Traditional Rich Cake
I used to make traditional fruit cakes for weddings and special occasions in a previous life. I really enjoyed icing and decorating the cakes and spent many hours mulling over...
Cuisine: Irish
Tea Brack
The Irish traditional Halloween or Barmbrack (bairín breac) contained various wrapped objects. The brack was carefully cut to avoid displaying the objects or charms, so that the recipient didn’t see they had...
Savoury Pancakes
The tradition of making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday originates in ancient times when families had to use up flour, eggs and milk prior to lent, which starts the day after....