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Clare’s Birthday cake – Coconut cake with vanilla bean frosting
My friend at work, Clare, was heading back home to New Zealand for her birthday, but requested a very specific cake for her return…. I googled ‘coconut cake with vanilla bean frosting’ and there was literally one recipe that matched!! … Continue reading
White chocolate and pecan cookies
these are another recipe from the great Hummingbird bakery recipe book. Let’s hope they taste as good as they smell!
Jammy dodgers!
I’m always looking for recipes to use whatever leftovers I might have & this week I was wondering what to make with the leftover apricot jam from the Christmas cake. When I found a recipe for jammy dodgers it was … Continue reading
It’s time to cut the Christmas cake!
My sister and I made the Christmas cake about 6 weeks ago. I used my foolproof recipe from last year which is exactly what it is – foolproof! https://www.bakingmad.com/foolproof-christmas-cake-recipe/ Baking it in advance gave me a few weeks to feed … Continue reading
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Let the Christmas baking commence!
Now that it’s time to open advent calendars I figured it’s okay to start baking Christmas treats, so made some German gingerbread style Lebkuchen. They are pretty quick & easy to make & I decorated mine with chocolate… http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1941/lebkuchen … Continue reading
Banana loaf
I had a couple of bananas that were getting old so I thought what better than to make a banana loaf! Regular readers will know I’m a fan of the Hummingbird Bakery’s recipe book so I followed their recipe and … Continue reading
Delicious chocolate chip cookies!
I’m always searching for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe that makes tasty, chewy cookies without them seeming underdone. I think this one that I found on another blog comes pretty close! https://sweetkitchenscience.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/7-minutes-chocolate-chip-cookies/ I made some with smarties in, and … Continue reading
Ginger crunch
This bake was a request from my friend Clare; and doubles as a celebration for the NZ rugby win over the weekend. Here’s the recipe from her mum’s blog, if you want to give it a go – it tastes … Continue reading
Baileys Irish cream brownies
I had a request for Baileys brownies so knocked some up quickly tonight – they smell amazing!! http://www.howsweeteats.com/2010/01/baileys-brownies/?m
Millionaire shortbread – a new recipe
This is one of the things that I bake that gets the most requests! But I always have issues with the caramel being too soft, so I decided to use a new recipe. This one has a higher butter to … Continue reading
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