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When you feel frazzled, take a few moments and pamper yourself to a retreat. This is one vacation that will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated without having to spend time or money on travel expenses. This is an inward journey that can be done anywhere and anytime you can set aside a few minutes to let your mind wander.
A boozy, chocolately cake that makes a real festive treatA chocolate layer cake for Christmas with a doubly rich gianduja filling.75g unsalted butter50g cocoa125g plain flour5 large eggs, at room temperature375g caster sugar300ml milk25g cornflour300g Nutella100g good milk chocolate, chopped50ml brandy150g double cream100g toasted hazelnuts, chopped Line the base and sides of a 30cm x 40cm Swiss
How do I adjust measurements and timings to make four small Christmas cakes as gifts? And readers put us straight on the Barnsley chopI'm a big fan of a Marguerite Patten Christmas cake recipe from a 2007 Guardian supplement. I make one every year. I'd planned to make smaller versions as gifts for friends this year, but don't know how to adjust the cooking times. I want to make four cakes, s
How we cooked Dan Lepard's Dundee cake on four continentsWord of Mouth
Ideal for kids or adults, this fairy cake recipe is perfect. Choose from a range of ideas with imaginative and fun toppings
Oatmeal cake with cider syrupWhen the weather is warm, a slice of butter cake drenched in syrup and served with berries and whipped cream is one of my favourite summer desserts. This one is light enough so you won't feel sunk by it, but it has enough oomph to cushion the bright flavour of any fruit served with it.75g rolled oats150g unsalted butter, softenedFinely grated zest of 3 oranges275g cas
It turns out a legal ruling wasn't enough to end the great Jaffa Cake debate. So once and for all let's settle this fight: is it a biscuit or a cake?From our You tell us thread, it turns out that what the readers of Comment is free really want to debate is not the European elections or the global economic crisis, but baked goods, specifically the infamous question: is a Jaffa Cake a biscuit or a
Got a culinary dilemma? Ask Matthew for helpThe baker's dilemmaBicarbonate of soda, baking soda, baking powder, sodium bicarb... are they interchangeable, or do I have to keep them all in store?I've always wondered that myself, with the result that my cupboards are full of half-used containers. It turns out that bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate and baking soda are one and the same thing -