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Category Archives: Baked
Baking At Carisbrook. From Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem. Chocolate Krantz Cake.
Spring time in Mount Wilson is magnificent. Perched high in the Blue mountains this tiny village hamlet is famous for it’s cool climate gardens. This weekend we were lucky enough to be invited by our good friends to join them … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Babka, Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Cookbooks, Food, Jerusalem, Krantz, Ottolenghi, Pecan, Yeast
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Marbled Bundt Cake With A Neapolitan Twist. Three Flavours. Raspberry, Chocolate and Vanilla.
Last week’s chocolate and vanilla marble bundt cake was so popular that the requests came in thick and fast for another. Could it be that this simple cake is about to supersede caramel slice, choc chip cookies and chocolate cake … Continue reading
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Tagged Bundt, Cake, Chocolate, Food, Glaze, Marble Cake, Raspberry, Recipe, Vanilla
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More Baking With Bundt Tins. Large And Small. Old-Fashioned Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake.
One of my enduring childhood kitchen memories? Old-fashioned marble cake. More often than not a two tone chocolate and vanilla version and very occasionally a very special three tone, neapolitan treat with the addition of a third flavour, strawberry. Reminiscing … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Baking, Bundt, Cake, Chocolate, Food, Marble Cake, Vanilla
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Weekend Baking. Iconically Australian. Chocolate Lamington and Raspberry Jelly Patty Cakes.
Nothing beats biting into a freshly baked lamington.Vanilla sponge coated in a layer of chocolate icing and then rolled in dessicated coconut. Simple, elegant and decidedly delicious. Iconically Australian. Most times a great lamington is hard to come by. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Buttercake, Cake, Chocolate, Coconut, Food, Jelly, Lamington, Raspberry, Recipe, Vanilla
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Toffee Apples For Grown Ups. Sweet, Crisp and Crunchy. Oven Baked Apple Chips With A Toffee Drizzle.
Here is my take on toffee apples. For grown ups. Intensely sweet, crisp and crunchy apple chips. Slow baked in the oven. Drizzled with toffee. So very easy to prepare. I’d almost say it’s child’s play except for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Fruit, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Apple Chips, Apples, Chips, Cooking From Scratch, Crisps, Food, Gluten free, Recipe, Toffee
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A Lazy Sunday Afternoon Tea. Ottolenghi Style. Little Apple and Olive Oil Tea Cakes
I have been meaning to make Ottolenghi’s stylish little tea cakes for over a year now. I even have a barely used mini bundt tray languishing in my kitchen cupboard, originally purchased in anticipation of the event. Today was finally … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Baking, Brandy, Cake, Food, Lemon, Olive Oil, Ottolenghi, Sultana, Tea Cake
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You Must Try This. At Least Once. Pure Genius. Crusty No Knead Artisan Bread.
I have a penchant for artisan bread. Honed from a very young age. Round, rustic loaves with a thick, crisp crust and a moist chewy crumb. From time to time I lazily anticipate making my own bread at home. … Continue reading
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Tagged Artisan Bread, Baking, Bread, Crusty Loaf, Easy, Food, Made From Scratch, No Knead, Recipe
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A Kiwi Favourite. Disappearing Afghans. Chocolate Cornflake Biscuits.
I was first introduced to this biscuit decades ago on a trip to New Zealand. Afternoon tea at a picturesque cafe in Wanganui. It was difficult to choose from the delicious array of baked goods on offer. In the end … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Cookies, Cornflakes, Food, New Zealand, Walnuts
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Perfect For Dunking. Italian Biscotti. Twice Baked Biscuits. Two Ways.
Biscotti. Traditional Italian biscuits. Perfect for dunking. Into a piping hot coffee or sticky sweet wine. Twice baked. Incredibly crisp and crunchy. I’ve been meaning to make a batch for a blog post for ages. Not so long ago, food … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Citrus, Food, Italian, Lemon, Nuts
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Super Moist. Super Delicious. Carrot Cupcakes With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting.
Resurrecting the classic carrot cake. Super moist. Super delicious. There are so many variations of this old fashioned treat. With or without nuts, raisins and even pineapple. The one constant being plenty of sweet, grated carrot. It’s the type of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Cake, Carrot, Cream Cheese, Cupcake, Food, Frosting, Lemon, Walnuts
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