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This Pineapple Christmas cake recipe is well known to New Zealanders, and has been ever since our pre-eminent chef Alison Holst first made it on national television 30 years ago. It has received thousands of positive reviews and comments over the years and many look to it as the tried and true ‘go-to’ Christmas cake. … Read more
Louise Cake, with its shortcake crust slathered with raspberry jam and crowned with a delicately crisp coconut meringue, has been part of the New Zealand landscape for a very long time. Where does it come from? Its origins aren’t very clear, but rumour has it that it was created for the wedding of Queen Victoria’s daughter, … Read more
The January 2014 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Francijn of “Koken in de Brouwerij”. She challenged us all to bake layered cakes in the tradition of Baumkuchen (Tree Cake) and Schichttorte (layered cake). Wow, this was a fun challenge! And a fairly labor-intensive one! You need to have a good measure of patience, given … Read more
Time to celebrate a wee milestone (insert crowd cheering). This is my 300th recipe posted on this blog!! Yep, that’s 300 cakes, cookies, desserts, meals and drinks made, photographed, and then consumed (let’s not even go there!) by yours truly. Which is kind of funny given I never had any intention of starting a blog. … Read more
You gotta love technology! Up until this last weekend, I’ve made do with a hand beater during the three years I’ve been writing this blog. And, I never figured it was a big deal… That is, until my hand beater gave up the ghost, and I was forced to buy a replacement. This time, though, I … Read more
When my aunt and uncle from up north suddenly arrived on the doorstep, I had just enough time to whip up a batch of friands – a great standby treat. This recipe for Lime & Raspberry Friands from Taste.com.au was just the ticket, given I had some spare limes hanging around (can’t say that happens very often) … Read more
It’s exactly a month ago that I made this celebration cake for my brother’s birthday. Yes, it’s taken that long for me to get around to posting it – what with all the Christmas baking and cooking over the last month, I just haven’t had a chance till now. So, without further ado, let me … Read more
I’ve made a couple of different chocolate cakes before, but this Easy Chocolate Cake has just become my go-to recipe. Why? Coz for very little effort (no electric mixer in sight) I got a moist, tender, super chocolatey, not to mention… gluten-free cake, just perfect for any occasion. I paired it with a gorgeous cream cheese icing … Read more
It’s been two birthdays in a week in our family and, hey, any excuse to make a celebration cake, right? This uber-delicious Lemon Curd Layer Cake was made in honour of the sister’s other half – a likeable fellow (hehe) who appreciates the finer things in life. And, as a lover of citrus from way … Read more
Want an exceptionally moist chocolate cupcake? All you need do is add zucchini. I kid you not! It’s the zucchini (or courgettes as we refer to them Down Under) that delivers the incredible moistness to this dark chocolate cupcake. But, in case you’re wondering, you won’t actually taste the zucchini. It’s in there providing some honest … Read more
I simply can’t resist cheesecake! I mean, who can, right? And, I have to say, this Berry Cheesecake proved an absolute winner! Almost all of my cheesecakes, since starting this blog, have been baked ones. Somehow they seemed more sophisticated and, more importantly, my sister – a cheesecake connoisseur – declared baked cheesecakes to be … Read more
I’m not on a gluten-free diet, nor am I a real fan of carrot cake, but I made it in response to the call for recipes featuring Medjool dates (through Tastespotting) and this Gluten-free Carrot Cake recipe intrigued me when I saw it in a recent edition of Taste magazine – Issue 98, Jan/Feb 2014. … Read more