Cakes and Bakes Archives - Thrifty Lesley

Weekend Baguette Recipe

by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 9, 2024 | All Recipes, Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories | 6 Comments

Would you like a foolproof baguette recipe? And no kneading either. Crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, and with a lovely texture that’s chewy and delicious.

Easy No-Knead Focaccia

by Thrifty Lesley | May 26, 2023 | All Recipes, Bready Things, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Sides | 6 Comments

This vegan focaccia bread is light and fluffy, with a crunchy outside and you can top it with many different things. It goes with almost everything too! It’s a no-knead recipe, so you just need to stir it all together with a spoon and give it a little squish to amalgamate everything.

Christmas Week Food. Lots of festive flavours & not many £££’s

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 20, 2022 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Christmas, Christmas Meal Plan 4, Meal Plans | 7 Comments

If you are on a tight budget, Christmas food can be very difficult, causing stress, and maybe even debt too. Happily, no need to get into debt, when with a bit of extra planning, you can enjoy a delicious festive meal, without spending a fortune.

Wondering what to do with orange peel? How about this easy orange cake

by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 2, 2022 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories | 1 Comment

A tender sponge containing puréed citrus peel, topped with cream cheese frosting. Vary by using all lemon, all orange, all lime, or a mixture

Parsnip Cake with Maple Syrup & Lemon

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 27, 2022 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories | 3 Comments

This is just like carrot cake but instead of carrots, orange and sugar, I used parsnips, lemon and maple syrup. Totally worked!

Raisin Biscuits

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 27, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2 | 15 Comments

Raisin Biscuits. Fun to make in little shapes, or elegant in thin rounds

Carrot & Sultana Loaf

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 24, 2021 | All Recipes, Bready Things, Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 2, Meal Plan 4 | 10 Comments

If you take 250g flour, some yeast and water, you can add many, many different things to it and get a lovely loaf, with 4 portions, to use for any meal