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Lemon Syrup Cake
On Thursday this week I was put under a bit of pressure when I realised that I had run out of a few baking ingredients. Every Thursday morning I provide our Church’s Bible Study ladies with a cake for...
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Crunchy Rhubarb Cake
Just before the holidays we [my family] were invited to spend the day with my husband’s cousin at their gorgeous, rustic home in the beautiful Durban countryside of Drummond. It’s actually amazing...
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Strawberry and White Chocolate Cream Cake
I made this particular farewell cake for my son who has left for London on cricket tour for 10 days. He will be in the vicinity of the “home” of strawberries and cream which coincides with the...
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Carrot cake with Pecan nut brittle
This is another delicious cake from the Celebrations Cake Cookbook by Stork. A perfectly moist carrot cake for Book Club. You will need: 280g baking margarine 560ml castor sugar 5 extra-large eggs...
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Jewish Custard Tart
If this was my own recipe, I probably would have named it “impress your mother-in-law tart”. In my personal opinion it is a challenging cake to bake (it took me 3 hours) with 6 to 7 layers of biscuit...
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Banana Bread Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
My inspiration for this cake comes from the seemingly trendy pairing of banana’s and peanut butter. The last 2 food magazines that I’ve read have featured this combination so I decided to try it out...
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Cappuccino Muffins with dark chocolate chips
Muffins come in a vast array of flavours, flavour combinations as well as sizes. The wide variety makes it so hard to choose which ones to buy that suppliers have packaged mixed trays to give the...
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Hummingbird Muffins
My husband is a keen runner. In fact he has been running for most of his life. With running comes fitness, dedication, motivation and of course healthy eating. I do try and produce healthy meals...
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Classic Chocolate Cake
This cake is for all the wonderful women I know in my family and of course my friends, especially my best friend of 35 years who lives in the UK. Happy Woman’s Day (SA) for the 9th August. Click here...
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Hot milk sponge cake
The fact that my son, on occasion, eats cake for breakfast has over time not only become quite a normal sight, but also a huge compliment to me. It means that the cakes I bake are good enough to...
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Red Velvet Cake
A few years ago I volunteered to do a recipe review for Your Family magazine which involved me baking a Red Velvet Cake from a recipe which was emailed to me by the Food Editor and then giving my views...
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Chocolate Layer Cheesecake
A velvety, creamy Chocolate Layer Cheesecake is a perfect treat for the Easter weekend. Click HERE for recipe.
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Cinnamon and Coffee hot water sponge cake
Until now I have never baked with a combination of cinnamon and coffee. I can however understand the “meant-to-be-together” union between these two warm, wintery ingredients. Both elements exude a...
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Orange Cinnamon Teacake
I’ve drawn a bit of baking inspiration from my previous post, HERE. I enjoyed the Coffee and Cinnamon cake combination and so decided to try a different combination with my new winter flavour friend,...
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