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Veering away from the traditional, I made a matcha angel food cake. The green tea adds both colour and flavour to this cake. It needs to be baked in a Bundt tin for best results. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Matcha Angel Food Cake ♥ Let's learn about Matcha Despite being Chinese … Continue reading Matcha Angel Food Cake
Most of the flavour in this sunken chocolate cake comes from the type of chocolate you use. Be sure to use the most expensive you can afford, and with at least 70% cocoa solids. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Sunken Chocolate Cake ♥ My love for baking In an ideal world, I … Continue reading Sunken Chocolate Cake
I had never thought of using evaporated milk to make a soufflé so when I saw Gresham's recipe for spinach soufflé in The Great Marula Menu I knew I had to try it. The result was perfectly puffed up, soft in texture, and well balanced in taste. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ … Continue reading Spinach Soufflé
These sweet tahini rolls are flavoured with ground cinnamon and topped with sesame seeds. I love how they turned out and I will use this recipe as a base for future sweet treats. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Sweet Tahini Rolls ♥ Let's talk about tahini Tahini is an essential ingredient in … Continue reading Sweet Tahini Rolls
As an excuse to enjoy these more often, I am going to place these almond and cranberry biscuits into the health bracket. These were really moreish, and I could have eaten the entire batch in a few hours, rather than the few days they lasted. Skip ahead to the recipe for Almond And Cranberry Biscuits … Continue reading Almond And Cranberry Biscuits
I went to a function at Clara's Barn and we were given Mieliebrood recipe cards to take home. I used sweet corn in the recipe, as that is what I love. And hence, you have a recipe for sweetcorn bread. The recipe ingredient list included eggs which were not in the method so I just … Continue reading Sweetcorn Bread
Set aside 5 minutes of your time to make this divine orange mug cake. Be generous and share it with a loved one. Or, enjoy it all by yourself. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Orange Mug Cake ♥ Let's talk about oranges Despite this sweet citrus fruit originating from China, most of … Continue reading Orange Mug Cake
Using just 4 pantry staples, this Torta Di Cioccolato will delight everyone. You can serve it as is. Or if you are having people over for a dinner party, you can jeuje it up. Add some freeze dried fruit, fresh berries, or sparkles. Crème fraîche is the perfect accompaniment as it cuts through the richness. … Continue reading Torta Di Cioccolato
Using my recipe for French Pastry, and Chef Mimi's recipe for the tart filling, I made this chocolate pear tart. You do not need to poach your own pears as I did as canned pears will work just as well. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chocolate Pear Tart ♥ The flavour profile … Continue reading Chocolate Pear Tart
These pear and ginger scones have the perfect flavour balance. They are slightly sweet from the dried pears. And have a warm note of ginger in each bite. I have made simple wedges but you can shape them into rounds to be more traditional. Skip ahead to the recipe for Pear And Ginger Scones The … Continue reading Pear And Ginger Scones
To me, these raspberry and white chocolate scones are the perfect flavour combination. Each bite of warm, oozing white chocolate is like a pop in your mouth. Adding raspberry jam to them just enhances the tartness that the raspberries bring to the table. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Raspberry And White Chocolate … Continue reading Raspberry And White Chocolate Scones
You will need concentrated juice to make these sour cherry scones. They lend both flavour and colour to the tea time treat, and should be served with a floral or berry jam. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Sour Cherry Scones ♥ Let's talk about scones The first debate around scones is how … Continue reading Sour Cherry Scones
This recipe for French Pastry is enriched with a raw egg yolk and has a hard boiled egg yolk added to it to create the perfect crumb. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ French Pastry ♥ Why French Pastry? There are quite a few pastry recipes on my blog, so I decided to … Continue reading French Pastry
Gateau Invisible is a very fancy cake, where the apples are thinly sliced, baked in a batter and basically disappear. Served with caramel sauce, it is a delectable dessert, and one I urge you to make at least once. Skip ahead to the recipe for Gateau Invisible Inspired to make Gateau Invisible One reality cooking … Continue reading Gateau Invisible
Chocolate and ginger happens to be one of my favourite flavour combinations. The best example I have ever had of this was at a gelateria in Napoli. I decided to bake ginger cookie dough brownies to elevate a brownie recipe. The cookie dough adds texture as well as flavour. Skip ahead to the recipe for … Continue reading Ginger Cookie Dough Brownies
For a very long time we used to have a weekend visitor who would pop in with little or no notice. To ensure I had a treat to share, I baked every weekend. This has changed, and so my baking has taken on a new level. I either need to bake less, or less often. … Continue reading Malt Loaf
I have taken the some more contraction of s'more to a further contraction and called these smore biscuits. I must say, on their own they were very moreish and I ate quite a few without all the extras. Skip ahead to the recipe for Smore Biscuits What is a s'more? A s'more is a camping … Continue reading Smore Biscuits
I have made this beetroot and feta tart so many times. No matter what I tried, I just could not get the tart to set properly. And then I used Agrigirl’s recipe and it worked perfectly! Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Beetroot And Feta Tart ♥ Do you like beetroot? Beetroot is … Continue reading Beetroot And Feta Tart
These bitter chocolate brownies were made to take to a friend's house as dessert for after a braai. He loves vanilla ice cream with dessert, and so do the kids of course. Having a less sweet treat was perfectly paired with the sweet ice cream. Skip ahead to the recipe for Bitter Chocolate Brownies What … Continue reading Bitter Chocolate Brownies
These cinnamon scrolls were so good, so when I thought I had lost the recipe I was beside myself. Whereas I would not have minded making them again, I would not have know what to do! I have a purple folder with all my recipes in them, as well as three documents that contain ones … Continue reading Cinnamon Scrolls