We've had such great weather recently that it's made me think it must be time to make some berry jam! I love all types of jam but my favourite has got to be strawberry-it just goes with everything! We make a lot of our own jam here at the Cakery and I have included a recipe below for our favourite strawberry jam. I always source our fruit from our local fruit and veg market as you can buy in bulk which makes it so much more economical (and it's a lot more fun than shopping at the supermarket!).
Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
(makes about 5 kg)
3.5 kg strawberries (hulled and washed)
juice of 2 lemons
3 kg jam sugar
Method
1) Sterilise your jars
2)pour the fruit and the lemon juice into a preserving pan and heat gently and stir constantly until the volume is reduced by about one-third
3)Add the sugar and stir until dissolved
4) Bring to the boil and boil rapidly until setting point is reached
5) Remove any scum from the top of the jam and allow to cool slightly
6) Stir the jam and pour into the warmed jars
7) Cover and label
8) Wait as long as you can bear, then try out your amazing creation on some bread, a scone or in a cake!
It's feeling a lot more Spring like here which is great! We love Spring here at the Cakery as it means Easter baking which we just can't get enough of-Simnel cakes, Hot Cross Buns and loads of very chocolately recipes Plus, we've got some gorgeous new Cakes of the Week on their way-lots of lemony recipes which are so lovely in the warmer weather. Keep a look out for them in a cake shop near you!
It's nearly the middle of February so it must be nearly time to start planning what to buy for your Valentine! I think biscuits are far more interesting than flowers (I know, I know-I would!) and our jars and packs of Canoodle Doodle Biscuits really do make the perfect present! Wrapped in red tissue paper and with a message attached on an old fashioned luggage label-all you need to do is order and your present will be sent to your lucky recipient.
The pictures below show the biscuits being used as favours at my own wedding last year!
You can order your gorgeous biscuits here on Not on the High Street
All of our Christmas preparations are in full swing at the Cakery now! We are loving preparing all of our gorgeous Sugar Plum Fairy Christmas Puddings and Classic Spotty Dog Christmas Cakes-nothing puts you in a more Christmassy mood than the smell of these two yummy treats baking away!
We are still taking orders for our lovely cakes and puddings so please contact us to place an order x
Check out our gorgeous new mugs which will make an absolutely fantastic Christmas present for all the tea and cake lovers out there! A lovely hand painted hearts mug filled with two slices of handmade cake-yum yum! Available now through www.notonthehighstreet.com
There is a lovely article in today's Foodie Bugle about the fantastic Love Food Market (including a fab little picture of our award wining Proud to be Ginger Nuts!)
http://thefoodiebugle.com/article/purveyors/lovefoodmarket.com
This online magazine is a really god read for all you food lovers out there-and the photography is really gorgeous too.
I entered our local show this year which is something I haven't done since I was little. I'd forgotten how much fun it is preparing your entries the day before, taking them up to the show tent early the next day and then being able to go and see if you've won anything! Well, this year, I entered the chocolate brownie class twice and won first and second prize-I felt like I was 10 year old again when I saw the red 'First Prize' card! The only disappointment was when we entered our little Dora in the Jack Russell terrier class and came fourth (out of four!!).
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