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    Image of Liz Mincin blogger and recipe developer behind Waiting for Blancmange.

    Hi! I’m Liz – an American baker and cake decorator living in Britain.

    Welcome to my blog! I’m an American with Southern and Italian roots, who has somewhat randomly found herself living in Gravesend, Kent – famous as the final resting place of Pocahontas.

    I love to bake and have been creating desserts for more than 20 years. After years of taking photos of my family favourites and pâtisserie experiments, I decided it is finally time to try sharing some of these.

    Hope you enjoy!


    A bit more about me:

    I’m originally from an extremely rural town in Maryland, near the Pennsylvania border. Although we’re technically a ‘southern’ state courtesy of the traditional North/South boundary at the Pennsylvania line, my real southern roots are courtesy of my mother – born and bred in North Carolina.

    On my dad’s side, we’re Italians – my grandfather arrived by boat through Ellis Island in the 1920s, eventually settling in Altoona, PA – home of the world famous horseshoe curve (more on this later).

    When I was growing up, we cooked and baked foods from both of my parents’ family repertoires and cultural heritages, with some Old Bay thrown in to represent their adopted home of Maryland.

    At 18, I moved to the United Kingdom for university – first in Scotland and then in England. Now, fourteen years later, I’m married and living in Kent with my English husband and our fluffy diva of a cat.

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    Image of Liz Mincin blogger and recipe developer behind Waiting for Blancmange.

    Hi, I'm Liz! I'm an American expat in the UK, with over 20 years experience baking and creating desserts. Taught tricks and tips by my mother and grandmothers, I'm sharing recipes and baking tips from my Italian American and Southern roots, along with a few British staples picked up from my time living across various regions in the UK.

    More about me →

    Valentine's Ideas:

    • Pistachio Panna Cotta - My New Favourite Creamy Dessert
    • Blood Orange Tartlets Recipe - Elegant Easy Citrus Tarts for Two
    • Two Ingredient Chocolate Mousse - Easy Eggless Mousse
    • Chocolate Cherry Brownies

    Midweek Favorites:

    • Samoas Brownies - The Ultimate Caramel Coconut Brownie
    • Cinnamon Peach Pound Cake Cupcakes
    • My Best Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips
    • Easy Nanaimo Bars without Custard Powder

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