I am inextricably drawn to chocolate and would describe myself as a bit of a chocoholic…but why is this, why is chocolate so desirable and irresistible? I thought I’d do a little research to see what the experts have to say. What is chocolate? Chocolate comes from the beans of the small evergreen cacao tree (Theobroma […]
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Lindy’s Chocolate and Red Wine Cake Recipe
Delicate to the touch, delicious to the taste, gorgeous to the eye … what more could we ask of a cake? When it comes to flavours, what could be more perfect than combining the most divine in food and drink – dark chocolate and red wine? I know, some things are just meant to be together, […]
Olive’s Fabulous Flapjack Recipe
This is a tried and tested recipe at Lindy’s HQ. We all love our accounts lady Olive’s fabulous flapjack. It is oatylicious, not too sweet and have just the right amount of chew! Olive likes to adorn hers with a decadent topping of dark chocolate, but these flapjacks are just as delicious naked! Or, if you […]
Chocolate and Raspberry Cake Recipe
Some taste combinations work beautifully together and one of my current favourites is chocolate and raspberry. These two ingredients not only look fantastic together but compliment each other extremely well, as the tartness of the raspberries is balanced by the sweetness of the chocolate. This year, the raspberries at the bottom of my garden are […]
Bake a Chocolate & Guinness Cake for Morning Coffee!
Morning tea or coffee is a very important part of a Lindy Smith workshop. Our expert assistant Sally is well known in our student circles for her baking – her Lemon Drizzle cake is divine. But today we were treated to the most glorious cake, it wasn’t baked by Sally… oh no…she is on vacation, […]
Prince William’s Chocolate biscuit wedding cake
Prince William certainly isn’t the first and, after Friday’s Royal Wedding, will definitely not be the last to request a chocolate biscuit cake at his wedding!! The cake is said to be a childhood favourite of Prince William’s, one that appears in Princess Diana’s personal chef, Darren McGrady cookbook ‘Eating Royally‘. “I was thrilled to […]