I don't think many people understand how much effort it takes to make so many high value cakes/desserts in a short space of time, but then to film everything you do as well!!!!! You're amazing 👍😋💕

I would have happily bought and eaten those brownies!

You should cut up the failed baked goods into free sample sized cubes so they don't go to waste.

@sianwarwick633

Ай бұрын

"You *might* " etc

Thanks for watching, they say. Are you kidding me? Thank YOU for giving me something enjoyable to watch! I needed that smile. Sad day. Whaaa. I like days like that, too. I love a good rain, when I am tucked in. And if I am NOT dry, someplace where I can get dry. One of natures little gifts. Have a fantastic, successful and very profitable weekend! Oh! Jo! Whenever you make undercooked brownies, Blondine’s and fruit bars (the coming storm could have been behind it), put them back in the oven at half heat for ~15 minutes. Turn the oven off and you can leave them in as it cools for another 10min if you HAVE TO. If the pick test has very few crumbs, they will finish baking on the counter. If the get too dry, make a simple syrup with coffee, not water and drizzle it on. They will be fantastic. Just a suggestion.

@patriciagassor4497

Ай бұрын

Some good suggestions there

Good to see you getting some exposure on Channel 4 you deserve it and looks like things are going great :)

Joanna, you need to learn the joys of the trifle bowl! When cakes don’t turn out, just layer them with filling, frosting, fruit etc. and voilà! It will be just as tasty and look like you meant to go fancy all along! A favorite around here is a layer of brownie, then sprinkle in your favorite candy bar cut up, then a layer of chocolate pudding, then a layer of whipped topping. Repeat. Trifle bowl! Will save the flop every time!

@user-nh8yu2mw2i

Ай бұрын

A Brilliant idea, thank you for sharing....

Another lovely video. So much work into the cafe weekends and the videos. Thank you so much for taking us along.

You might think it would "ruin the brand" but I think you would be surprised how many people would eat your rejects if you offered them at a discount 😎

@escapeman9016

Ай бұрын

A Whoopsie Lemon Cake ....

@patriciagassor4497

Ай бұрын

@@escapeman9016 Yes great idea

@user-oc2mt8kf2j

Ай бұрын

I’d gladly eat the ones that you consider flops, Jo.

You both work so hard - what a team! Thank you for letting us into your life ❤

Jo, you are amazing, your energy and enthusiasm is incredible, best video so far, absolutely love to see just how much work goes into your baking and preparation, and to film it all at the same time, well done🧁🥧🎂

A fresh video from Holly the boat cafe. What a brilliant way for me to start the bank holiday ❤

After many years of two-ing and fro-ing between the idea of buying a narrowboat ('citing') and a flat (boring), I'm back on the hunt for a narrowboat, and just today came across your page. Just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed watching your videos and lifestyle. I know it won't all be easy, but I get the feeling it's worth it :-))

That final duck dashing home in the rain was magical! What a great life for William :)

Absolutely fantastic that you're doing gluten free, everyone should be able to enjoy a nice treat now and then, might pop down one weekend when I'm in the area. well done!

Maybe/likely it's because I'm 61 and was raised before it was a tech companies' job to engage and entertain me, but I loved this episode because nothing "happened" and yet everything transpires... THE cakes and coffee are great and I appreciate the efforts- but even more so, it's that a day truly well lived doesn't required you to tie long elastic cords to your ankle from a height or swim with whale sharks. All it requires is to be present to what around You. Slow down, or stop if you don't know how to slow down, and absorb the people, places and interactions that make up our day. 95% of most days aren't OMG! Instagram worthy. But they are all magical if you know where and how to look:-) There is a drone shot of the canal at about 18:49 that is beautiful and pretty typical canal money shot minus the sheep/castle.. But it's the throwaway shot a few moments later that really grabbed my attention. So much of the canal is just that. Someone's backyard and overgrown tp boot. Two years ago I spent 3 weeks on a narrowboat we hired out of Tamworth (we are from Canada and I did not say that you should NOT chase your dreams and go on adventures:-). I tried in vain to catch up with Holly but back then they really didn't' make their whereabouts too easy to find. It seemed they were more in the witness protection program rather than running a café but:-) We found Coventry and Stratford and Wales all amazing and bucolic as you would expect, but 3-4 days on the Black Country ring around Birmingham pulling carpets and jumpers and fishing nets out of the prop/weed hatch as often as hourly in the worst parts was in the end, as interesting and joyful as the best Roast lamb Sunday dinner at The Dog and Doublet! Keep up the low tech ASMR:-)

