The Best food blog in South Africa
Chocolate Linzer Cookies with Caramel Centres Ingredients Dry 200g cake/plain flour 30g unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted) 60g ground almonds ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp fine salt Wet 150g unsalted butter, softened 100g icing sugar 1 large egg yolk 1 tsp vanilla extract Optional: ½ tsp almond extract Filling Store-bought caramel (like Nestlé Caramel Treat […]
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pistachio Kataifi Filling Makes 16–18 cookies Ingredients For the Cookie Dough: 258g salted butter 230g brown sugar 110g granulated sugar 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 350g cake flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 300g chocolate chips For the […]
Christmas Bear Butter Cookies Ingredients295g unsalted butter, softened90g icing sugar/powdered sugar2 large egg whites1 tbsp vanilla bean paste or 2 tsp vanilla extract For the red hats2g cocoa powderRed food colouring, gel-based DecoratingMelted dark chocolateWhite pearl-shaped sprinkles MethodPrepare a baking tray with baking paper and set aside.Add the butter and icing sugar to a mixing […]
Chocolate Pistachio Cookies Ingredients1 box of Nomu MiniMakes Chocolate cookie dough mix90g butter, at room temperature1 egg yolk100g pistachio paste MethodPrepare the cookie dough mix as per package instructions.Roll out the dough between two sheets of baking paper, place on a baking tray, and refrigerate for 1 hour.Preheat oven to 160C.Remove the tray from the […]
Melting Moments Ingredients250g unsalted butter, softened50g icing sugar, sifted250g cake flour, sifted60g cornflour, sifted1 tsp vanilla extract200g milk chocolate, melted MethodHeat the oven to 190°C, prepare two baking trays with baking paper, and set aside.In a stand mixer, beat the butter till smooth, sift in the icing sugar, and continue to beat till pale and […]
Ingredients200g Bakers Ginger Nuts biscuits, crushed115g Full fat cream cheese, at room temperature1 tsp Vanilla bean pasteCaramel chocolate drops (I love the Katetin’s brand) MethodPlace biscuits crumbs in a medium-sized bowl, add in the softened cream cheese and vanilla bean paste, and mix until combined.Roll into tablespoon-sized balls. Place the balls on a lined baking […]
Watch how to make it Ingredients100g butter135g sugar2 large eggs305g cake flour2 tsp baking powder2 tsp vanilla essence80g pecan nuts80g dried fruit (optional)80g chocolate chips (optional) MethodPreheat oven to 180C.Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add the eggs one at a time until combined.Add the cake flour and baking powder and mix […]
This post is sponsored by Bakers Biscuits Is there anything more nostalgic than a box of BAKERS Choice Assorted® biscuits during the festive season? It is so sweet to see my kids enjoy these delicious biscuits just the way I did when I was their age, you should hear my daughter tell me all her […]
I love chocolate, can you tell? Are you looking for a fun baking project this weekend? Well then, welcome to my chocolate wonderland.These Twix bars are absolute heaven, and if I’m allowed to say, they’re even better than the original!Crisp shortbread layered with homemade salted caramel dunked in milk and dark chocolate. If you’re feeling […]
Happy Saturday everyone!! It is such a beautiful day in Johannesburg. We plan on spending some time outside today, I’m thinking maybe having a lovely picnic, we’ll see. A few weeks ago I laid down on the grass in our garden, just looking up at the sky, it felt so incredible and peaceful. It still […]
The Tocka Blog 