This month our guest chef is Alison Raw from Darlington in the northeast of England. Starting out as a pot wash at the age of 15, Alison went on to have a successful 20-year career as a chef in hotels before launching her own bakery and café in 2024. The business offers creative cakes, decadent desserts and pristine pies and pasties alongside bespoke bakery boxes for special occasions.
Banging Buns
A breakfast bun of champions, I love to make my buns with apple, cinnamon and a generous helping of mixed spice to provide aromatics and depth.
Piquant Pies
Global fusion in pie form, our chicken curry pie is one of our stand out favourites. Rather than being blazing hot and spicy, the spice mix used including mixed spice provides a lovely warmth, flavour and fragrance.
It’s a Wrap
Alongside fajita seasoning, I also like to add a little mixed spice for complexity and gravitas in my chicken fajita wraps.
Carrot Cake
An all-time classic and another one of our top sellers, carrot cake needs a hit of mixed spice to complement the sweetness of the carrots without overwhelming.
Gingerbread Blondie
A superior spicy twist on a blondie, the mixed spice combines beautifully with the ginger in this recipe.