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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 […]
Mini Fruity Pavlovas IngredientsEgg white, from 4 large eggs at room temperature200g castor sugar1 1/2 tsp corn flour1 tsp white vinegar ToppingsSweetened whipped cream250ml Whipping cream20g icing sugar, adjust to your liking1 tsp vanilla extract FruitBlueberries, strawberries, raspberries, mango cubes, passionfruit pulpMint sprigs, to garnishIcing sugar, for dusting MethodPreheat oven to 150°C. Prepare a large […]
Brandy Snaps Ingredients55g unsalted butter55g demerara sugar55g golden syrup50g cake flour½ tsp ground ginger Filling250ml whipping cream1 tbsp icing sugar MethodPreheat the oven to 180C. Line two baking trays with baking paper and set aside. Spray baking spray on a wooden spoon handle and set aside. Add the butter, sugar, and golden syrup to a […]
1 Biscuit dough, 3 ways! Butter biscuit dough (makes 70 biscuits) Ingredients250g unsalted butter, softened at room temperature60g icing sugar, sifted1 tsp vanilla extract270g cake flour, sifted90g corn flour White chocolate almond coconut biscuits1/2 cup almonds, roughly chopped200g white chocolate, melted50g desiccated coconut Chocolate log biscuits60g cocoa powder250g milk chocolate, melted Cardamom rose & pistachio […]
Hot Cross Millionaire Shortbread Shortbread 200g cake flour Pinch ground nutmeg 1 tsp mixed spice 150g cold butter, cubed 50g castor sugar 80g cake mix Caramel 300g unsalted butter 200g demerara sugar 2 x 397g tins condensed milk Pinch of salt Chocolate topping 200g dark chocolate, chopped 80g white chocolate, chopped Method Heat the oven […]
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 […]
Paid partnership with First Choice South Africa These blueberry custard bars are super addictive, they remind me of my blueberry pie without the hassle of making an actual pie – BONUS! The centre of these bars consists of creamy First Choice Vanilla Flavoured Custard and blueberry pie filling – an untraditional pairing and I love […]
Woke up bright and early today to make a few batches of these divine chocolate melting moment biscuits. Their rich and buttery and like the name suggests, melt in the mouth!! The only difficult part is to dip in chocolate or not? Who am I kidding!!! I’m smothering each of these in chocolate 😂. Here’s […]
Crunchies Ingredients 250g salted butter 2 tablespoons golden syrup 120g brown sugar 135g cake flour 90g desiccated coconut 50g mixed seeds (or seeds of your choice) 200g cups oats pinch of salt 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 tablespoons milk Method Preheat oven to 180C. Line a tray with baking paper. Melt the butter along […]
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