Honeycomb Candy
Honeycomb is one of the quickest and easiest candies/sweets to make, but it is a scientific process, and you have to get it right for it to work. If you […]
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Rose Cakes
I was recently invited to a friend’s birthday lunch. She gave me strict instructions not to buy her a present, so I didn’t, I made her these instead, which I […]
Making Fondant Animals and People
I’ve wanted to have a go at making things out of fondant icing for a while now, but as I was never very good at Play-Doh when I was a kid, […]
Couldn’t Be Simpler Peanut Butter Fudge
If fudge means chocolate to you then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed here, no chocolate, but if you’re looking for an easy sweet peanut butter fix then follow […]
Perfect Meringues with Strawberry Cream
The main reason I made meringues yesterday was because I wanted an excuse to try out the bottle method of separating eggs I had seen. So first up, here is […]
Sugar Alternatives, Part 3 – Honey
Of course we’re all very familiar with honey. It has been around for 150 million years, so we should be. But how much do we really know about it? Firstly, I would […]
Sugar Alternatives, Part 2 – Stevia
Stevia is a herbal plant originating in South America. It has been used for centuries as a natural sweetener and is a lot sweeter than sugar. It has no calories, […]
Macaroons, our first attempt…
My daughter and I made some macaroons at the weekend. These certainly aren’t going to win any prizes for the prettiest macaroons, but as macaroons are notoriously tricky, and as […]
Sugar Alternatives, Part 1 – Introduction
It may seem a little strange to write about alternatives to sugar on a site that is called ‘SugarNess’, however, I’m obviously aware that sugar is not a health food […]
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