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A pastry based tray bake filled with currants and cherries on a plate set on a red and white linen cloth

A Slice of Paradise

Here's another of our wool show cake tin standbys, this one definitely has a retro feel. I'm not entirely sure where this recipe came from it may have been from a copy of Woman's Realm or Woman's Weekly, well thumbed …
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A cream plate with large slices of fruitcake on a folded linen cloth and against a wooden background

Saucepan Cake

At shows we can  often be found munching on a piece of cake and we never knowingly travel with out a least one cake in the tin.  The perfect show cake is a substantial and sturdy thing, without icing or …

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Easter Biscuits

When we were kids, Easter was a hot cross bun on Good Friday and a Quality Street chocolate egg each which was always hidden at the back of Mum’s wardrobe, so the egg hunt was remarkably quick.  We never had …

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