Let’s face it, few things in life beat the taste of a freshly baked chocolate cake. Unfortunately, baking an entire cake takes time and by the time you’re done baking, icing and decorating your latest creation, the craving might be long gone and you probably need a nap. Not to mention all the dishes you…
Tag: Baking
Self-saucing Chocolate Pudding
The indulgences of winter and lock-down has jumbled into a sweet, sticky and warm mess. At least this treat was all of that. Craving a baked pudding, but dreading the labour associated with home-made custard, I embarked on the search for a fail-proof baked chocolate pudding with its own sauce. Generous scoops of ice-cream on…
World Baking Day
Chocolate Beer Bread from a box World Baking Day, it’s time to dig out that rolling pin and prepare something delicious! Have a beer to spare? I am baking bread, I promise. A chocolate flavoured beer bread. Today we are testing out the Barrett’s Ridge Beer Bread Kit – Chocolate flavour from Yuppiechef.com. Homemade bread is…
Slider Buns
You asked for it; and here’s the bread recipe for the delicious sliders. Now you can enjoy the Meat-Free Monday: Sliders recipe with your own burger buns. Let me know how your rolls turned out!
Chocolate Pretzel Sticks
Looking for a sweet and salty snack? Dip some pretzel sticks in chocolate and decorate with sprinkles or cocoa powder. these sticks are perfect for a home-office snack, or while relaxing with a movie. Pretzel sticks are available in a variety of flavours, select a “neutral” flavour (not cheese & onion) when making these treats….
Ultimate Chocolate Tart
Before you can make the ganache filling for this ultra lux chocolate tart, you have to master the pastry. I am sharing a simple and reliable pastry recipe with you, the filling is just a bonus! You can use this pastry case recipe for small or large tarts, and is best suited for any sweet…
Cupcakes from a box
Yeah, the novelty of baking and cooking from scratch is losing its appeal by now. I’ve resorted to box-baking. I am a huge fan of the classical “peppermint crisp tart” (cliche, I know). But I was looking for a way to incorporate this into some “lock-down baking”. I have a box of choc-mint cake mix,…
Lip-smacking Ginger Snaps
Longing for the smell of home-baked biscuits dunked in warm coffee as there is a crisp chill in the air? These simple Ginger biscuits are the perfect mix of sweet and spice to warm the crevices of your heart. Make a batch of these and I dare you to wait until they are completely cool…
South African Vetkoek
Balls of dough deep-fried until golden brown and puffed. Whether you prefer them savoury or sweet; everybody has a preference according to how they grew up. We filled our warm vetkoek with savoury mince and topped with cheese; all-in-one-meal. You only need a warm spot for the dough to do a double proving – we…
Mis famosos churros *
MY FAMOUS CHURROS I’ve pretty much “nailed” the first chouw pastry I’ve ever made (back in the day at chefs’ school) and have this basic recipe below which churns out amazing fried sticks of goodness over and over again. I’ve changed the accompaniments and sauces, but the crispy fried stick is perfect for thick rich…
Passion fruit Cremora Tart
A quintessential South-African ingredient, Cremora, is given a new lease in individual servings. And we put a new fruity spin on it as well. This traditional South-African creation takes me back to sunlit patios where aunts and uncles would gather for the family reunion, each with a dainty cup of tea (or coffee) as Granma…
Two-ingredient Doughnuts
After the Easter weekend we are staring at left-over Easter eggs in the sweets cupboard, here’s my two-ingredient doughnut recipe topped with left-over sweets.
Traditional Hot Cross Buns
I was asked for my “traditional” Hot Cross Bun recipe, it took a bit of scratching around and paging through a mountain of baking books to find this gem.
In the mood for some lock-down baking over the Easter Weekend, go get yourself the list of ingredients from your closest supermarket (together with the rest of your essentials shopping) and give it a go!
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