Category: Baking
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Single-Serve Dutch Baby Pancake
This Single-Serve Dutch Baby Pancake is an effortless and delicious way to enjoy a light and airy pancake. Baked in the oven, it puffs up beautifully and pairs perfectly with fresh fruit, syrup, or your favourite toppings. Read more
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Cheese Puffs
These Cheese and Chive Bites are a simple and delicious recipe from my mother’s old recipe book. They’re quick to prepare with just a few basic ingredients and perfect for snacks, gatherings, or as a savoury side. Packed with cheesy goodness and a hint of chive, these… Read more
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Mocha Cupcakes
A Coffee and Chocolate Lover’s Dream. Indulge in the rich, bold flavours of coffee and chocolate with these Mocha Cupcakes. Moist and decadent, they’re perfect. The recipe combines strong coffee with cocoa to create a smooth chocolate base. Read more
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Easy Cheese Scones
The unusual thing about these scones is cheese is used instead of butter to provide the fat content. Read more
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Sultana Loaf
This Sultana Loaf is from an older edition of my mother’s cookbook, one she used before 1970. Its simple ingredients and straightforward steps reflect a traditional approach to baking. While the recipe required some adjustments during preparation, it remains a nostalgic nod to old-fashioned home baking. The… Read more
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Spiced Apple Cake
This Spiced Apple Cake is a warm and fragrant dessert that can be enjoyed two ways—served hot with custard as a comforting pudding or cold as a flavorful cake. This cake, made with tender apples, sultanas, and a blend of warm spices, is simple to prepare and… Read more
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Whole Orange Cake
This is the first cake I saw that uses an entire orange. Most use only the zest and maybe some juice. It comes from my friend Colin Hopcroft. Read more
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Orange Icing (Frosting)
This Orange Icing is the perfect complement to an orange cake, adding a bright, zesty flavour and creamy texture. Made with fresh orange zest and juice, it’s easy to whip up, bringing a burst of citrusy sweetness to your dessert. Read more
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Apple-Molasses Upside-Down Cake
This Apple-Molasses Upside-Down Cake combines gingerbread’s rich, spiced flavours with caramelized apples in a beautifully rustic dessert. Baked in a cast-iron pan, it’s a stunning twist on a Tarte Tatin that’s easier to make than it seems. Read more
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Crunchy Peanut Butter Biscuits (Cookies)
These biscuits are very easy to make, and can simply be mixed by hand. Read more
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Cream Cheese Pie Crust
is a very easy recipe, but do allow for chilling time. As with most pastries, ingredients should be very cold, and worked with quickly to prevent your hands warming the pastry up. Read more
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Banana Cake
I found the source this recipe in the NZ Women’s Weekly. (Don’t ask!) It makes a very moist banana cake but only needs 2 ripe bananas. Years ago I made a banana cake and added extra banana…what a disaster. Read more