Cooking doesn't get much tougher than this

I haven't updated for a few days as I've been out and about doing the very commendable task of working to earn a crust (note: i'm not part of the distressed majority who don't want benefits capped at 26k). Lately I've been 'experimenting' in the kitchen and it hasn't been as pleasurable as it sounds. Soggy, wet banana cake and rubbery mini cheesecakes have been produced, along with separated meringue and a dry sticky toffee pudding. Nevertheless there have been some triumphs, the blondie was a winner and the second attempt at the sticky toffee pudding was beyond divine.

Not too sure why this photo is sideways, i'm not going to upload it again so perhaps a good idea to rotate your screen.

So, the blondie was divine and tasted even better warm, and it looked like the picture in the recipe book. At this point you'll definitely be thinking, 'it surely can't get any better than this'...

This is the caramel cheesecake I made at the request of Jon Jon, who also looks good enough to eat. Bashed up digestives with melted butter for the base, home made caramel sauce for the filling and cream cheese and double cream for the topping, with shavings/clumps of chocolate on the top.

I also made some individual ramekins of banoffee cheesecakes for Greg Wallace and John Torrode, understandably, they were loving it...

More baked treats to follow including; key lime pie and a success in the sticky toffee department