Afghans
Ingredients 7 oz butter 3 oz sugar 6 oz flour 1 oz cocoa powder 2 oz Cornflakes Method Soften butter, add sugar and beat to a cream; add flour, cocoa and mix thoroughly. Lastly, add Cornflakes and mix in well. … Continue reading
Bird of Paradise Cake
1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 cup cocoa 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup sugar 200g butter 150g chocolate 1/2 cup greek yoghurt 2 eggs 1 orange, zested and juiced Preheat oven to 180C. … Continue reading
Black Pepper Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients 6 oz butter 3/4 tsp ground black pepper 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1.5 tsp vanilla essence 8 oz sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten 6 oz self-raising flour 1/4 tsp salt 3 oz cocoa powder Method … Continue reading
Chocolate Caramel Cake
Ingredients 4 oz butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp golden syrup 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup milk 2 tbsp cocoa 1 tbsp milk Method Melt butter, … Continue reading
Cinnamon Pinwheel Scones
Ingredients 2 cups flour 4 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 3 tbsp milk 2 oz butter, plus extra melted ¾ cup cold water Sugar Mix 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon Sift dry ingredients, add milk. Rub … Continue reading
Date & Orange Scones
There’s a coffee shop over the road from my workplace that sells the most delicious date and orange scones. This recipe comes pretty close to them. OMG, I’m feeling the need for a scone and spicy chai latte… Ingredients 1 … Continue reading
Louise Cake
(from GrannyG) Ingredients 70 g butter 55 g sugar 2 egg yolks 1 tbsp lemon juice 140 g flour 1/2 tsp baking powder Method Cream butter and sugar until light, then beat in egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Add lemon … Continue reading
Magic Chocolate Slice
Serves: 24 125g butter, melted 1/2 cup raw sugar 3 tbsp cocoa powder 250g packet crushed wheatmeal biscuits (eg. Digestives) 1/4 cup dessicated coconut 3/4 cup toasted muesli 1 egg, beaten CUSTARD FILLING 60g butter 1 1/2 cups icing sugar … Continue reading
Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Butter Cream Icing
Makes 24 ‘patty-cake’ (slightly-smaller-than-average) sized cupcakes Ingredients 125 g softened butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 2/3 cup (150 g) castor sugar 3 eggs (room temperature if possible) 1½ cups (225 g) self raising flour ¼ cup (60ml) milk Method Preheat … Continue reading