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Bakeware Giveaway: Win an Extra-Large Baking Tray & Cooling Rack!

Win a Baking Tray!

It's that time of week once again: time for a new episode of The Great British Bake Off! It's Dessert Week this week, which means that the six remaining bakers will be making mousses, roulades, and all kinds of other sweet treats for Mary and Paul to critique.

We've been giving away a great bakeware prize to coincide with each week of Bake Off this series, and for Dessert Week, we're giving away the following:

Extra-Large Baking Tray (measures 40cm x 28cm)
Large Cooling Rack (measures 38.5cm x 26.5cm)

These two items would be perfect for making swiss rolls and roulades of the type you'll be seeing on Bake Off when it's broadcast this evening, but the extra-large baking is ideal for all kinds of other things, too, from pastries to Sunday lunches!

If you fancy winning our baking tray / cooling rack combo for your kitchen, here's what you need to do...

How to Enter

NOTE: You'll need a Twitter account!

Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter
Retweet our competition tweet - you should be able to see it at the top of our profile page.
Keep your eyes peeled for the winner announcement at 12 noon on Tuesday the 11th of October!

More Dessert Week Fun: Did you see the pumpkin roulade recipe we posted yesterday?

Pumpkin Roulade With Vanilla Protein Filling

Pumpkin Roulade

Bake Off is on its way, with a brand new episode for Dessert Week, which will see the bakers tackle the somewhat tricky roulade in their quest for baking perfection. To tie in with this week's signature challenge, our featured recipe is a tasty, autumnal twist on the classic Swiss roll, from the lovely Ramona over at Monalouge.

To celebrate the arrival of Autumn, and this being our first featured recipe of October, we thought it was only right that the bake should be suitably seasonal. With cinnamon and pumpkin, Ramona's roulade delivers the iconic taste of the season, using healthier ingredients to alleviate guilt, while preserving the sweet, comforting flavour.

You can find details of how to make this delicious cake below, but be sure to visit Monalouge for full details, including nutritional break-downs!

Ingredients:

For the Roll

100g plain flour
1 tsp cinnamon
100g Vitafiber syrup
1/3 cup almond milk
1 tsp baking soda
5 tsp egg whites
200g pumkin puree
1/2 cup granulated sweetener

For the Filling

1 container low fat cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 scoop vanilla whey protein
1/2 cup granulated sweetener

Method:

Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 180C.

Step 2 - Line a baking tray with oil spray, baking paper and more oil spray.

Step 3 - Mix the flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl.

Step 4 - Next, add the vitafiber and almond milk and mix well.

Step 5 - Then, add the egg whites and mix.

Step 6 - Lastly, add the pumpkin and granulated sweetener and mix again.

Step 7 - Pour the mixture onto baking tray, and bake for 10 minutes.

Step 8 - Remove from the oven, and tip the cake onto a sheet of baking paper.

Step 9 - Peel off the baking paper that was used to bake the cake, and use the new baking paper to roll the cake, as you would for a Swiss roll.

Step 10 - Leave to cool for 20 mins.

Step 11 - Mix the filling ingredients together in a clean bowl.

Step 12 - Once cooled, unwrap the cake and cover with the filling.

Step 13 - Reroll the cake so it forms a Swiss roll, and then refrigerate until firm.

Step 14 - Enjoy!

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Bakeware Giveaway: Win a 12-Cup Cupcake Tray!

Cupcake Tray Giveaway

The Great British Bake Off folks are trying something new for tonight's episode: it's Botanical Week, meaning three green-fingered challenges that use herbs, fruits, flowers, and other plant-based ingredients.

Yesterday, we teamed up with food blogger Jamie to bring you a sweet spin on the botanical theme: Vanilla Flower Cupcakes with Marzipan Bees. Today, to celebrate the arrival of another mouthwatering new Bake Off episode, we're giving away a 12 cup cupcake tray so that you can try the recipe at home.

If you'd like to win this handy cupcake tray for yourself, here's what to do...

How to Enter:

Note: You will need a Twitter account!

Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter.
Retweet the competition tweet at the top of our feed.
Come back at 12 noon on Tuesday the 4th of October to find out if you've won!

Good luck, and remember to catch Bake Off tonight at 8pm on BBC One!

Vanilla Cupcakes & Marzipan Bees

It's a special week on Bake Off this week, because for the very first time, it's Botanical Week! The bakers must complete three challenges inspired by nature and are allowed to use any ingredients that grows to use in their bakes. Keeping with this theme, we thought we'd share a flowery based recipe that you can bake at home.

This week, why not have a go at making these spectacular Vanilla Cupcakes? Created by the extremely talented Jamie from Jamie's Cookery, each of these fantastic cupcakes has been topped with a beautiful buttercream rose and features a marzipan bee. They're a great way to celebrate the last few days of summer.

Not only do these cupcakes look great but they're also extremely easy to make! For more tasty recipes that are really easy to follow, we highly recommend that you head over to Jamie's blog; it's brimming with spectacular recipes!

