#WotW - Baking

This week has been a baking week.

I've made scones, choc chip fairy cakes, a banana cake and a Victoria sandwich. It's been clouds of flour and wall to wall cake tins in my kitchen!

I've been trying to calm my mind down this week and baking is a perfect thing to help me with that. When I bake I don't think about anything much, I just concentrate on the process. So no negative or nasty thoughts get a look in. Plus there's the pay off of a yummy cake to enjoy later!

I treated myself to Richard Burr's baking book Bake It Yourself and can't wait to try some of the recipes in there - a pineapple upside down cake is calling! Plus his bread recipes seem simple enough for a bread baking duffer - even the birds reject my efforts!

Today I'm planning on making Christmas puddings - I know it's a bit late but I'm sure it won't be too much of a disaster! I'm using Mary Berry's recipe which seems simpler than ones I've used in the past, less ingredients too. I can usually tell by the smell of the mixture if it's going to be a good pudding; Waitrose has some nice ones if it all goes Pete Tong!

So here's to baking and raising of the spirits with cake!