Baking day in my houe is amazing everyone from all corners of the street say oohhh Co's cooking lets go round for coffee.

Chocolate fudge cake (pile on the calories) lovely with elmlea cream (light)
scones
fairy cake
Bread (bread machine does all the hard work though)
banana loaf (good way of getting fruit in kids)
scotch pancakes (everyday youngest has them for lunch)
Rock cakes
Summer time lots of jam, strawberry, rhubarb, blackberry and apple, cherry (own tree in garden) and plum (again all done in bread maker)

god the list goes on and i'm only 29 :-D lots of freinds say i am boring making cakes but i say well you haven't got 3 kids who love cake

Cordelia
p.s check out my web page for all the birthday cakes i have done for my kids plus my first anniversary cake

Liberty,

You can get real Rosewater and Orange Flower water in Tesco in the baking section - its the same stuff though :D

Dill (full of useless information :D )

Thanks for that Dill, I rarely venture into the home-baking section, but will certainly have a look for the rosewater :D

liberty :)

If they don't have it ask customer services which is the nearest store that does :D

I have used it for heartburn i suffer terribly with it but i only use it as a very last resort its worse than gaviscon by miles and thats foul

Michelle

My mum used to make the most wonderful, wonderful small (but not too small) chocolate cakes when i was a child..... very chocolatey and very yummy, with a very moist inside and a very slightly crunchy top ..... sadly when she died a few years ago, the recipe died with her....guess she must have made the cakes from memory and never written down her recipe. And even as an adult i never made them, she always did! I think she used either baking powder or bicarb. in them.

They were like choccie muffins really, but  not made like muffins with a battery tupe mixture, hers was just like a sponge mix. Ah, memories..... :)

Just remembered :D

Bicarbonate of Soda is very effective for soothing Nappy Rash - even when its really severe and there's little unaffected skin.
Just put a tablespoon in a bowl of warm water and let babby soak his botty and have a kick.  Afterwards don't rinse and gently pat dry.  This can be done as often as necessary.

Regards
Dill