Beorn's Honey Cakes

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For Christmas last year (2025), I got Skye a recipe book that contains recipe's from Tolkien's world, so recipe's from The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings.

So when it came to her birthday, I wanted to have a day of things made from the book, and to start the day it was these Honey Cakes.

Let's get baking!

Ingredients:

125g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda

75g unsalted butter, melted

75f light muscovado sugar

2 eggs, beaten

2 small, very ripe bananas, mashed

4 tbsp clear honey

Start off by lining a muffin tray with 12 paper cupcake cases and preheat the oven to 160C/Gas Mark 3.

Sift the flour, baking power and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl.

Mix together the melted butter, sugar, eggs and mashed bananas into a separate bowl.

Tip in the dry ingredients and mix together gently until evenly combined.

Divide the mixture between the cupcake cases.

Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until risen and just firm to the touch.

Once baked, transfer to a wire rack and drizzle  each cake with 1 tsp of honey.

Serve warm or cold.

You may notice I used light brown sugar as I didn't have any muscovado sugar and it still worked perfectly

These were really easy to make and were delicious. They didn't last too long before both myself and Skye ate them all. They're definitely perfect as either sweet treat or a breakfast snack.

I can't wait to bake another batch to enjoy.

If you would like to make any of the recipes from the Recipes From The World of Tolkien book, you can find it available to order on Amazon and Waterstones.

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Lemon Butterfly Buns

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My last baking post was for Butterfly Buns, so I thought I'd give the Lemon Butterfly Buns a try as it's never really occurred to me to add any flavours to a classic baking recipe.

Let's get baking!

Ingredients:

Cupcake

100 g self raising flour

100 g caster sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp baking powder

100 g butter, softened

Zest from 1 lemon

Buttercream

100 g butter, softened

200 g icing sugar

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp icing sugar for dusting (optional)

Start off by pre-heating your oven to 180C and pop 12 bun cases into a cake tin, then cream together the butter and caster sugar.

Next add 1 egg and mix, then add your 2nd egg and mix till combined.

Next add the lemon zest and mix into the mixture.

Next add your flour and baking powder and mix well.

Now evenly out the mixture into your 12 bun cases. Place into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until risen and golden brown, once ready remove from the oven and leave to cool.

While the buns are cooling you can start on your buttercream, mix together your butter, icing sugar and lemon juice. Once mixed well and your buns are cool you can move onto decorating them.

Using a sharp knife slice the top off of each bun which you will cut in half to use as the butterflies wings. Next spoon or pipe in the butter cream into each of the 12 holes in the buns and place your butterfly wings on the buttercream. Now if you choose to you are ready to dust the finished buns with icing sugar.

As you can see with the last few steps I forgot to take pictures as when I made these I was getting ready for work. The recipe I followed is another one of Mary Berry's, I think we can all agree that she is the baker to follow and if you would like to follow the original recipe that I used then head to Lemon Butterfly Cakes Recipe. I made these for my housewarming party and they were very well received which I am happy about as they were something new for me to make.

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Butterfly Buns!

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I'm finally back with a baking post, I made these for an after dinner treat a couple of months ago and just because I fancied something sweet to eat. The recipe I followed is a Mary Berry recipe and I will share the original recipe with you at the end.
Lets get baking!

Ingredients:
Cupcake
100 g butter, softened
100 g caster sugar
2 large eggs
100 g self raising flour
1 level tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Buttercream
175 g butter, softened
350 g icing sugar

Start off by pre-heating your oven to 200C/Fan 180C/gas 6 and line a 12-hole bun tin with bun cases.

Next put your butter and caster sugar into a large bowl and then cream together.

Next add 1 of your eggs and mix until combined, then add the 2nd egg and add the Vanilla extract and mix until combined.

Next add into the bowl the flour and baking powder and mix until the mixture is smooth and mixed well.

Now your mixture is ready to fill the bun cases with, once filled and mixture is all used, place into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the buns are golden brown and well risen. Once baked leave to cool.

Cut a slice from each bun and cut the slice in half for the butterfly wings and pop back with the buns for later.

Next it's time to make the buttercream, in a large bowl add the butter and icing sugar and mix well.

Pipe the buttercream into the hole of each bun and pipe round the rest of the bun. Place the half slices onto each bun to create the wings.

Now they're ready to enjoy.

I loved making this recipe, it's been a long time since I made some classic butterfly buns, I've also found recipe's to make orange and lemon butterfly buns which sound so tasty. It's such an easy recipe to follow and it's also a fun thing to bake together with your children.
If you would love to follow Mary Berry's recipe then head to Mary Berry's Butterfly Cakes.

How often do you bake the classics?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!

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