I love that you're doing that with the GF cake - it's much appreciated by all us non-muggles!

Have you thought about using tHe cakes that don't quite work out by cutting them into small pieces and serving them in a take away cup with some lovely cream and a small wooden spoon to eat it with. We woud certainly buy it and would never know that it wasn't supposed to be like that!! Love the videos 😁

@user-nh8yu2mw2i

Ай бұрын

A great idea, thanks for sharing...

Joanna, my wife, who is an excellent baker, said she knows how disheartening it can be when cakes don’t work out. However she said she would’ve used both lemon drizzle bottoms and made a sandwich or cake pops for the children. Just a thought and please don’t think we’re teaching anyone to suck eggs x

Lovely to catch up with you again even if it did leave me desperate for a piece of cake! I don't know what you do with your coffee grounds but when I lived in Bristol, a local barista used to bag it up each day and offer it to customers who were gardeners for their compost heaps, there was always plenty of takers 🏵️

Another amazing video. I just love watching Jo bake, William 💙 watering the plants, and Vic making the coffee. I love your little family. Wondering how did the gluten free lemon cake turn out? Did the people like it. It looked amazing. Thank you for allowing us into your life. Love you 3 Kimberly in Las Vegas NV.🩷🩷

Holly must really be a slice of heaven on the cut! Brilliant work! Love these vlogs,❤🎉🧁🥮❤️

❤ William is growing so fast. Please teach him how to swim😊

@kathleenstraube5356

Ай бұрын

Yes! I wonder to myself if he knew how to swim. Water safety for children an absolute must for him.

Wow you're a grafter girl! Been there with the sunken lemon drizzle but remember you're in the North......you could've renamed it lemon drizzle pudding , chuck a dollop of cream on and BOOM! There's always a Plan B.....🤣 Steph

So enjoying your weekly vlogs on the Cafe Boat. Look forward every week to see what you’ll be baking. Wish I was there to taste one of your cakes. Keep up the good work.

@sandyprosser805

Ай бұрын

Great video, cakes look divine yum yum. It’s lovely to see so many people come and enjoy coffee and cake. Keep up the good work.😊

What a lovely family. I wish all of them the very best going forwards.

William adds joy and contentment to your videos, and it makes my week to watch you all. Thank you for this wee peek into a slower life. xx

🌟🍰Wonderful, loved it 👏. 🌟🌟🌟. Eeek!! Your lemon cakes ends could make trifles!!!!

What a LOVELY FAMILY ! I was Flabbergasted at the NON-USE of those super delicious GOOEY Chocolate Brownies ! I Love Gooey cakes ! Stay Gooey ! Stu xx

I like many, really look forward to seeing whats happening with your guys, you never disappoint . Maybe you could have sold the chocolate brownies and sunken cakes but under a funky name. Thanks for a great start to the last bank holiday (in the UK), this side of Summer ☺

@hollysmothers3902

Ай бұрын

Fudge brownies! Some of us like them soft in the middle.

Jo, you should have saved those "ruined" cakes (they looked like my normal efforts 🙂), broke them up and give them to the customers kids to feed the birds as an added attraction 🦢🦢🐦🐦

You work so hard with your cake baking Jo & for them to go wrong must be so frustrating & the cost too! Though all look amazing. You looked shattered by the end. Love watching your vlogs & seeing little William, he’s growing up so fast x

You do an amazing job. The cakes with the indents in the middle, if they are cooked well could you not just put a bit of filling in the centre? It does seem such a waste to throw them away just because of the middles.

