Eating cookie dough is one of life’s greatest pleasures. It’s so decadent! I’m one of those people that prefers eating cookie dough more than eating cookies! It’s especially great at this time of year, when the weather is way too hot to even think about turning the oven on. This recipe is perfectly safe to […]
Banana bread with chocolate ganache frosting
Chocolate and bananas, a heavenly combination! This moist banana loaf is amazing, but don’t take my word for it, try it for yourself. Complimented by this smooth and decadent dairy milk ganache it sure did go down a treat. Recipe Banana loaf Ingredients 3 ripe bananas, mashed 1/3 cup melted butter, unsalted 1 cup brown […]
Homemade Romany Creams
1 cup of sugar 250g soft butter, I used stork bake 1 tablespoon baking powder 3 cups dedicated coconut 2 cups of sifted flour 1 level teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder dissolved in 125ml hot water Cream butter and sugar, add the baking powder and cocoa mixture till combined, add coconut and […]
Moist Carrot & Pineapple Cake
Ingredients For the cake: 2 cups granulated sugar 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons mixed spice 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 cup chopped cashews 450g carrots, grated 1/2 cup […]
Pecan Nut Pie
INGREDIENTS PASTRY 140 g cake flour 1 ml salt 80 g cold butter (I used Stork Bake), cut into small cubes 8 ml castor sugar 1 large egg yolk 10 ml iced water 2.5 ml lemon juice FILLING 3 eggs 60 g butter, melted 225 ml brown sugar 80 ml golden syrup 5 ml vanilla […]
Bakery style cookies
Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. For me that describes the perfect cookie. These are chocolate cookies with chunks of almonds and orange zest. So chocolate, orange and almond cookies? 🤔. I added 350g of chocolate to the dough making sure you get a nice chunk of ooey gooey chocolate with […]
Maple Honeycomb
Ever fancied making your own “crunchie” bars? Well now you can with this simple and mesmerizing method of making your very own honeycomb. This legit takes less than 15 minutes to prepare adding another 30 minutes to cool down completely. Smothered in chocolate or broken into shards would look stunning placed on any dessert. For […]
Choux Pastry
I am a huge fan of French pastry, croissants, palmiers and ECLAIRS! My love for eclairs however is something I just can’t explain, I love them so much I’d choose them over creme brulee anyday.This morning I got up, turned to page 48 of @freshliving_pnp and decided to whip up a batch of chocolate eclairs. […]
Zucchini Brownies – Vegan
Ingredients 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 cups cake flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups finely grated zucchini DO NOT DRAIN 1 1/4 cups dairy mill or semi sweet chocolate chunks. I used Nestle chocolate and […]
Churros
Ingredients for 30 churros 1 cup (235 mL) water ⅓ cup (75 g) butter 2 tablespoons Natura Golden castor sugar salt, to taste 1 cup (125 g) flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs cinnamon sugar, to coat chocolate, melted, to taste Method Preheat oven to 180˚C. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the […]
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