Flourless Orange or Lemon Cake 200g white chocolate, broken into pieces 125g butter, diced 3 eggs 120g sugar ¾ teaspoon baking powder 220g almond meal 30ml orange or lemon juice Finely grated rind 1 lime or orange Method Heat oven to 160 degrees C, fan forced. Grease a 20cm round springform tin.  Line base with … Continue reading Flourless Orange or Lemon Cake – recipe

Flourless Chocolate Cake 220g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 125g butter, diced 3 eggs 120g sugar 20g cocoa ¾ teaspoon baking powder 190g almond meal 30ml whisky Finely grated rind 1 lime or orange Method Heat oven to 160 degrees C, fan forced. Grease a 20cm round springform tin.  Line base with baking paper and … Continue reading Flourless Chocolate Cake – recipe

Low sugar Apple Strudel Serves 6 800g Granny Smith apples Juice ½ lemon ½ cup castor sugar 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 6 whole cloves 60g almond meal 60g sultanas 6 sheets filo pastry 1 egg, lightly beaten Peel and core the apples and cut into thin slices.  Place in a bowl with the lemon … Continue reading Low sugar Apple Strudel – recipe

Pineapple and Blueberry Muffins Makes 9 1 x 425g tin pineapple rings in juice (I used Woolworths brand) 80g finely grated carrot ¼ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup brown sugar 1¼ cups self raising flour (can use half wholemeal self raising) 1 scant teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 to 3 teaspoons finely grated orange rind … Continue reading Low sugar Pineapple and Blueberry Muffins – recipe

A prize possession - my Nan's handwritten cookbook.

Nan’s Light Butter Cake This light butter cake can be used for a variety of applications.  It is a delicious light butter cake in its own right or can be flavoured with, for instance, the finely grated rind of a lemon or orange and toped with a matching icing. Other variations follow the basic recipe. … Continue reading Like Grandama used to Make – 3. Light Butter Cake with variations

My Nan taught me to make bread, Though I have adapted the recipe a little to modernise it slightly (for instance to use dried yeast instead of compressed), the recipe basically remains unchanged.  It is so easy, and once made for the first time, I'll be surprised if you are not hooked on the whole process. … Continue reading Like Grandma Used to Make – 2. Easy Homemade Bread

This recipe is wonderful, a family favourite of generations. It's great for morning or afternoon teas, and a delicious addition to a lunch box. Pumpkin Fruit Cake 250g butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon natural lemon essence 1 cup mashed pumpkin 1 cup plain flour 1 cup self raising flour 375 to 500g mixed … Continue reading Like Grandma Used to Make – 1. Pumpkin Fruit Cake

It's been a busy week or two one way or another. However, still a little time found to bake for friends and family visiting from Melbourne (wonderful to catch up with my cousins). In the first photo - a raspberry and strawberry mousse cake and in the background, an apricot pie. The second photo - … Continue reading Cakes for friends, family and The Custard Club

How many zucchinis can four plants produce? I've lost count, almost too many if ours are anything to go by. Hence I've been going through my recipes for ways to use them. Of course there's pickled zucchini slices, always delicious as is zucchini relish. There's zucchini, corn and Parmesan soup, a zucchini date and raisin cake … Continue reading Zucchini abound – recipes and tips