Ingredients:

Makes 12 cupcakes

For the Cupcakes

175g of Butter

175g of Caster Sugar

175g of Self-Raising Flour

3 Eggs

1tsp Vanilla Extract

For the Buttercream

180g Butter

450g Icing Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 tbsp Milk, if needed

For the Marzipan Bees

1 Egg Yolk

1 tsp Honey

1tsp Fresh Orange Juice (or apple juice)

100g Ground Almonds

50g Chocolate, melted

Some Flaked Almonds

Method:

Step 1 - Pre-heat the oven to 175°C and place 12 cupcake cases into a cupcake or muffin tray, and set aside.

Step 2 - Then, add the butter and caster sugar in to a bowl and mix well until they have all combined.

Step 3 - Add the vanilla extract and the eggs - one at a time - mixing well after each egg.

Step 4 - Finally, add the flour to the mixture and mix well - ensuring that you get all the flour off the edges of the bowl! This should provide you with a nice smooth batter.

Step 5 - Spoon an equal amount of batter in to each case and pop them into the oven for around 12 - 15 minutes or until they are firm and golden brown. Once baked, put aside to cool.

To make the Buttercream

Step 1 - Put icing sugar, butter and vanilla into a mixing bowl and beat until a smooth thick buttecream is formed. If the buttercream is too stiff, then add a little milk to loosen it. If you want to do different coloured icing, divide your buttercream and use food colouring to reach your desired colour for each batch.

To make the Marzipan Bees

Step 1 - Put all of the marzipan ingredients into a bowl and mix them until a firm ball is made.

Step 2 - Then, roll twelve individual balls from this mixture - this will be your bees.

Step 3 - Stick two flaked almonds into each bee to make the wings.

Step 5 - Put your melted chocolate into a piping bag, snip off the end and use it to create stripes and eyes to complete your bees.

To decorate

Step 1 - Spoon the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 2D nozzle, then use it to pipe buttercream roses. To do this, start from of the cupcake and make a couple of outward circles, stopping when you reach the edge of the cupcake.

Step 2 - Place a marzipan bee on to each cupcake.

Step 3 -Enjoy!

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Apricot and Almond Bakewell Tart

Bakewell tart

As Bake Off continues, things are really starting to get serious on the show, with Pastry Week bringing a whole host of challenges to trip up the bakers, with timing and technique proving to be a real issue. Luckily, we can bake from the comfort of our home, without anyone shouting continuous time reductions at us, or worrying about being judged for our soggy bottoms...

This week, why not give this delicious twist on the classic Bakewell tart a go? Created by Sarah Cook over at BBC Good Food, this recipe uses apricot compote instead of jam, and providing a handy shortcut for the filling, this bake is sure to give people a sweet surprise, while also being substantially less stressful to make!

If you're looking for a spectacular, sweet shortcrust pastry this recipe from Ellie's kitchen is perfect. Ellie is a talented baker and her shortcrust pastry makes a great foundation for sweet pies and tarts. To take a look at some of her other recipes click here.

Photo by Brynn (click here for original version)

Ingredients:

For the Pastry

450g Plain Flour, plus extra for dusting

130g Icing Sugar

260g Unsalted Butter, cubed

2 Large Eggs

Splash of Milk

For the Filling

140g of self raising flour (plus extra)

200g of softened butter

140g ground almonds

140g of golden caster sugar

3 eggs, beaten

x1 600ml jar of apricot compote

1 tbsp flaked almonds

140g Madeira cake

Icing sugar (for dusting)

Greek yogurt and honey to serve (optional)

Method:

For the Pastry

Step 1 -Start by sifting the flour into a bowl and sift the icing sugar over the top.

Step 2 - Then using your hands, work the cubes of butter into the flour and sugar. Do this by rubbing your thumbs against your fingers until the mixture is fine and crumbly. If you wish, at this stage you can add any flavours to it.

Step 3 - Add the eggs and milk to the mixture and gently work it together until it forms a ball of dough. Then flour it lightly.

Step 4 - Flour your surface and place the dough on top. Pat the dough into a flat round shape, then wrap it cling film and put it into the fridge to rest for at least half an hour.

For the Filling

Step 1 - Begin by rolling out the pastry with some flour, until it's big enough to line a deep (20-23cm) tart tin.

Step 2 - Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas mark 4. Line the pastry with baking paper, fill with baking beans, and blind bake for 20 mins.

Step 3 - Once the time is up, remove the pastry from the oven and take away the beans and paper. Bake for a further 5 mins, until the pastry is a pale biscuit colour.

Step 4 - In the meantime, make the filling for your tart. Begin by whizzing the madeira cake in a food processor, then tip it into a large bowl with the flour, butter, ground almonds, caster sugar and eggs. Beat the ingredients together until the mixture is smooth.

Step 5 - Reduce the oven to 160C/140 fan/gas mark 3.

Step 6 - Spoon the compote into the pastry case and spread over the base, then follow with the almond mixture, until it covers the compote evenly.

Step 7 - Scatter the tart with flaked almond, then place it into the oven to bake for 1 hour, until the mixture is firm and golden brown.

Step 8 - Remove from the oven, and once somewhat cooled, transfer the tart to a serving plate. Dust it with icing sugar, and serve while the tart is still slightly warm.

Step 9 - If desired, serve with Greek yogurt and a drizzle of honey.

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