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Category Archives: Sweet Treats
It’s Beginning to Taste a Lot Like Christmas. Brownies with Ginger, Cranberry, Pecan and White Chocolate Chunks
Here I am baking again. For my son. Last day of school. Last day of exams. He’s off to rowing camp for a week at 6 am in the morning. I won’t get to see him tonight as it’s Speech … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Brownies, Chocolate, Christmas, Cranberries, Food, Ginger, Pecans
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Rich and Fudgy. Chocolate Crackle Cookies.
I made these for my son the other day. The lovely Jo commented that they looked all festive and christmas-y with their snowy cracked shells. I’d never thought of them that way. And I suppose they do. Under that snowy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Food, Icing Sugar, Vanilla
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Wrapped for Christmas. Festive Little Fruitcakes with Chocolate and Kahlua
The countdown is on to the end of the school term. Three days to go before the long summer holidays begin. This weekend was my last chance to get all those little end of year gifts organised. Somehow, despite the … Continue reading
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Tagged Almond Meal, Baking, Chocolate, Cranberries, Food, Gluten free, Kahlua, Orange, Prunes
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Festive Baking. Lemon Gingerbread Stained Glass Heart Cookies
Mmm. Gingerbread. I like my gingerbread loaded with spices and scented with lemon. Each Christmas the girls and I design and bake a Gingerbread House. Madness I know. Its a tradition we started when they were little and shows no … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Food, Gingerbread, Lemon, Recipe, Stained Glass
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Little Miss Sunshine. Flourless Orange and Almond Torte with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting, Turkish Delight, Pistachio and Rose Petals.
This joyful cake is inspired by Alla Wolf-Tasker’s flourless orange cake at the wonderful Wombat Hill House Cafe in Daylesford, Victoria. I remember being thoroughly mesmerised by the breathtaking prettiness of a slice of that particular cake. So much so I … Continue reading
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Tagged Almond, Baking, Cake, Cream Cheese, Food, Frosting, Gluten free, Lemon, Orange, Pistachio, Recipe, Rose Petals, Turkish Delight
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Let them Eat Cake. Layered Victoria Sponge Cake with Fresh Berries and Cream.
This week we celebrated our daughters’ thirteenth birthday. For me the most important part of any birthday celebration is the cake. I always like to bake and decorate my own birthday cakes. There is a certain degree of charm to … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Blueberries, Cake, Cream, Food, Jam, Recipe, Strawberries, Vanilla, Victoria Sponge
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Fabulous Foodie Bijoux Gifts. Idea No 1. Dolci Sapori Confetti. Sugared Almonds With A Twist
One more week to go until December. The Silly Season. Frivolous and fun. End of year celebrations go hand in hand with thank yous and tokens of appreciation. Gift giving shouldn’t be a chore. I’m on the look out for what I like to … Continue reading
Posted in Confectionery, Musings & Inspiration, Sweet Treats
Tagged Almonds, Chocolate, Christmas, Confetti, Food, Gift Giving, Sugar
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Double Chocolate Hermann Happiness. Chocolate Chunk Muffins with Raspberries and Almond Meal
Hermann didn’t quite make it to Siberia. He received a last minute reprieve after repeated requests to bake a chocolate version. I was a bit dubious at first about adding chocolate to Hermann. In my mind Hermann was best suited … Continue reading
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Tagged Almond, Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Food, Hermann, Muffins, Raspberry, Recipe
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La Dolce Vita. Baked Limoncello and Ricotta Cheesecake. Italian Style.
This is possibly the easiest cheesecake you will ever bake. Its as light as air, creamy and refreshing. Not too sweet. Not too sour. Curiously, the limoncello liqueur used to flavour the cake imparts all the zestiness and tang … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Cheesecake, Cream Cheese, Dessert, Food, Italian, Lemon, Limoncello, Recipe, Ricotta
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Hermann Loves Coconut. Mango and Banana Muffins. Raspberry and Apple Cake.
It has been a very warm week and Hermann has been so very active breaking free from his bowl on the kitchen bench every other day. I’d almost started to think of him as a recalcitrant child. On Sunday I … Continue reading
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Tagged Apples, Baking, Banana, Cake, Coconut, Food, Mango, Muffins, Raspberry, Recipe
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