I love rock cakes. They are probably my ultimate nostalgic food; they remind me so much of my childhood. We used to roller skate along to the cafe near the Peace Statue in Hove at the weekend, no matter what time of year, and stop off for a hot chocolate and rock cake. I remember being bitterly cold after a blustery ride along the seafront, and being so thankful for the hot chocolate cup warming my little hands…
We also used to make them ALL the time – so after talking about them for a recent campaign I’ve just filmed, I thought I’d create a H-Bear friendly recipe so we could enjoy them all together. [Read more…]
When H-Bear was initially diagnosed with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) and a soya allergy at five(ish) months old, one of my first worries was “What on earth are we going to feed him?!” But as the months have gone by, it’s become much easier to find suitable recipes – or adapt the unsuitable!
It’s half-term here in East Yorkshire, and we’ve had a lovely start to the week.
With H-Bear suffering from Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA), and also a soya allergy, finding sweet treats that he can eat can be a challenge. He’s recently realised that cake exists, and as been rather envious of us while we’ve tucked into cupcakes and such like. We’ve tried a few different alternative recipes for cake (including a rather disastrous 
Busby and I love baking together, so when the fabulous folk at Cadbury set us the rather delicious task of baking an owl cake (with LOTS of scrummy Cadbury chocolate), we couldn’t wait to get (egg) cracking and #FreetheJoy.