Hello and welcome to this month's baking recipe! For the whole of July I'm focusing on zoos and zoo conservation, so for this this month's bake I was inspired by and animal that is fairly common in zoos but is critically endangered in the wild - the mountain bongo. Mountain bongos (or Eastern bongos) are… Continue reading Bongo Brownies
The History of Zoos
The first zoos can be dated back way further than you might think. Evidence of wild animal collections have been found in Egypt from around 2500BC! But ancient Egypt wasn't alone in this. Confirmation of people keeping a collection of wild animals has also been discovered in Mesopotamia, Greece and China. So it's fair to… Continue reading The History of Zoos
Cacen Cacwn (Bumblebee Cake)
Every month, along with my normal wildlife and conservation blog posts, I will be sharing a recipe that fits with the theme of the month. For the month of June the theme is British wildlife! This is to go alongside the Wildlife Trusts #30DaysWild which runs throughout June. It's a great opportunity to do something… Continue reading Cacen Cacwn (Bumblebee Cake)
Ghost Brownies
Happy Halloween! Welcome to the final Halloween blog post! The last Halloween themed bake are these double chocolate brownies with a little shortbread ghost on top! And the final animal in this series is the ring-tailed lemur! This may seem like an odd choice for a Halloween themed animal, but the word lemur actually comes… Continue reading Ghost Brownies
Spider Cookies
Welcome back to another Halloween blog post, can you believe there's only one week to go?! For this week's bake I made some spider cookies! Cookies will always be one of my favourite things to bake! These are white chocolate cookies with a Malteser spider on top! But the animal this week is not a… Continue reading Spider Cookies
Blood Splatter Sandwich Biscuits
Hello everyone and welcome to the 3rd blog post in my Halloween series! This week I've made some blood splattered chocolate sandwich biscuits and am talking about the Northern Bald Ibis! These sandwich biscuits were a lot of fun to make! Plus there's a LOT of chocolate involved, so you know it's going to taste… Continue reading Blood Splatter Sandwich Biscuits
Mummy Pies
Welcome to the second blog post in my Halloween series! This week there's a recipe for apple and blackberry 'Mummy Pies' and the animal is the Philippine crocodile! These pies only need 4 ingredients! Puff pastry, apples, blackberries and sugar! Quick and easy to make, they look really effective! These would go really well with… Continue reading Mummy Pies
Chocolate Blood Buns
Happy Halloween! ...well almost, it's October which is close enough. This October I am going to be posting a new blog post every Thursday with a Halloween themed recipe and a spooky animal! In this first post, I've got a recipe for 'Chocolate Blood Buns' and talk about an animal nicknamed 'Demon of the Forest'.… Continue reading Chocolate Blood Buns
Painted Dog No-Bake Cheesecake
Sometimes the best baking recipes are, well, ones that don't actually involve any baking. They're quicker and just easier to do, but still taste great! This was my first attempt at a no-bake cheesecake and wow did it turn out amazing! I went for a basic vanilla flavoured cheesecake but swirled in some melted dark… Continue reading Painted Dog No-Bake Cheesecake
Casso-berry Chocolate Tarts
My favourite things to bake are the ones that are easy to do and look the prettiest, which is exactly what these white chocolate and berry tarts are! Bright coloured berries are the easiest way to make something look instantly summery and help it taste amazing too! The tart filling is a delicious white chocolate… Continue reading Casso-berry Chocolate Tarts
Endangered Bakes 