Tag: dessert

Perfect Scones – Part 3

Right off the back of batch two, I decided to try another recipe. This third variation comes from Australian, Bill Granger, a self-taught cook, restauranteur and food writer. These rose really well, but I found them to still be a little bland. Sigh. I took both of tonight’s batches to […]

Perfect Scones – Part 1

In preparation for round two of The Great British Bake Off – Down Under, the quest for the perfect scone recipe has begun. I have never made scones before and there seems to be such a wide array of vastly different recipes… I started with the simplest. People had sworn […]

Cinnamon and Apple Cheesecake

  I got this recipe from The Australian Women’s Weekly BAKE book. 687 pages of time-honoured recipes. I made this cake last weekend and took it to share with people at church. Note: the longer this cake is out of the fridge, the harder it is to cut. I’d recommend […]

Ablacadabra!

Having a craving for all things Middle Eastern and delicious of late, Elizabeth, Baby Maggie and I made the journey to Abla’s Pastries in Granville today. This is the mother of all Arabian sweet shops. Spoilt for choice, my eyes bulging no matter which direction I looked, I opted for […]

Mes Macarons

As I wrote earlier, I would at some stage this weekend, make my own macarons. I have just finished doing so. It was my first attempt, and yes, they taste better than Zumbo’s! They are quite technical to make, and require a lot of time. It is also imperative to […]

Lamingtons

The lamington is an Australian culinary icon. It consists of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and then rolled in desiccated coconut. It was accidentally created by a maid-servant of the thoroughly British Govenor of Queensland, Lord Lamington, in 1901. The maid-servant was working at Government House, Brisbane, when she accidentally […]