Bike cake — by Lucy on Tuesday, 7 January 2014

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It's peak birthday season: December and January see three birthdays in my family, and lots of cake-making. This is my cycling cake effor...

Chocolate whoopie pies with salted caramel filling — by Lucy on Monday, 6 January 2014

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Whoopie pies nibbled their way onto my radar over Christmas. A box of them arrived at work, then a friend posted a pic of some, then... I de...

How much (time) did that doggy-on-the-cake take, woof woof.. — by Lucy on Wednesday, 1 January 2014

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... The one with the black and white tail. It was my middle niece's birthday recently; there was only one thing she was going to want on...

Bitesize apple pies — by Lucy on Thursday, 26 December 2013

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Friends were coming round over Christmas, and I wanted to make dessert canapes. I’d already baked some Millionaire’s Date Biscuits (actually...

DIY Dim Sum — by Lucy on Monday, 16 December 2013

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Every time I go past a foreign supermarket in London I have to go inside and explore. I regularly go to my local Turkish store to pick up al...

Light and fluffy Waffles — by Lucy on Sunday, 15 December 2013

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A new Sunday night snack has usurped the ubiquitous toastie in the Finchley Kitchen household: the waffle. Always the first port of call at ...

Raspberry cheesecake (in three easy steps) — by Lucy on Friday, 8 November 2013

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There’s something different about the photo for this dessert – the raspberry cheesecake is half-eaten. That’s because my parents came round ...