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Reaching the final of Masterchef 2007 was a rollercoaster of emotion, with huge highs and lows, but I loved every minute and learnt a huge amount. I owe a great deal to John and Gregg who had faith in my ability when I did not believe in myself. Since competing on the programme my life has changed considerably. I now write cookery columns for two magazines, give cookery demonstrations and am just working on my 13th cook book - unlucky number for some but not for me!!! I love all forms of country cooking, using seasonal and locally sourced produce. This blog is to enable me to share with you a few of my recipes and baking ideas. Enjoy Hannah xxxx

Monday 5 October 2009

I am feeling sorry for myself. I have been in bed poorly most of the weekend with a chest infection but am on the mend again. So much for wildly celebrating my book release!!! I also had three cakes to make this weekend - two birthday cakes and a 50 year celebration of Margaret living in our village. This was a gluten free chocolate cake for Lucy who loves Reindeer. Not the best icing in the world but I had a valid excuse! Anyway Lucy loved her cake. The Gluten free cake (recipe is in my book!!!!) was sandwiched in two layers with Damson cream and buttermilk buttercream which went well with the dark chocolate. Lucy's partner David had taken her away for a surprise weekend to Wells where we went last weekend and she had a lovely time flying the kite we bought her (a 2.5m long cat kite!) on the beach. Happy Birthday Lucy xxx

5 comments:

Sylvie said...

I hope you'll feel better soon. The cake looks amazing!

The Curious Cat said...

What do you mean not the best icing? It looks fantastic - better than anything I could achieve!!! xxx Hope you feel better now! xxx

Browners said...

Get well soon Hannah. I'm looking forward to Cowie making me loads of your cakes!

Rita said...

Get better soon! The cake is lovely!

Sarah said...

And the cake was delicious! Great to meet you Hannah! See you again no doubt!