The Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie in Birmingham UK is gearing up for some exciting events in the next few months; parties galore and a wedding! The guests will be tucking into a dessert table full of scrummy goodness, however the cake I’ll certainly be saving myself for is the gluten free Honey Wedding Cake. … Continue reading »
Back to front and topsy turvy; these are the qualities we’re enjoying exhibiting in the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie in Birmingham UK recently. (Also an inability to use a calendar – I’ve been frantically thinking next week is May, unconsciously consigning April to the dustbin of history before it even happened.) If given the … Continue reading »
Sundays, swing, and stars. A veritable cacophony of alliteration in the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie in Birmingham UK, to which we can add sunshine, as there was plenty of that too today. A quick gluten free chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream frosting and mini chocolate stars was created this morning to take to the … Continue reading »
If you’ve never eaten your breakfast encased in golden flaky pastry then you simply haven’t LIVED. Tomorrow’s breakfast today in the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie, as gluten free shortcrust pastry was filled with egg, beans, bacon, sausages, tomato sauce and general breakfast bits. Sounds a little wrong, tastes oh so very right. Delicious … Continue reading »
Pastry magic in the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie’s kitchen today, as gluten free flour and sundry ingredients were transformed into sweet Jam Tarts and savoury Moroccan Chicken Pies. (Although, not at the same time.) Gluten free pastry can be tricky to work with; gluten free flour tends to the dry side when baking, necessitating … Continue reading »
Flowers inside and out today at the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie in Birmingham UK. Outside, an unseasonably warm day, very nearly a shirt sleeves type of day, with baby daffodils and crocuses pushing their way out to wave about in the sunshine. Inside, a tantalising Eastern aroma and taste as I created the Halo … Continue reading »
These sublime little delicacies have been a Christmas gift favourite amongst the Halo family for some time, and are perfect to savour throughout the year. In the kitchen of the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie here in Birmingham in the UK we usually enjoy them with a cup of good coffee and a multitude of … Continue reading »
A cake popping kind of day in the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie today. Gluten free chocolate cake smooshed (I know that’s not technically a word but it SHOULD be) together with cocoa buttercream frosting, lollipop-sticked, and finally dipped in melted Belgian white chocolate and drizzled with a contrasting chocolate. (And a few Sunshine Gluten … Continue reading »
Starry Sunday salutations to you all from the Halo Baking Emporium and Chocolaterie. We’re putting on our serious adjudicator faces and diving deep into a contentious topic today: cupcakes or fairy cakes? Shrugging off what resembles nothing so much as a satin dressing gown and sipping a restorative cup of tea in the British corner … Continue reading »
