problem

had a lovely day yesterday lunch with neighbours. We have been invited to a barbecue on Saturday with some friends who are chocoholics so decided that my contribution would be this double chocolate cake with fondant roses. the problem now is do I take the whole cake or eat half of it and say the dog ate it? humph problem!!!!

never made before

I found a recipe that I have not come across before called Suffolk Buns,so I decided to try them.They are easy to make, use minimal ingredients and are very quick to cook.I am assured by my taste tester (my husband) that they are great.

However the dog is looking longingly at them so I think I had better remove temptation before they disappear

Crumble

We would appear to have a glut of Blackberries and Apples this year. After last years disaster when we had no blackberries to speak of and the apples were much reduced in number and size I decided to strick while the iron was hot so to speak and made 2 large crumbles.The first one has been devoured and the second one is in the freezer,but I have a feeling it won't be there for long

Home made ice cream

This is such a great recipe and very easy to make.I made it last week when we had friends to lunch and have made it again today to go with blackberry and apple crumble

To make 1 litre you just need to mix 85g of brown bread crumbs with 85g of dark brown sugar.Grill under a medium grill for about 8 minutes but do keep an eye on it you want it browned not burnt.

remove from grill and leave to cool then break it up with a fork. In the meantime separate 2 eggs and whisk the whites to a soft peak. Mix the yolks with some vanilla essence or Rum or Amaretto or any flavouring you want.

Whisk 300ml of double cream with 85g of icing sugar, then add the egg yolks,whites and the breadcrumbs. Put into a suitable container and freeze but remember to mix the ice cream once it starts to freeze.Do this for about 4 times then put a lid on and use as and when you want. take it from the freezer about 10 minutes before you want to serve it. I garantee it will not last long!!!! at least it doesn't in my house. ENJOY