Thank you for making gluten free cake 🎂

Your videos are so relaxing. Easy to watch. Thank you!

Will you be printing anymore of your cook books. I would love to buy one and not a downloadable version. Love watching your adventures and beautiful cakes 🍰 x

@daisythompson2188

8 күн бұрын

I’d love a printed copy as well.

I dont know what you do with your left over coffee granules, but some people like them for their gardens. Some cafes give them away in bags. Might be more nuisance than helpful to you. But just a thought. I so wish I could taste your cakes they look so yummy. William is now living in such a lovely environment now you are on the boat. So much nature around to explore 🥰

@Lee_Proffit

Ай бұрын

Or just empty them into a bucket with a scoop and let gardeners bring their own bags to collect some - will save you a trip to the bins 🙂

I love watching you bake and what a gift you have for everyone to enjoy your cakes a great video lovely family may the sun keep shining in your lives and feel the magic in the wonders of the universe .

You should be very proud of yourselves, you work so hard for your success, your cakes and coffees are amazing. God bless you both. Xx

You guys make such amazing videos - cut at 14:08 was a bit abrupt, mind you. They seem so intimate and so thoughtful, yet full of colour and action. It's a pleasure to follow you. There is a moment, 6:18 when William turns to look up at his mum(?)/dad(?), where you can see just joy, and security and naturalness. The sign of a child who knows real love.

Got this as a suggestion to watch by youtube, probably because of the amount of baking channels I watch. Absolutely love what you are doing, and the amount of hard graft you put in to making all those lovely bakes in a small space is amazing. And what better place could there be for your sons early years life experiences. You’ve got a new sub in me, I shall now binge watch all the other videos over the bank holiday weekend. Could definitely snaffle a slice of the viccy sponge with with a coffee if it wasn’t such a long yomp from Accy 😂 Off to bake some bread

Vic, the video is one of the best!

I am sohhh happy you are back filming. You just know how to film. On my favorites list along with Mindful narrowboat with the wonderful Vanessa and of coarse Ben and Emily ❤ my top 3 each of you film to high quality and just the best viewing. Much better than TV

Love watching you prep , bake, and sell your wonderful cake. It was so fun to see all people enjoying your hard work.

Wow! Busy weekend. I'd put some ceiling fans up to help cool the place..... any room for a dishwasher? Yes, heat affects your baking. Slice the unaffected parts of the lemon drizzle and sell. Chucking the whole cake is a waste 😊

My 2 boys just loved our boating years although we were not live aboards but most weekends and holidays spent on or by the water, They were more than happy to put on their little life vests as just knew they were not allowed off the boat without them, when they got washed and dressed on went the "Boat Coat" as they called it. Be a comfort to see William in one. XX

Used Coffee grounds good as Fertilizer also Repel Insects and Pests

Coffee and Wallnut, and Carrot Cake please.. 🎂🙂🍰

Have you thought of making crumble bags/offcuts with the cakes that aren't quite upto standard. I also use them for the base of trifles too. Lovimg your channel. New watcher amd I'm hooked

I’m sure the brownies would be a hit…especially if you placed them at the window as free to tasting samples! 😊

So relaxing just watching your videos. Please don’t stop!

I love watching your videos, they take my mind off all my problems 😊

Watching this is a pure joy. Thank you so much for sharing your lives and adventures, it's such an uplifting thing you are doing.

wow wow wow what happened binning the lemon drizzle, it could have been a Lemon drizzle Trifle up cycled those sunken cakes. Bill would love it

I Love 💗 Your channel so upbeat and fun ……Thank You 💗🙏

The location of this boatyard gives your family the best of both worlds: canal and countryside.

