May 18
It definitely seems like winter is heading our way quickly. I find myself mournfully looking at my summer dresses and sadly reaching for tights and woollens. Along with the weather comes the inevitable move from constant salads to hearty comfort food *le sigh* Last Tuesday in need of a little comforting and noticing bananas in …
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May 16
The last couple of weeks have been so busy in my household as we all geared up for my daughters school ball. It has been an exciting time and a sad time as well as the realisation hits that soon the nest will be empty. I am not mentally prepared for this at all. We …
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May 16
Ingredients 150 g butter 250 g sugar 2 eggs 350 g flour 2 tsp baking powder 1½ tsp mixed spice 1½ Tbsp cocoa Icing 1½ cups icing sugar ½ tsp vanilla Water Filling Raspberry jam (approx. 1 cup) Biscuit Method Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well …
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Apr 28
Wholemeal Chocolate Cake (page 57). Well, what can I say? If you are wanting to be healthy, I’m thinking there are easier ways than trying to “healthy up” chocolate cake. This cake is easy to make. It’s also not that bad flavour wise, in fact it’s really nice. It does have extra texture due to …
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Apr 18
I spent a quiet Sunday this weekend making four sponge recipes. It was a really nice way to spend an afternoon – I am one of those odd people that finds cooking relaxing. The first recipe I made was the Edmonds Fielders Classic Sponge on page 71. This recipe is straight forward to assemble. …
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Apr 18
Ingredients 4 eggs Pinch of salt ¾ cup caster sugar 1 cup self-raising flour 4 tblsp milk or water (or a combination of both) 1 dessert spoon butter Method Preheat oven to 170°C fan forced. Grease two 20cm sandwich tins and lightly dust them with flour, shaking out any excess. Beat the eggs and salt …
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Apr 11
Is there anything better in the world than the smell of fresh bread straight out of the oven? I reckon it’s pretty hard to beat, although fresh biscuits out of the oven might almost do it. This week has been a little bit stressful. There has been sickness in the family (thank you unpredictable autumn …
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Apr 11
Ingredients 225 g butter ¾ cup white sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 eggs 2 ½ cups flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 ½ cups chocolate chips Method Cream butter, sugars and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add sifted dry ingredients, …
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Apr 03
Chocolate Sponge 4 eggs 3/4 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup corn flour 1/2 cup custard powder 1 teaspoon cream tartar 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda 1 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder Filling 650 g jar morello cherries 2 tbs caster sugar 1 tbs cornflour 600 ml cream ¼ cup grenadine 200g dark chocolate (I used a huge …
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Mar 20
Ingredients 200 ml milk 100 ml boiling water 15 g (1 tblsp) butter, softened 1 tblsp surebake yeast 450 g High grade flour 2 tblsp brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tblsp mixed spice 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ground nutmeg 2/3 cup currants ½ cup sultanas ¼ cup mixed peel, chopped For crosses 25 …
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