Scottish Recipes - Baking with Granny

Butterfly Cakes

January 14, 2022 By Amy 6 Comments

My kids reaction upon seeing these Butterfly Cakes in my kitchen was, “wooooah, look at those cupcakes!” What was a perfectly innocent response of glee and excitement actually made me feel a unexpected pang of sadness.

School Cake

July 14, 2020 By Amy 58 Comments

When I first set out to make this recipe I wondered if School Cake was now a thing of the past. The boys however informed me that you do still indeed get School Cake at lunchtime, albeit not everyday, nor after a ‘nutritious’ serving of Turkey Twizzlers and chips!

Rasp Buns

April 23, 2020 By Amy 7 Comments

The world is a strange place right now. And if you’re someone reading this in the future, this recipe for Rasp Buns was publish in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic…

Easy Bread

March 27, 2020 By Amy 51 Comments

Bread is a recipe I’ve wanted to share on Baking with Granny for quite some time, and right now with all that is going on in the world, it seems like a pretty good time to get my bum in gear and share our Easy Bread recipe with the world.

Pineapple Tarts

March 13, 2020 By Amy 21 Comments

There’s many recipes I’ve talked about on Baking with Granny which I never realised were regional to Scotland. And it wasn’t until I started researching Pineapple Tarts that I found they are a somewhat exclusively Scottish treat.

Coffee Kisses

February 21, 2020 By Amy 14 Comments

Do you know what makes me feel like I’m failing as a mother more than any other thing…? My dislike for coffee. There, I said it. I’m not a coffee fan. So the process of making these Coffee Kisses was an interesting one!