Jan 15
The rain has finally made an appearance down south and so it was the perfect day to work on a coffee cake recipe for you guys to try out. As Sam and Matthew pointed out yesterday the Edmonds coffee cake recipe was good but it doesn’t store well and it was a little on the …
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Jan 15
Ingredients 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 3 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon of water (add more coffee if desired) 1 large cup flour 1 teaspoon Baking powder 30 g butter 4 Tablespoons milk Method Preheat oven to 200°C Before you begin line and grease a 20-22 cm cake pan. Heat milk until the …
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Jan 15
Ingredients 30 g (2 tablespoons) butter (melted) 12 tablespoons icing sugar 1 teaspoon of instant coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon of milk Method Mix butter thoroughly into sugar Add coffee/milk mix Mix thoroughly Note: More coffee can be added to taste and if you would like a runnier icing more milk can be added.
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Jan 14
Today was a sundress day in Invercargill! I love sundress days it reminds me of how blessed we are to live in such a beautiful country. The only negative about sundress days is it means being in the kitchen can be a bit like working in a sauna. Fortunately, I had two volunteers turn up …
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Jan 13
My toothache is gone and it was a beautiful sunny day down south today so as promised I have written some conversion information for those of you outside of New Zealand and those who would rather deal in imperial measurements. I have also written a few ideas on how to use leftover egg whites and …
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Jan 13
All measurements I use in my recipes are New Zealand standard metric cup and spoon measures. The egg size I use is size 7 unless stated otherwise. The standard measures are: 1 cup = 250 ml or 8.4 fluid ounces 1 litre = 4 cups or 33.8 fluid ounces 1 Tablespoon = 15 ml or …
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Jan 13
Oven temperature conversions 165°C = 325°F 175°C = 350°F 180°C = 356°F 190°C = 375°F 200°C = 400°F Rack positioning For slow cooing and low temp cooking use the bottom of the oven Moderate temp cooking use the middle of the oven For fast cooking and high temp cooking select a rack above the middle …
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Jan 13
After posting the mayonnaise recipe I was asked what the egg whites could be used for and so I thought I would share some ideas of things that egg whites and egg yolks can be used for. Egg whites Meringues Pavlova Egg white omelette, healthy and delicious Marshmallow You can also freeze your egg whites. …
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Jan 13
Ingredients 1 cup milk ½ cup cream 3 egg yolks 2 Tablespoons Sugar 2 teaspoons cornflour ½ teaspoon vanilla essence Method Pour milk and cream into a saucepan and heat until it is just bubbling around the edges. Don’t let it come to a complete boil. While the milk is heating, whisk the egg yolks, …
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Jan 13
Makes 8 Ingredients 800ml cream 8 egg yolks 1 vanilla pod, split 6 tablespoons caster sugar Small pinch of salt Extra caster sugar for the top Method Preheat your oven to 150°C Heat the cream and the vanilla pod in a small saucepan until bubbling around the edges but not boiling. While heating the milk …
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