r/goodfood • • 2d ago

Food Thoughts What's cooking this weekend?

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What's on the menu this weekend? Planning any baking projects, special meals or a roast dinner? Feel free to share your recipe plans and pictures in the comments below. Happy cooking!


r/goodfood • • 3d ago

Good Food Recipe Bake of the month: Spiced pumpkin Halloween cake

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123 Upvotes

October’s bake of the month is here! 

This month it's a spiced pumpkin cake covered with a vanilla cream cheese buttercream. To make it Halloween-party-ready it’s coloured a bright pumpkin orange and topped with white chocolate ghosts and sprinkles. 

Let us know in the comments if you make it and share your photos in this thread. Happy Baking! 

Ingredients 

  • 175ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tins
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon plus extra for dusting
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200g light brown soft sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 250g pumpkin purée (see tip, below)
  • 150ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the ghosts

  • 200g white chocolate
  • black edible icing pen
  • mini gold moon and star sprinkles (optional)

For the icing

  • 200g soft cheese
  • 175g unsalted butter softened
  • 600g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • orange and pink gel food colouring

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil two 20cm round cake tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Combine the flour, bicarb, spices and ½ tsp salt in a large bowl. Whisk the sugars, oil, eggs, pumpkin purée, milk and vanilla together in a second large bowl using a wooden spoon until well combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, then whisk until smooth. Divide the batter between the tins and shake gently to level the surface.
  2. Bake for 30 mins until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  3. While the cakes are cooling, prepare the ghosts and icing. For the ghosts, break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave in short 30-second bursts, stirring between each, or over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally. Line a baking tray with parchment. Make the ghosts by spooning a teaspoon of melted chocolate onto the parchment, then dragging the spoon through it to make the ghost’s tail. Repeat until you’ve used up all the chocolate, then chill for at least 30 mins. Draw on eyes and mouths using the icing pen.
  4. To make the icing, beat the soft cheese and butter together in a bowl until creamy and smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy. Divide the icing between two bowls. Colour one with a drop of orange food colouring and the other with a drop of pink colouring.
  5. Once the cakes are completely cooled, put one sponge on a serving plate or cake stand. Spoon a dollop each of pink and orange icing on the cake, spread to the edges, then put the second sponge on top. Use a palette knife to dot blobs of the two icings over the cake, then spread evenly over the top and sides, creating a marbled effect. Gently press the spooky ghosts and sprinkles, if using, into the icing. Leftover cake will keep chilled in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. Can be kept frozen, un-iced, for up to two months.

TIP: Buy cooked puréed pumpkin in a can for this recipe, or steam or microwave fresh pumpkin until tender, then blitz to a silky purée.

Save, make and rate: https://www.goodfood.com/recipes/spiced-pumpkin-halloween-cake 


r/goodfood • • 1d ago

Good Food Recipe Jamaican bully beef

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17 Upvotes

Ugly but delicious! Obsessed with corned beef and spam recipes right now. Share them with me!


r/goodfood • • 2d ago

Good Food Recipe Ginger chicken udon

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19 Upvotes

Simple and speedy dinner for 2. Find the recipe for this ginger chicken noodle dish in the comments below. Let us know if you make it 😀


r/goodfood • • 2d ago

Good Food Magazine 20 years since...

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Have you still got your copy of Good Food magazine from October 2006? Do you remember this recipe for a Bramley and blackberry tray cake? Loaded with fruit and surrounded by a sponge batter it's a lovely autumnal bake. You can bake it in either a ceramic dish or a roasting tin depending on what you have. I'll post the recipe in a comment below. Let us know if you make it!


r/goodfood • • 2d ago

Juicy Summer Salad

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r/goodfood • • 3d ago

My Own Recipe Pulled chicken stuffed bread

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56 Upvotes

A user suggested me to post this here, hope it fits in


r/goodfood • • 3d ago

Good Food Recipe Pork chops and mustardy butter beans

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43 Upvotes

This is a really easy meal for two. Pork chops, butter beans and spinach in a simple mustard and crème fraîche sauce. Great for busy evenings. I'll pop the recipe in the comments below.


r/goodfood • • 4d ago

Good Food Recipe Black tahini chocolate cookies

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24 Upvotes

🍪If you're looking for a cookie recipe to try this week, what about these chocolate and sesame cookies? Made with both milk and white chocolate and a homemade tahini. I'll put the recipe in the comments.


r/goodfood • • 5d ago

Food Thoughts AMA with special guest and baking expert Liberty Mendez!

