If you are after a simple vanilla cake recipe, nothing, in my opinion, can beat this failsafe vanilla cupcake base. I have tried many over the years, but none have as rich a flavour or as good a texture. It is the perfect cake to swirl lashings of various flavours […]
Hummingbird cake is the favourite of my friend Hodgie, however, it doesn’t get much airtime and often flies under the radar. It is a cracking cake though, moist and packed with tropical fruit. It can take the edge off a dull afternoon with a lovely cup of tea. At Recipease […]
One can sometimes neglect what a versatile ingredient yogurt can be, especially flavoured yogurt, for example, Black Plum and Fig. The subtle earthiness of the fig marries well with the plum and inspired me to create Spiced Fig and White Chocolate Cookies. With cooler weather descending, these cookies take the […]
Faced with the tragedy of no oven, one inevitably googles microwave baking, and sometimes, one is pleasantly surprised. This recipe for mug brownie is scandalously easy and scandalously good. It is though, so very rich, and you may feel ill afterwards, but it is worth it.
When faced with an excess of cream thanks to a recent Costco expedition, chocolate mousse is a welcome treat to offload it. Using my Le Cordon Bleu, Chocolat – The Chocolate Bible, for the first time, this mousse is light and dreamy. The recipe states dark chocolate, and usually I […]
“Can you make that thing with the marshmallows and the yogurt?” “What thing with the marshmallows and the yogurt?” – I have no idea what he’s talking about… “It’s a dessert with marshmallows and yogurt and fruit.” “Hang on, I’ll Google it.” I have some hideous image of yogurt with […]
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