Its Chocolate Time! Semi-final week GBBO

It’s Chocolate Time and semi-final week of the GBBO and I was really excited to see who will make it to the finals, along with 10 million others! The bakers all looked quite tense and I could feel the tension in the tent. We were challenged with entremets in last year’s semi-final and I still clearly remember the nervous tension … Read More

Chocolate Cake

This is the most delicious and moist chocolate cake you will ever eat! This light chocolate sponge layered with chocolate ganache is perfect for all the chocolate lovers out there. This recipe is quite easy to follow with amazing results every time! Don’t forget to subscribe to Food with Chetna for weekly exciting recipes and ideas.

GBBO Patisserie week.

GBBO reached the Quarterfinal stage with Patisserie week. This is always a challenging week! The first challenge was to make Cream horns of ruff, puff or flaky pastry. I love cream horns and these are one of my first bakes I remember from my childhood in India. We would get these from my favourite bakery and I still make sure … Read More

GBBO gets Nostalgic- the Victorian week

This week The Great British bake off went back in time to The Victorian Ages. The bakers were challenged with making some really vintage bakes. This sounded very interesting and Ian felt quite happy as he had been waiting to do some Victorian baking! The first project was raised Game pie using hot crust pastry. I prefer vegetarian food and so even … Read More

Orange Cinnamon and Hazelnut Bundt Cake

This is a delicious Orange cake with a lovely layer of Cinnamon and Hazelnut running through it. It’s a simple all-in-one mix with a surprise crunchy layer in it. Enjoy!

The nation’s favourite Curry!

On Thursday I had a chance to go on Simon Mayo’s Drivetime show on BBC Radio 2 to reveal the Nation’s favourite curry as voted by the listeners. It turns out that the favourite curry of the nation is Jalfrezi! You can now try My Jafrezi recipe here. I had an absolutely amazing time on the show. You can listen to … Read More

Coffee and Chocolate Cupcakes

These super delicious coffee chocolate cupcakes are topped with nutella cream and sprinkled with crunchy walnuts.

Time to be Free.

Free From week! We are half way through The Great British Bake Off already and this week the bakers had to face the challenge of keeping their bakes free from ingredients. Always a challenge! It was obvious that all the bakers were gunning for Ian’s dominance of the Star Baker award. In the first challenge the bakers were tasked with coming … Read More

Basil and Nectarine Frangipane Cakes

I am really excited to share this Gluten free, Guilt free recipe made by Baking Star Kate Henry. These Basil and Nectarine Mini Frangipane cakes are super delicious and light.

Just desserts?

We are in week 4 of The Great British Bake Off already and its dessert week! Its summer time which can only mean one thing- Loads of rain! The bakers were tasked with making 12 identical crème brûlée. I do like a nice crème brûlée and just like Mary, I don’t have a blow torch. Mat made coconut and lime, which I loved the … Read More