for it (well we were only 12!) I must have been interested in baking even then and tried no end to prise the recipe from the Dinner Ladies – to no avail. Why it was such a closely guarded secret I’ll never know.
Over the years I have tried and tested any ginger cake recipe I could get my hands

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Bread & Butter Pudding Cupcakes

Posted on July 13, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

I like unusual stuff, especially when it works (okay then only when it works!) So, from me to you comes Bread and Butter Pudding Cupcakes – Bread and Butter Pudding on the go!

Ingredients:

100g Caster Sugar
40g Plain Flour
100g Unsalted Butter (melted)
300g Bread (cut into bitesize cubes)
225ml Double Cream
225ml Milk
4 Eggs (Beaten)
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 ½ tbsp Baking Powder
Grated Zest of

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Welcome to The Pink Whisk

Posted on July 7, 2010 by The Pink Whisk

Welcome to The Pink Whisk and my very first post.

I am hoping that this will be a blog that inspires you to get baking and to try out new ideas.

There really is no better feeling than sharing one of your creations with friends and family or indeed scoffing the lot yourself with a cup of tea!

Please subscribe to the blog so you can be kept updated with all the exciting things I have planned and if you feel like it you can follow me on twitter too.

So, here’s to The Pink Whisk and our giddy baking adventures together!

Ruth Clemens Baker
Ruth Clemens, Baker Extrordinaire | 25 Comments