Category Archives: Baking

Chocolate And Almond Cake

February 10, 2012

My good friend Liz hosted a few mums and toddlers for a Melbourne Cup lunch last year.  A glass of bubbly, chicken salad and scrumptious chocolate and almond mini cakes topped with cream and sweet strawberries – not a bad … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Roasted Almonds

December 21, 2011

These last couple of months have been such a blur of activity and it is hard to believe Christmas in only 4 days away.  Joel has been working day and night and all my time has been devoted to keeping … Continue reading →

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Coffee Pecan Biscuits

November 19, 2011

Several years ago I went to a morning tea hosted by a mum from school where I was served lovely little biscuits topped with icing and a pecan.  I thought someone had baked them but it turns out my local … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Oat Cookies

November 2, 2011

There is something about cookies jam packed with rolled oats and chocolate chunks that really appeal to me.  I seem to try a different recipe every time I make them and one thing I did differently this time was add … Continue reading →

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Boodles Orange Cream

October 26, 2011

I had never heard of a Boodles Orange Cream until I was flicking through the pages of David Herbert’s book ‘The Really Useful Cookbook’.  The name caught my attention, as did the mention of ‘orange’ and ‘cream’ side by side.  … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

October 8, 2011

Levi has a thing for chocolate and mint.  Choc Mint biscuits are his favourite store bought treat and had to be incorporated into his birthday cake this year, a Choc Mint Ice Cream Cake.  He goes crazy for the Mint … Continue reading →

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Popovers With Maple Syrup and Cream

September 29, 2011

Sunday night was spent relaxing on the couch watching The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.  All the talk of drinking nice cups of Bush Tea got me thirsty so I jumped up to put the kettle on and fell flat … Continue reading →

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Ricotta, Fruit And Almond Cake

September 20, 2011

This cake is quite different to the cakes I normally make and unlike any cake I have tried before.  It has dried apricots and currants mixed through the cake itself and then more scattered over the top along with some … Continue reading →

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Mini Flourless Orange And Cardamom Cakes

September 9, 2011

I made these delightful little cakes several weeks ago, took lots of photos and then lost the recipe booklet.  The recipe booklet is just an additional mini magazine entitled ‘Cafe Food’ from an old 2008 Delicious magazine.  Fortunately, it decided … Continue reading →

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Crunchy Coffee Cake

September 1, 2011

To avoid any unnecessary confusion this cake has no coffee in it.  Yes, I was disappointed as well.  I do love my coffee and I’m a little concerned that my daily intake has been on the rise over the last … Continue reading →

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