Posted in Breads and scones, Chocolate, Desserts, tagged bakers delight, chocolate, chocolate chips, food, humour, recipe, scones on 31 March 2014| 5 Comments »
This week I came on to Clever Muffin, clicked on Recipe Index and was puzzled when I couldn’t find this recipe. This recipe, as in the one I’m currently writing, which I’m going to go out and say is game-changing for me. I have an obsession with Bakers Delights baked goods, and when I manage to successfully re-create them it’s a big moment in my life.
But this only helps if I remember to put them on the blog for easy baking access. Especially if I’ve altered the recipe at all. (more…)
Posted in Desserts, How-to guide, tagged cooking, custard, dessert, food, humor, italian custard, italian custard recipe, recipes, trfile on 16 June 2012| 20 Comments »
Tenille’s trifles, with her Italian custard recipe, fresh whipped cream, jelly, peaches, and coffee and masala soaked sponge (plus a awholelottalove), is famous within our group of friends.
Especially her motto (taken straight from her instructions) “I like to eat trifle for breakfast, lunch and dinner so keep a spoon handy.” (more…)
Posted in Cakes, Desserts, tagged buttercream frosting, cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate mudcake, food, frosting, humor, layer cakes, mudcake, recipe, Swiss meringue buttercream frosting on 29 May 2012| 26 Comments »
It takes a village to make a chocolate layer mudcake with swiss meringue buttercream frosting.
It takes a village to even say something that long.
I hadn’t made a layer cake or swisse meringue buttercream frosting before, so this took a bit of research.
Posted in Desserts, Gluten free adaptable, How-to guide, tagged creme caramel, creme caramel recipes, dessert, food, gluten free, hot to make, humor, recipes on 17 May 2012| 15 Comments »
Question: How to make creme caramels?
Answer: With nerves of steal and a willingness to be burnt.
But it’s worth it. Because creme caramels can be (well, need to be) made the night before a dinner party. And that’s handy. They’re also yummy and impressive. Win-win! (more…)
Posted in Desserts, Slices, tagged food, humor, plum, plum bake, recipes, slice, white chocolate on 21 April 2012| 12 Comments »
Australia is just reaching the end of summer and the stone fruit season, so now is the time to make the most of baking with the last of the plums. And plum slice is just the ticket. Actually, I lie. Not about the slice… it’s not the end of summer – it’s well and truly autumn (or fall, whatever you wish to call it). But there is still some nice stone fruit, and still some nice weather.
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