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When the weather is lovely and the sun is shining, there is nothing like a delicious lemon drizzle cake to enjoy with a cup of tea. If you have never made a lemon drizzle cake before and you are stuck for cake decorating ideas, you will be surprised to see how easy it is to create a minimalist masterpiece. We can take you through the stages to make a beautiful lemon drizzle cake topped with crisp, tangy white icing and crystallised lemon pieces. It is worth getting started on the crystallised lemon in advance, even the day before since it is...

A sweet treat or pick-me-up from time to time is always welcome. But if you are trying to eat healthily it's not always easy to satisfy those hunger pangs and sugar cravings!   Here is my answer to those days when my sweet tooth is yearning for something substantial, but I want to watch my sugar and carb intake: healthy no-bake Cookie Dough Bites. Even though they taste like cookie dough, there is no flour in these nut-forward, no-bake sweet treats. They couldn't be easier to make at home and are perfect for whipping up with your little helpers.  ...

The easiest and quickest way to fix that doughnut craving, these baked ring doughnuts can be easily whipped up in less than 30 minutes without a mixer! If you have a Tala Performance 12-cup mini doughnut muffin pan you won't need to spend time greasing and flouring the tin as the doughnuts will pop out effortlessly. No time to decorate? Just tumble the hot doughnuts in sugar and cinnamon and serve up with or without hot chocolate! If you feel that a doughnut needs a glaze and sprinkles, follow my delicious recipe below. Or if you have the time and...

This very pretty, the all-in-one recipe makes an ideal centerpiece for a Mother’s Day tea. Use the Tala Performance mini sandwich pan for best results (because you will not have to spend time greasing or lining the pans, as the cake mixture will not stick). The recipe makes six mini layer cakes, so you will need to bake 12 'halves' using either two sandwich pans or one pan twice. Do not worry if you only have one pan as the mixture will sit happily enough waiting for the first batch to bake. For this recipe, I will also show you how to...

  Start Fathers' Day with a bang this year with these fabulous muffin-size All Day Breakfast specials! Little hands will love prepping the ingredients - just make sure there is a grown-up helper on hand for the chopping and grilling. Serve with a glass of orange juice, a mug of tea, and a bottle of Daddy's sauce!   Ingredients for two All-Day Breakfast Muffins 2 free-range eggs 2 rashers smoked bacon 1 cherry tomato 1 slice wholemeal bread 4 slices of cooked sausage   Vegetable/sunflower oil Freshly ground black pepper Basil leaves to garnish (optional)   Equipment Tala Performance 12-cup...