The story so far...

So what does 28 weeks of baking look like, well this is what I have baked so far...

• Banana bread
• Mary Berry's chocolate and vanilla marble loaf
• Lemon drizzle cake
• Victoria sandwich
• Berry buttermilk muffins
• Triple chocolate chunk muffins
• Buttermilk scones
• Red velvet cake

Red velvet cake

Scones

• Naughty chocolate fudge cake
• Cheese scones
• Nutella swirl banana muffins
• All American chocolate chunk cookies

All American cookies

• Carrot cupcakes
• Apples loaf
• Apricot flapjack
• Double chocolate flapjack
• Amazing chocolate cupcakes
• Banana, brown sugar and pecan muffins
• Raspberry muffins
• Guinness Cake

Guinness cake

Raspberry muffins

• Profiteroles
• Nigella Nutella cheesecake
• Ice cream cupcakes

Ice cream cupcakes

• Apple and cinnamon struesel cake
• Crunchy apple and raspberry crumble
• Banana peanut butter muffins
• Best-ever brownies
• Millionaires shortbread



Millionaires shortbread

As you can imagine I have picked up a few hints and tips along the way from baking this many cakes and having one or two mishaps (which isn't a bad ratio from 28 bakes!). Most of my tips just confirm all those things your Home Economics teacher tried to teach you when you were at school: turn the oven on before you start, wash up as you go, always grease your baking tins blah blah blah - boring but actually useful advice!

Most importantly though, 28 weeks has taught me to not to worry about baking. My friends will tell you that I tend to be a bit of a worrier and I get quite stressed, but not when it comes to baking and this baking challenge. It really doesn't matter if you put in a bit too much flour, forget the sugar or you muffins don't rise properly because at the end of the day it's just cake!! 

From now on I'm going to try to post once a week with a photo of the weekend's achievements (or otherwise). I'm always looking for good recipes for new things so feel free to suggest bakes! As long as they have 'easy' in the title... I don't do complicated...

Have a yummy week!

Linds xx