*SNORE ALERT* I shall be talking about my Gap Year. However, I like to think my Gap Year wasn’t an ordinary travelling experience. Bored at school I threw a dart at a map and said to myself I would go … Continue reading
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Category Archives: Cakes and Bakes
Red Velvet Cake
In hindsight it was probably quite an odd thing to do, but to in my mind it was perfectly logical to make my own birthday cake. The fact of the matter is, I have Cake Distrust Syndrome (it’s pretty self-explanatory) but … Continue reading
Chocolate Bars with Mini Eggs and Gold Leaf
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been away in Holland working at an art fair. This is not your average village fair – if you happened to have million quid to burn you could happily spend it in the … Continue reading
Carrot and Walnut Cake
If cakes had feelings, this one would be traumatized. I made this cake at my parents’ house, 170 miles from where it finally met its end. To expand, I constructed this in Shropshire on Sunday for my housemate’s birthday, which … Continue reading
Chocolate Panettone Pudding
My left arm is currently cloaked in a bright red cast and it’s not because I just felt like getting festive early, it’s due to a broken wrist. I’d love to say that I broke it because I helped rescue … Continue reading
Carrot and Date Cake
Like many of my family recipes, I’ve no idea where this has come from. There’s a scribble at top of the battered old recipe card saying ‘Renie’ but I’ve never heard of, and certainly never met this elusive woman. But … Continue reading
Meek Gone Wild Turns One!
I’m really not sure who reads my blog. For all I know I’ve only got four followers (and that’s including my parents and sisters), but even if this is the case, THANK YOU for reading/liking/following me. Meek Gone Wild began … Continue reading
Hidden Bulb Cake
Picture this: It’s Friday night 9am, my kitchen and I are covered head to toe in a mixture of ganache, beetroot and food colouring, whilst wondering how to create a terracotta pot out of marzipan. Admittedly a strange combination when … Continue reading
Amaretti Biscuits
I was recently informed by a colleague that I was chemically imbalanced. I wasn’t quite sure what was meant by this, but I’m guessing it isn’t a compliment. These biscuits however, are far from imbalanced, in fact, they are so … Continue reading
Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake
I recently spent time at my parents’ house and thought I’d make a traditional lemon and poppy seed cake. It turns out that poppy seeds in rural Shropshire are treated like the Magna Carta, rare and incredibly difficult to get … Continue reading
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