Becky BakesWell Taste Test #2 - Cheap Flour v Posh Flour

Well, the cakes have been baked, eaten and the results are in!

For a girl who spent her childhood in the kitchen pretending to be a TV cook, making this baking film has been fun. I do have to say thanks in particular to my husband for filming the baking process in a creative way and then working hard to edit the footage to produce the three minutes of eye candy you are about to see.

I will write a separate post later to explain the reasons behind the decision we came to about the winning flour, but I want to give you all a chance to see the film without encountering spoilers.

Click on the thumbnail below to watch the film.

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Watched the film? Was the result what you expected it to be? Leave any questions or comments in the comments box below.

Watch out for the results discussion soon.

Becky BakesWell x

Spring Creativity

It's amazing what a bit of sunshine can start! After waking up early with a cup of tea,
the morning got off to a happy start with a spot of Sunday morning baking. I had ordered
a brownie pan from ebay earlier in the week and wanted to try it out. The result?

These chocotastic beauties!

The spring sunshine also made me yearn for a more sprightly Sunday lunch than the
usual roasties and trimmings, so after a spot of cookbook browsing, I settled on Caramelised Onion and Cheese Tarte Tatin. Rather than the roast potatoes, I decided to go for crushed new potatoes with lemon, mint and feta - perfect for a lighter lunch.

Here's the Tarte Tatin in its glory.

There must have been a creative buzz in the air today as Dan decided to test out some
photography ideas and produced a short Spring film snippet for his project Ma Memoire Photography.

See the link below!

Ma Memoire Spring Beer

Happy Sunday,

Becky BakesWell.

Taste Test #1 Results

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The results are in from Taste Test #1 - Cheap eggs v Posh eggs! Click on the video above to see the test and my findings. The result is based on 4 rounds of blind taste tests and the decision was unanimous...



Have you watched it now? Was the result as you expected it to be? Feel free to use the comments box to ask me questions about the test or to let me know what you think.

Watch out for Test Taste #2 soon!

Becky BakesWell guest posts

Hey there,

Just a quick note to tell you about 2 new Becky BakesWell  guest posts!

Duck Egg Designs

Image courtesy of Duck Egg  Designs (C)

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Last Autumn, Thursday nights were spent with a cheeky biscuit (or three), a mug of hot chocolate and Kirstie's Vintage Home. I think that my fella must love me as Kirstie's weakness for a bargain at an antiques fair or her wild eyed looks when she gets near a button box do not ignite the creative spark for him as they do for me, but I love all things crafty and Allsopp related so he kindly obliges! 

If you watched Kirstie's Vintage Home, you might remember seeing Ellie Harrington in Episode 3. I remembered the episode in particular because I was really impressed by the quirky yet sophisticated vintage style achieved in Ellie's kitchen and dining room with the big reveal at the end. One particular feature inspired me and that was the roman blind with the hand stamped duck motif. 

Since the programme aired, Ellie's interior business 'Duck Egg Designs' has developed into a strong brand which has received acclaim and a strong following on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. In a funny twist of fate, Ellie gave me the amazing opportunity to write a guest post for the Duck Egg Designs blog which you can read here...

Click me to go to Duck Egg Diary guest post.

So big thanks again to Ellie for the opportunity!


Cooking From Books

The second post is on the blog that I share with a friend - Cooking From Books. After a bit of a break from posting on there, we wanted to get it up and running again, so my post for the Ploughman's Pasties that I've been talking about on Facebook and Twitter went live on there yesterday, so hop on over to check it out!

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Ploughman's Pasties for Cooking From Books.
Image courtesty of Ma Memoire Photography (C)

As I will have more time to dedicate to Becky BakesWell and Cooking From Books from now on, watch out for some Becky BakesWell tutorials, baking films courtesy of Ma Memoire Photography, updates on wedding cake planning and a series of themed posts.


Exciting times are ahead!


Becky BakesWell