Have you thought about an extractor fan to draw the hot air out of Holly, when you're baking? Those lemon sponge cakes that fell in the center. Why not cut the center out and serve the ends with drizzle. Dumping them into the trash seems very wasteful. You could have a little a 'Mistake Cakes Menu' and sell those items for a little less. At least it would be money in your pocket instead of the trash. Be well, take care ~ 🤗❌⭕~ Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾

Great video, I'm hungry for cake now. Just a thought, try putting a fan on the north side of the boat, in the shade and direct the slightly cooler air through the boat, it might help.

I have to say I have made a few lemon drizzle cakes now and they are lovely, But the last one I made the middle sunk in a bit, not sure why thou, I did take a photo will have to find it and put it here, maybe you know why?.still tastes yummy thou... just saw that this just happened to you, maybe it is the heat, lol I am in Australia...

Makes me feel like baking a cake, you make it look so easy

You could have Listed the Brownies as Fudge! You location is a Win-Win. Stormy weather is my favorite.

Hello Joanna and Victor: It was really tragic watching those lemon drizzle cakes being consigned to the bin particularly after the failure of the chocolate brownies; it is a sign of your professionalism that you are not content with second best. Well done. Pete Glyde

Thanks for sharing the joy.......................................>

Your book has come ! Tomorrow I am making your lemon drizzle cake xxx

Keep your Victoria Sponge dry. Keep your jam and whipped cream in the fridge. Then make up a slice at a time as and when someone orders it. Then you don't have to worry about having a whole cake spoil in the heat.

Love it❤

Just beautiful, Love It!

I do love your humour and the little quotes "lovers past and present"!! 🤣😂🤣😂

That was just so lovely. Thank you.

Thanks SO much! 🎉❤

You could give the used coffee grounds to people to put on there rose, works wonders

A wonderful video, thank you! ❤

I love the simplicity of your videos !!!

Hmmmm...cake!!!!! Wonderful.

Wonderful video. My goodness, you folks sure work hard. Enjoyed the show. Your editing was, as always, par excellence.

Bet your boat smells lovely with doing all that baking 😋

Omgoodness we both fancy a slice of your amazing cakes right now!! 🍰 love your vlogs

GREAT STUFF

Don’t throw your cakes away Nobody would notice !!!! Just put some lemon icing on them! They will still taste just as good! Don’t think for one minute that other cooks don’t do it because l know they do!!! Xx

Brilliant ❤️❤️❤️

Great video as always x

So enjoy you’al and your little family!!!! God Bless!!!

Love the vid. ✌️😊✌️

Thank you guys 👍 I really look forward to watching your superb vlogs 👏 Excellently put together 🎂🍰🥧☕🍮🍪 Wonderful seeing William grow up so quickly 👍Is your book still available? 📖 Keep up the fab work 💯👏 Much love 😘

Another great vid. I find them really relaxing. Good to see you all.

Bravo for such a successful day!! Hard work, though...

Sunshine makes everything so pretty xx

There may be 3000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire 🤔but there’s only one Jo 😊😊Superb 😎⭐️⭐️

Thank you for this wonderful video - a lovely start to the bank holiday weekend!

Well done. That’s was lovely to watch.

Love love love seeing your journey. What a gorgeous family 😊

Looks exhausting but rewarding, doing what you love. Drooling over the cakes 🍰. Delicious. Happy Bank Holiday 😊

Your cakes look amazing!🎉

Lovely video 🤩

Love Jo’s baking videos so much! I’ve been making a similar gf cake for my husband, but with oranges (almond flour is the flour replacement) and it is DELICIOUS - I just might mix things up and try a lemon version! Everything looks delicious 😍

Every slice of cake or brownie you plate makes my mouth water.

Wonderful videos. A pleasure to watch. Thank you for taking us along for the ride.

I love making stuff out of your cookbook

Beautifully put together video. Love the day in the life of Holly the cafe boat. 😊

good vid on the cut liveing the dream keep up the good vids thanks lee

Such a great update, so much hard work in running you floating cafe and for 12 secs Jo’s hair was dazzling 👍❤️ Safe the profits for the winter months!