loopyloulaura

You may have noticed on some of my YouTube Vlogmas videos I have been using Inspired by Alma products to make my baking look a lot better! I tried out everything with the exception of the dinosaur cupcake toppers as I decided to save them to surprise a certain dino obsessed boy for his 8th […]

Yesterday I reviewed 3 supermarket brands of mince pie. But over on my YouTube channel I have been baking my own! Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 8oz flour 4oz hard margarine or butter 1 tsp caster sugar 2 eggs water mincemeat optional: granulated, caster or icing sugar to sprinkle   Method: Rub the margarine into […]

  I love mince pies so it was no chore to taste test this year’s offerings. I usually buy the Tesco and Sainsbury versions (both cost £2 for a pack of 4) but this year Aldi also produced gluten free mince pies (they sold out much too quickly, please stock extra next year!) So here […]

Getting in the mood for Christmas? I was lucky enough to be sent ‘Gingerbread at Moonglow’ to review and it has made me feel very festive! The novella begins just before Christmas where a hotel owner is getting all set to provide her guests with a wonderful Christmas. This involves an accidentally supersized gingerbread house […]

I once said to my mum that if I ever got excited by kitchen equipment then I was truly old. Well, here I am! Ancient! I absolutely adore my Vremi baking mats. Chris complains at the amount of baking paper and foil I get through. But seriously, non stick NEVER works! So these mats are […]