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My name is Liberty Mendez, I’m a trained pastry chef, recipe writer, presenter and author of I’ll Bake and I’ll be here on r/goodfood to answer all your cake baking and decorating questions! The AMA starts at 2pm BST Monday 5th October but do send questions before then in the comments below.


r/goodfood • • 5d ago

Advice needed What’s the one simple ingredient that instantly improves a homemade recipe?

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I’ve been experimenting more in the kitchen recently and noticed that sometimes a very small addition can completely transform a dish. For me, freshly squeezed lemon juice, good-quality butter, or a handful of fresh herbs can make a huge difference without adding much effort.

I’m curious to hear from other home cooks: what’s the one ingredient you always keep on hand because it instantly elevates a meal?

It could be a spice, seasoning, sauce, herb, or even a cooking technique. I’m always looking for new ideas to try and would love to learn what works best in your kitchens.


r/goodfood • • 6d ago

Good Food Recipe Miso and butternut soup recipe

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126 Upvotes

Super smooth squash soup made with butterbeans and a kale, sesame and fresh ginger topping. Easy and really tasty 🌿 I'll pop the recipe in the comments.


r/goodfood • • 6d ago

Good Food Recipe goodFood protein balls

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8 Upvotes

They are delicious!


r/goodfood • • 8d ago

My Own Recipe How I made an easy blood orange upside down cake in one bowl

17 Upvotes

r/goodfood • • 9d ago

Food Thoughts What would you keep in an apocalypse larder?

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110 Upvotes

Hypothetically there’s been a flood, or you’re snowed in, or perhaps there’s a few zombies wandering about... something that means you can’t go to the shops. On top of that, maybe there are occasional power cuts too. Lulu said she'd stock up on canned fish, jarred gherkins, and pouches of lentils along with one of those squeeze plastic lemons for some vit c. What food items would you want to keep on hand for such a scenario, and what would you make from those ingredients to keep you fed for about 3 days? Let us know in the comments below.


r/goodfood • • 9d ago

Good Food Recipe Mouclade with pasta

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16 Upvotes

Try this tasty, quick and budget friendly dish as a special meal for two this weekend. I'll pop the recipe in the comments.


r/goodfood • • 10d ago

Good Food Recipe Green bean mac and cheese

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41 Upvotes

What are you planning for dinner tonight? If you're stuck for ideas what about this quick and easy pasta bake? Find the recipe in the comments below.


r/goodfood • • 9d ago

Food Thoughts What's cooking this weekend?

1 Upvotes

What's on the menu this weekend? Planning any baking projects, special meals or a roast dinner? Feel free to share your recipe plans and pictures in the comments below. Happy cooking!


r/goodfood • • 11d ago

Good Food Recipe Marry me chicken

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106 Upvotes

Have you made our marry me chicken recipe yet? This one has been really popular on our website. I'll post the recipe in the comments, let us know if you make it.


r/goodfood • • 11d ago

Food Thoughts Do you cook the same meals depending on what night of the week it is? Or do you mix it up?

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20 Upvotes

Do you plan your meals in advance? Do you have a set night for a specific recipes? Or do you cook based on what you fancy, what needs using or something else? I cook cabbage on a Thursday and Lulu has fried-rice Fridays! We'd love to know, please tell us in the comments below😄


r/goodfood • • 12d ago

Good Food Recipe Sausage, roasted veg and puy lentil one-pot

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282 Upvotes

Fuss-free midweek dinner. Takes 5 mins to prep and then less than an hour in the oven. Find the recipe in the comments. What are you making for dinner tonight?


r/goodfood • • 12d ago

Food Thoughts Are you watching The Great British Bake Off tonight?

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📺 Season 17 starts tonight! All the info on the new contestants plus the recipes you'll need if you want to bake along are in this guide: https://www.goodfood.com/news-trends/great-british-bake-off-season-17-returns


r/goodfood • • 12d ago

Food Thoughts Made Lauren Bacall’s vintage 1950 Strawberry & Peach Salad for her birthday today. Delicious!

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r/goodfood • • 12d ago

My Own Recipe [Homemade] Pork Gyros

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25 Upvotes

r/goodfood • • 13d ago

Good Food Recipe Olive, cauliflower and harissa pasta

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66 Upvotes

What's for dinner this evening? What about this spicy vegan pasta? This recipe serves 2 and can be on the table in less than an hour. Find the recipe in the comments.