Saturday, 3 October 2009

White Chocolate & Orange Cookies

Cookies have not featured too much in our monthly bakes, so this month we are addressing that balance with this cookie recipe. Generally cookies are quick and easy to assemble and this recipe is no exception. I’ve baked these cookies before and they were a roaring success, they didn’t last 24hrs in the cookie jar! These cookies are light, crispy, chewy and full of intense orangey chocolate flavour. I challenge you to make them and have them last more than a day!

*If you have any queries or questions, please leave a comment under the recipe and we will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible.*

"Mmmmm yummy cookies"


Please Note: - The posting date for your White Chocolate & Orange Cookies on your Blog is 1st November 09.

Please ensure you send in your email to us to make certain you are listed in the round up. The round-up will be posted here on 2nd November 09. If you are a food blogger, we kindly ask that you write a post about your bake and link back to Sweet and Simple Bakes. Please feel free to add our Sweet & Simple Bakes Monthly Baking Event Badge to your post. Let us know that you have completed the bake.

Please send an email to sweet2simple[at]googlemail[dot]com
Add in subject: [Name of bake] for the round up
Your Name:
Your Blog Name:
Your Blog Link to the Baking Post:
A picture of your bake 200x200 pixels (if you’re not sure how to resize a photo we can do this for you.)

Non-bloggers may send in a picture of their bake to the above email address and we will include it in the round-up for that month.

The posting date for White Chocolate & Orange Cookies on your blog is 1st November 09. The round-up will be 2nd November 09 to ensure all entries have been sent in via our email – we wouldn’t wish to miss any of your creations.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s entry here at S&SB!

Happy Baking!

Maria and Rosie xx

Friday, 2 October 2009

Sweet and Simple Bakes Monthly Bake Round-Up ~ St Clement's Drizzle Cake

This month has flown by and here we are with this month’s round-up. We want to thank each of you for another amazing round-up of entries; all your cakes look wonderfully delish. I hope you have enjoyed baking this recipe and will be joining us in our next Sweet and Simple Bakes.

*Due to ongoing back problems, Rosie has had to take a break from S&SB for a little while. I plan to manage S&SB each month and keep S&SB running as normal until Rosie is hopefully able to join us here once again, let's hope its soon! I do hope you will carry on supporting S&SB because you are what makes this blog a great place to visit and enjoy a spot of home baking each month.*

*If there are any late entries, I will endeavour to add you to the round up as soon as possible.*





Joanne @ Applecrumbles
















A huge round of applause for all our Sweet & Simple bakers this month.

We would like to thank all our S&SB bakers for your continual support each month, and you are what makes S&SB the success it is today and hopefully continues to be in the future.

*Could we please ask that we all take time to visit each other’s blogs and leave feedback – thank you.*

Maria and Rosie xx

Thursday, 3 September 2009

St Clement's Drizzle Cake

This month’s recipe is a traditional British favourite and a cake you will find in most tea rooms over Britian, St Clement’s Drizzle Cake. I can only presume that the name of this cake originates from the poem about execution turned nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons! I remember playing the singing game associated with this nursery rhyme in Primary school. Only recently did I realise its origins but maybe the lines “Here comes a Chopper to Chop off your Head, Chip chop chip chop - the Last Man's Dead”, should have given it away! This quick cake recipe produces a very light and moist sponge that is bursting with those wonderful citrusy flavours soaked through, finished with a crunchy sugary top. The perfect refreshing afternoon teatime cake!

*If you have any queries or questions, please leave a comment under the recipe and we will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible.*

The recipe can be found here.

Please Note: - The posting date for your St Clement's Drizzle Cake on your Blog is 1st October 09.

Please ensure you send in your email to us to make certain you are listed in the round up. The round-up will be posted here on 2nd October 09. If you are a food blogger, we kindly ask that you write a post about your bake and link back to Sweet and Simple Bakes. Please feel free to add our Sweet & Simple Bakes Monthly Baking Event Badge to your post. Let us know that you have completed the bake.

Please send an email to sweet2simple[at]googlemail[dot]com
Add in subject: [Name of bake] for the round up
Your Name:
Your Blog Name:
Your Blog Link to the Baking Post:
A picture of your bake 200x200 pixels (if you’re not sure how to resize a photo we can do this for you.)

Non-bloggers may send in a picture of their bake to the above email address and we will include it in the round-up for that month.

The posting date for St Clement's Drizzle Cake on your blog is 1st October 09. The round-up will be 2nd October 09 to ensure all entries have been sent in via our email – we wouldn’t wish to miss any of your creations.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s entry here at S&SB!

Happy Baking!

Maria and Rosie xx

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Sweet and Simple Bakes Monthly Round-up ~ Jammy Doughnut Muffins

Wow I can't beleive this is our sixteenth baking challenge here at Sweet and Simples Bakes and I must say it's been another amazing success with so many yummy Jammy Doughnut Muffin entries!! All your muffins look amazing and simply delectable! I hope you have enjoyed baking this recipe and will be joining us in our next Sweet and Simple Bakes.

We would like to thank all our S&SB bakers for your continued support each month and a very warm welcome to new bakers who have joined us this month.

*If there are any late entries, I will endeavour to add you to the round-up as soon as possible*.



Rekha @ PLANTAINLEAF(ANDHRARECIPES)


Kelly @ Cooking the Books


Natalia @ gatti fili e farina


Rosie @ Books and Bakes


Jaya @ Jayaspace


Chele @ Chocolate Teapot


Caroline @ Cake, Crumbs and Cooking


Lynn @ Bites and Pieces


Lucie @ Cooking at Marystow


Brenda @ Tea and Wheaten Bread


Julie @ Little Bit of Everything


Natalie @ Snookys Recipe Doodles


Priya @ Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes


Tamil @ For Sweet Tooth


Becky @ Living with a Boy


Edith @ Precious Moments


Dips @ Centaur Cooks


Joanne @ Apple Crumbles


Minu @ Chettinad Fiesta


Bimmer @ My Baking Blog


Katie @ Katiecakes


Rosie @ Baking Cakes Galore


Maria @ The Goddess's Kitchen

A huge round of applause please for all our Sweet & Simple bakers this month.

Unfortunately our dear Rosie has done her back in again and asked me to do this month's round-up. She will visit everyone's blogs in due time!

*Could we please ask that we all take time to visit each other’s blogs and leave feedback – thank you.*

Maria and Rosie xx