I last made macarons a couple of years ago, when they first rose to wide-spread popularity here in Australia. Along with their popularity, of course, was their notorious reputation as very difficult little treats to create. Creating macarons with ‘feet’, a light crunch and a beautifully chewy centre is a little tricky but the difficulty […]
Category: Baking
Pear and Walnut Bundt Cake
With three pears going soft in the fruit bowl and a new bundt pan to test run, this recipe jumped out at me. The simplicity of preparation and ingredients meant I could whip this up on a quiet Saturday afternoon with no effort at all. The result is a moist, flavoursome cake that also keeps […]
Victoria Sponge Cake* (or the only Victoria Sponge Recipe you’ll ever need)
I love the Victoria Sponge Cake. There is something so simple, yet so alluring about it. A light, lovely, sponge cake filled with jam, fruit and cream is a perfect reminder of summer. The first recipe I ever made from Nigella Lawson’s How to be a Domestic Goddess, was the Victoria Sponge. I fell in […]
Autumnal Birthday Cake
I recently turned 25; knowing I’d like to make a cake for my family, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to make the Autumnal Birthday Cake from How to be a Domestic Goddess. This cake looks inviting, however it required 475ml of maple syrup. In Australia maple syrup costs over $8.00 for 250ml so […]
Cocoa Apple Cake
Sometimes you just need to bake. This week wasn’t ideal; I wasn’t well, and I was coming home from work frustrated and tired. I had also been waiting impatiently to try out my new Nordic Ware Heritage Bundt Tin. You may also remember Alex very generously gave me the Nordic Ware Fleur de Lis Bundt […]
Homemade pizza
One of my favourite ways to catch-up with friends is to have everyone over for dinner. While I do love to do a pasta bake or a spicy curry through winter, sometimes you want something that is both a little more fun and less work for the host. These pizzas fit that bill perfectly. Catering […]
Almond Biscotti
I love these almond Biscotti. Usually wafer thin, they are delicious with coffee or enjoyed as a treat on their own. Unfortunately this is not a family recipe.I don’t think either of my grandparents ever made them. A former colleague used to make these, and I keep forgetting to get the recipe from her. However […]
Black Forest Cake with Mary Berry’s Very Best Chocolate Fudge Cake
This is a beautiful, impressive cake, easily assembled for a special occasion or just a Sunday night dinner. Many recipes for black forest cake will tell you to use a packet-mix cake but I feel this has neither the flavour nor the satisfaction of making Mary Berry’s Very Best Chocolate Fudge Cake. In the original […]
Oatmeal Cookies from Merle Parrish
I decided to make these biscuits after searching for a good recipe to use up some of the many oats I have leftover from making ANZAC biscuits in April. I love the chewy texture oats give to biscuits and slices and this recipe uses only basic ingredients yet is full of flavour. These are a […]
Yorkshire Gingernut Biscuits from Mary Berry
I love gingernut biscuits; the spicy heat from the ginger is a very welcome addition to an otherwise simple biscuit to accompany my morning cup of tea. Perhaps originating from Yorkshire, given the title, they do seem very English and so Mary Berry’s recipe seemed a good place to start.
A Tale of Two Kitchens 