Joy the Baker is a legend. Her eponymous website is an inspiration and her recipes always work. I had a hankering to make some bickies the other day and her site was my first port of call. She wrote about these lovely brown sugar cookies last September and said she found the recipe in Epicure. Continue reading
I blame By The (Cook) Book blog for my fall into planet s’mores. As an Australian I have heard so much about this sweet American treat but have never tried them. Part of the reason is the lack of graham crackers here but after the Hungry Dad explained they were similar to digestive biscuits I was ready to make me some s’mores! Continue reading
I am an Ikea junkie and my home is a shrine to flatpack Swedish furniture. It is no exaggeration to say that each year at around this time I peer hopefully into my letterbox, waiting for the new catalogue to be delivered. So you can imagine my excitement when I was recently invited to the Sydney launch of the 2013 Ikea catalogue. And when I was given a copy of the ‘style bible’ to take home before it was released to the general public, I almost had kittens.
Here are some snaps from the night. Keep an eye out for this lovely little booklet, which should be winging its way to you very soon.
Colouring in the fabric at the Ikea 2013 catalogue launch
I love, love, LOVE syrup cakes. Pouring a heap of sugared water over a warm cake and letting all the sweet, sugary goodness be soaked up? Mmmm, what’s not to love? This lemon syrup cake, by my baking hero Donna Hay, is so moist and divine that one piece will not suffice. Serve it cooled, or for mega accolades, warm with cream. Don’t mind if I do… Continue reading
Fact: I’m not a big fan of sickly sweet iced and sprinkled donuts but once every couple of years I will indulge in a warm cinnamon donut. The planets need to be aligned in order for this to happen: the donut needs to be freshly cooked, in something other than lard [uurrggh] and inevitably we will be at a country show.
I often make baked donuts at home as they are easy and oh so moreish. I also enjoying dusting off my mini bundt pan, which you’ll need one of to make these lovelies. I do like me some cinnamon.
This recipe is from preparedpantry.com and makes 12 mini bundt size donuts.
GATHER:
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 large egg
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 180C. Spray cooking spray onto mini bundt pan, ensuring it gets into all the nooks and crannies.
Whisk flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup sugar, and nutmeg in a medium bowl .
Beat the egg, melted butter, milk, and vanilla in another bowl. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined – do not over-mix.
Spoon the batter into mini bundt pans and smooth the tops.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden.
While the donuts are baking, mix the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl.
After donuts are cooked allow to stand for a few minutes in pan before removing and rolling in cinnamon sugar mix while still warm.
I was going to start this post by writing everyone loves banana cake but that’s so not true. My mum abhors bananas in any way, shape or form. The poor woman often peers hopefully into my cake tin when she comes over, only to firmly replace the lid when she discovers the baked good is banana cake/bread/muffin. Continue reading
You may already know I worship at the shrine of Donna Hay. My bible is Modern Classics Book 2 and it is a well-thumbed book. When a lovely friend at work announced she was leaving for an amazing job opportunity I knew a choc cake was in order. Continue reading
I may have mentioned that chocolate orange is my favourite sweet flavour combination. Maybe I was just thinking it. Either way, whenever I see a choc orange recipe I am all over it. These are lovely and so moreish – you will eat many. This is adapted from Simply Recipes. Continue reading
When it comes to breakfast I always choose savoury over sweet. I don’t *get* how people can eat muffins before noon and call it a meal. After making these ever-so-scrumptious sticky lemon buns with cream cheese frosting I almost understand the idea of a sweet breakfast. Continue reading
It was a friend at work’s birthday so obviously a cake would be baked. What could be better than a chocolate cake? How about, a chocolate cake with lovely Bailey’s? Continue reading
the hungry mum 