London 1 Bake Wednesday

Pramod's Bake Wednesday

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:54:38 -0400

Veronika's "Bake"

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:53:06 -0400

Vee presented us with this amazingly designed cake :)

Sam's Bake

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:49:00 -0400

This week we have Sam’s .NET cake … the tomato sauce and mayo cake (jam and cream)

Alek's Cake Day

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:50:52 -0400

This Wednesday Aleks made for us;
- Carrot cake
- Blueberry muffins
- and some ginger biscuits!
He looks so happy, I think he has found a new calling

Tommy's Thursday Bake

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:39:32 -0500

After a sporadic few baking weeks (I need to catch up with things!) we had Tommy bake for us today (Thursday) and get us back on track.

He brought us yummy looking Rocky Road/Tiffin blocks of goodness:

Thank you Tommy, looking forward to trying them out!

That also means the end of this bake Wednesday cycle - next Wednesday we start afresh!

Patisserie Valerie

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:43:55 -0500

We love Valerie’s turn to bake, because she always brings staaaacks of baked goods. She told us:

From left to right on the table next to my desk so I can keep an eye on who is eating what and how many:

-          Petites Madeleines

-          Palets Bretons

-          Biscuits aux amandes et zest de citron poudres de chocholat blanc

She’s so good to us.

I currently have a mouthful of biscuity-madeleiney-bretony goodness. Thanks Valerie!

First bake of the year

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:51:45 -0500

Happy new year bakers! The first bake of the year came from Joe, div head, who brought us mega delicious banana bread made with buttermilk. Squidgy and yummy, the bananas are definitely one of my 5 a day… and one of the guys asked if there was rum in it, so it’s potentially a boozy bake! Winner.

Thanks Joe!

Vlad's first bake

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:46:12 -0500

This week, we had Vlad baking for us - his first Bake Wednesday. After doing the typical new-guy-at-work thing, and playing down his baking skills, he brought us chocolate muffins and “something made out of pastry and apples”. Excellent breakfast, one of my five a day!

Thanks Vlad!

Christmas themed or just an excuse to bake with alcohol...?

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:27:44 -0500

Last week (yes, I’m a week late, I was ill last week) we had Steve baking for us. I can’t remember if this is Steve’s first or second bake, but he didn’t disappoint - he made us spiced rum chocolate brownies.

Now, you all know where I stand on booze in breakfast treats (big fan.. big big fan), so these were delicious, right up my street. Even more so if you follow Steve’s advice:

Feel free to heat them up in the microwave and make them gooey, as nature intended.

Yum, thanks Steve!

Matt's extravagant bake

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:00:16 -0500

This Wednesday we had Matt G baking for us. I’ll let him tell the story…

Yea I could have baked Black Forest gâteau, some fancy flavoursome cheesecake, or even Christmas pudding… but no, I wanted to do something special, something that brings back memories of times gone by, and makes everyone feel all warm and gooey inside on this snowy winters morning…

After hours spent slaving away in the kitchen last night, attempting and re-attempting to produce such a delicate and complex dish, I managed to pull it out the bag.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…. RICE CRISPY CAKES!

But not just one kind of rice crispy cake, not even two kinds… but THREE kinds!

White, milk and dark chocolate!

God I’m good!

So there y’go. Extra props to Matt for giving me a double-breakfast - rice crispy cakes *and* he gave me cereal. Much love.

Thanks Matt!

Festive Bake Wednesday

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:26:00 -0500

This week was my (Kat) turn to bake, and after the Reading Room Christmas trip to Paris, and a weekend of festive activities, I was feeling super Christmassy - and craving mince pies!

So I decided to make mince pies with a cheeky addition of apples and cherries, and then I remembered there are some people out there who dislike mince pies (and I in turn dislike them) so I decided to make lemon curd and make lemon tarts, and then on top of everything else I went for some lemon crunch shortbread-style biscuits.

Phew.

Enjoy!

I also brought an advent calendar in for the team, if all else failed me.

Week 3 of boozy bakes

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:46:30 -0500

This week was Zoe’s turn to bake for us, she brought us a delicious pear and mincement crumble cake, and mini almond cakes with a good glug of booze in them. Lightheated by 10.30am, I’m officially a lightweight.

Both are really really tasty, and the mincemeat has got me feeling somewhat festive.. maybe its the booze too.. hic.

Thanks Zoe!

Guinness for breakfast

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:35:00 -0400

This week’s bake was Dan, he brought us an absolutely brilliant looking Guinness cake. I’m privately worried that it might get me drunk again, or it might work as a hair of the dog style fixer. Either way, this smells so good. Off to nab some now!

Thanks Dan! :)

Boozy banana bread

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:22:38 -0400

This week, in cold grey London, Chao has baked for us - banana bread. It smells really good, and I reckon it’s just what we need - comfort food for autumn! Chao emailed us saying:

Just did some banana cakes with Rum soaked dried grapes. It does not rise very high though. But tastes good!

Thanks Chao!

Dom's First Bake

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:27:04 -0400

This week is the turn of Dom - his first bake at Reading Room. He’s made Rocky Road muffins and then mysteriously disappeared off to a meeting. Can’t guarantee there’ll be any left when you come back!

Thanks Dom, they look yum!

Brownie Bake Wednesday

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:25:07 -0400

When describing his bake, Matt told us about all of the sugar, butter, chocolate etc etc good stuff that went into it - I think he was trying to tell us how unhealthy it was, but the 600 grams of raspberries in there made me realise it is in fact one or more of my five a day. Winner!

So here are Matt’s chocolate and raspberry brownies, the squidgiest loveliest things ever!

Yum, thanks Matt!

Sugar-free honey-filled Bake Thursday

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:47:56 -0400

This week was Sam’s turn to bake for us - Bake Thursday it is! Sam assures us this honey spongy delicious cake is sugar free, I’m fickle enough to believe him because it is so good, that I want more.

Yummm, thanks Sam!

Biggest cake on Earth

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:40:08 -0400

This week Giovanni baked for us - chocolate and pear cake. He informed us:

for those who don’t like alcohol, the pears are cooked in wine!

It also happens to be the biggest cake in the world, possibly. Suffice to say, the office smells delicious. What are we thinking, beverage-wise for this beauty? Tea or coffee?

Looks brilliant! Thanks Giovanni :)

Alex's pastries

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:25:41 -0400

Since I missed out on David’s Bake Wednesday, I’m determined to get in on the action this week, and Alex has brought us 2 platefuls of berry pastries. Fruits, berries, jam, they sound yum! Time to get some coffee and nibble our way through Wednesday!

Yum, thanks Alex!

Raspberry and Peach Cake

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:19:00 -0400

Being new to the division doesn’t exempt you from bake Wednesday, fresh face David has baked us a raspberry and peach pie.

In David’s words: “Its Raspberry and Peach cake - with an apricot glaze. Never made it before, I don’t even like raspberries!”

Thanks David!