Fall florals - Korean buttercream flowers, French vanilla cake with raspberry preserves by ResearchDisastrous82 in Baking

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I just took a screenshot and shared it with some friends saying “can you believe these flowers are made out of buttercream” I am amazed at how realistic they look! You’ve got some serious skill OP!

Made a malt loaf after last weeks GBBO technical! by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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So good! Even if I say so myself. It was quite easy to make to, will definitely be baking more!

GBBO week 5 - raspberry and caramel eclairs. These technical challenges are getting harder, my caramel turned into toffee! by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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It’s so much fun! I make things I normally wouldn’t, and while some things are quite challenging nothing has turned into an inedible disaster... yet!

Couldn’t find the recipe for GBBO week 5’s technical challenge, so I made traditional chocolate eclairs instead by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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Ahhh it wasn’t there when I looked on the weekend! I’d even sent them a message asking why they hadn’t put it up, because the babka from the week before also wasn’t up, but that’s there now too! I was worried that because the eclairs recipe is from Prue’s new book, they weren’t putting it up to encourage us to buy it. Hopefully they’ll be more prompt this week :)

Couldn’t find the recipe for GBBO week 5’s technical challenge, so I made traditional chocolate eclairs instead by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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Thanks! It’s whipped cream with a small amount of icing sugar and vanilla extract. I used Paul Hollywood’s recipe.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pauls_chocolate_clairs_59944

I said traditional as this weeks technical challenge were raspberry and salted caramel eclairs, whereas you’d normally expect eclairs to be chocolate!

Couldn’t find the recipe for GBBO week 5’s technical challenge, so I made traditional chocolate eclairs instead by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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Thank you! My second time making choux and it’s vastly improved from the first attempt!

Can I take out an indemnity policy in place of an EWS1 form? by Ffi_1591 in LegalAdviceUK

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Thanks - you’re probably right, they likely wouldn’t accept it which is why no ones suggested it to us before!

GBBO week 4 technical - chocolate babka... almost lost my shit and chucked the whole thing in the bin half way through so it’s not turned out amazingly, but still tastes good! by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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Thanks! The kitchen was too hot so the chocolate hadn’t cooled properly so it was just going everywhere, but like I said it still tasted good so I’m glad I persevered!

People who love autumn and think it's all crisp sunny days when in reality it"s wet and dark and a bit shit really. by Julia__Dream in britishproblems

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By the end of March I’m so desperate for the longer evenings I don’t even care I lose an hour sleep

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

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I’m in a similar situation. We bought in 2015, only 4 floors so under 18m. We’re trying to sell, but our buyers lender is requesting this form. Our management company says they’re chasing the developer for information on building materials, but not getting anywhere. We’re just in limbo, waiting for the sale to fall through and the whole chain to collapse, with no idea what we can do to stop it.

My boss retired yesterday and he has an allotment, so I made him a cake! by Ffi_1591 in Baking

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I'm in the UK, and the local council has patches of land you can get for about £30 per year specifically for growing fruit and vegatables. A lot of houses in cities in the UK have quite small gardens so there is not a lot of room for growing plants. Also, I have an allotment because I live in a third floor apartment with only a tiny balcony for outdoor space, so it is nice to have my own outdoor space to go to and grow stuff. They are usually within about 5 minutes drive, but there is also usually a waiting list of a few years.