Made my own mixed spice

and then used it in a batch of Nigella Lawson’s ‘Christmas Decorations’ biscuits – rather nice! I thought I should get a bit of a headstart on working out what to bake this Christmas, and it fitted with the messed-up nature of the day. I was going to take them into work, but I don’t think there are really enough left now…

Oh, and having made my own mixed spice (grinding the cloves, even), once everything was baked I looked up and spotted a jar of the stuff sitting way, way up in the top cupboards! Heigh ho.

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Made apricot and mango muesli bars

For work, in the hopes that they will help me avoid the chocolate this week. Also cleared a ton of stuff off my to-do list, which feels great but probably isn’t quite so interesting.

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Made a self-saucing chocolate pudding

Celebrating the apparent arrival of autumn.

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Made an apple cake with toffee topping

Tasty but VERY sweet. If I made it again, I’d probably serve with freshly whipped cream to cut the sugariness of the caramel on the top.

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Made a birthday cake!

Sad to have to make one’s own, I know, but it was a good excuse to try out a recipe I haven’t made before – my grandmother’s fudge cake, which my mother has pretty much made her own. Turned out pretty well!

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Baked a cake

For no particular reason other than that I felt like it. Turned out well too. I guess it’s kind of a trial run for a birthday cake. Not that there’ll be anyone to share it with

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Baked little chocolate cakes

Using my teeny-tiny muffin cups I bought in Sydney. Turned out extremely well!

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Cleaned up the whole house and made chocolate chip and cranberry cookies

Film crew coming tomorrow. Aaaargh! Dust overload!

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Made brownies, stuffed the turkey

Getting a head start on Saturday’s big Christmas dinner party. Brownies are from Nigella Lawson’s How to be a domestic goddess. Pretty good. VERY fudgy though – I prefer my brownies a bit more cake-like in general.

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Helped djelibeybi make hot cross buns

First attempt ever at making hot cross buns. It’s nice to be baking again, even if I can’t eat them (not that I would anyway because I hate sultanas – the only right sort of hot cross buns are fruitless and possibly with chocolate chips)

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