Scottish baker’s hyper-realistic cakes prove to be a huge hit online Emma O'Neill September 16, 2016 Producers Glasgow based Christie Howieson has been posting the realistic cakes on her Facebook page, but gained national attention after popular social accounts Talking Baws and The Sports Bible shared an image of a...
Record on cards for Great British Bake Off launch Sean Murphy August 22, 2016 Food, In the News Audiences for the hit cookery show are among the biggest on British television, with ratings regularly topping 10 million. Last year’s final was the most-watched show of 2015, with 15.1 million people...
Sue Lawrence recipe: Date crumble shortbread Scotsman Food and Drink Staff August 8, 2016 Date crumble shortbread 1 Place the first six ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes or until the dates are soft. Remove from the heat, tip...
Traditional Scottish recipe: Dundee Cake Scotsman Food and Drink Staff August 8, 2016 Food, Recipes Dundee Cake or Dundee cupcakes 1 Cream the butter, sugar and orange zest thoroughly until light and fluffy (I do this in my food mixer) then beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a teaspoon of the weighed...
Call for bakers to rise to the North Berwick Cake Off Challenge Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 22, 2016 Food, In the News Taking place at the inaugural Fabulous Food Fest in North Berwick this August, the Friday 29th July deadline for Cake Off applicants is fast approaching. Accomplished bakers, Verity Sinclair and Gareth...
Flora Shedden recipe: Pistachio Truffles Flora Shedden April 1, 2016 Food, Recipes 1 Grease and line a small but deep square tin and break the chocolate into roughly similar sized pieces. 2 In a pan heat the cream and butter together. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat...
Liggy Morgan recipe: Chocolate orange speckled egg cake Scotsman Food and Drink Staff March 28, 2016 Food, Recipes Makes 1 cake 1 Grease and line two deep 8in tins with parchment paper. 2 Using an electric mixer, cream 300g of the butter and the caster sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs with a...
Liggy Morgan recipe: Rocky Road Scotsman Food and Drink Staff March 28, 2016 Food, Recipes Makes 12-16 1 Line a square 8in tin with clingfilm. 2 In a large bowl mix the broken biscuits, desiccated coconut, marshmallows and macadamia nuts. 3 Take half of the chocolate Easter eggs and cut...
Flora Shedden Easter recipe: Cranberry Hot Cross Buns Flora Shedden March 25, 2016 Food, Recipes 1 In the bowl of a free standing mixer weigh out the flour, ginger, sugar, salt, yeast and cranberries. 2 Heat the milk with the butter on a low heat until just melted. Do not allow...
The history of morning rolls, including a recipe for making your own Fraser Wright March 24, 2016 Food, Recipes In every newsagents, corner shop and petrol station across Glasgow (and elsewhere across Scotland) you will find freshly baked crispy morning rolls, probably piled up on top of a misused ice cream...
