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Caramel almond squares

Our friends Brett and Sarah recently had a baby and I was busting to meet her. My immune system, however, had other ideas and decided to deal me a large helping of Evil Flu. Continue reading →

Tags: afternoon tea, almond, baking, bars, caramel, cooking, dessert, food, nuts, recipe, slice, squares, sweet

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Categories Bars, easy, Fast & simple, Slices, squares

Orange and blueberry cake with rum syrup

6 Sep

This post is a mash-up of two recipes from books currently sitting on my bench. Like many people reading cookbooks – specifically, baking books that consist mostly of sweet bakes, rather than bread – is my Thing. Continue reading →

Tags: alcohol, baked, baking, blueberry, butter, cake, eggs, food, from scratch, orange, recipe, rum, sugar, syrup cake

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Categories alcohol, Cakes, syrup cake

Pink peppermint meringues with three eggwhites

3 Sep

Been on a baking frenzy and have a few leftover egg whites? This is the recipe for you! This is also a lovely do-ahead recipe for a party or cake stall as it is quick and easy and uses pantry staples. Continue reading →

Tags: baking, cooking, eggwhites, food, meringue, peppermint, pink, recipe, sugar, sweet, sweets

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Categories easy, meringue

Boozy strawberry trifle for one

1 Sep

Spring has sprung! At least, it has in the southern hemisphere and today, the first day of Spring, the skies were blue, the wattle was out and all was right in the world.

To celebrate this most beloved of seasons it seemed fitting to make a dessert as sweet as the weather. Continue reading →

Tags: alcohol, bake, baking, cake, Cointreau, cream, dessert, food, for one, individual dessert, pudding, recipe, spring, strawberry, sweet, treat, trifle, Victoria sponge

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Categories alcohol, Cakes, easy, Fast & simple, from scratch, strawberry

Chai bundt cake from scratch

30 Aug

On a recent child-free weekend in Sydney the Hungry Dad and I explored the stunningly elegant Stand Arcade. We found the amazing Gewürzhaus, a teeny shop crammed with herbs, spices, salts and teas from all around the world.

After sampling some lovely mulled wine as we perused the boutique we ended up leaving with a heavy bag and lighter wallet. One of our purchases was a chai tea mix and let me tell you: this brew was the real deal. Full of orange peel, cardamom and other chunky bits of deliciousness it soon became a fav in the Hungry House. Continue reading →

Tags: afternoon tea, bake, baked, baking, bundt, butter, cake, chai, Donna Hay, easy, from scratch, Gewürzhaus, recipe, Strand Arcade Sydney, sugar, vanilla

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Categories Cakes

Gooey Maltesers brownies

27 Aug

I often bypass the sweeties aisle in the supermarket but recently I’ve noticed just how cheap chocolate bars are becoming. This isn’t a case of childhood nostalgia – growing up, my dad worked at Nestle so our house was always awash with chocolate – but a recent phenomenon. Continue reading →

Tags: bake, baking, brownies, chocolate, cooking, dessert, food, from scratch, homemade, Malteasers, Maltesers, recipe, sugar

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Categories brownies

How to bake a pinata cake with candy from scratch

24 Aug

I have baked many, many cakes in my time but nothing has even come close to the reaction I received when I presented this piñata cake. Continue reading →

Tags: bake, baked, baking, birthday, birthday cake, cake, candy, chocolate, eggs, for a crowd, from scratch, pinata cake, recipe, sugar

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Categories Cakes

Donna Hay black forest cake

19 Aug

The Hungry Dad is a huge fan of black forest cake and it recently occurred to me that I had yet to make it for him.

We were headed out on a picnic with some friends and I decided to bake this cake. Let me interrupt myself here by saying that picnics for me are heaven, while The Hungry Dad treats them as something along the lines of purgatory. All that eating in the fresh air – pah, says he.

So this cake was a peace offering / bribe to encourage him to enjoy the day. And a good time was had by all. Hooray! Continue reading →

Tags: alcohol, bake, baked, baking, cake, cherry, chocolate, cream, dessert, Donna Hay, food, from scratch, homemade, picnic, recipe, rum, vanilla

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Categories Cakes

Chocolate cupcakes with a salted caramel centre

15 Aug

To mangle a quote from Mark Twain, the reports of the death of cupcakes has been greatly exaggerated. The trendy kids and the foodies looking for the hot new thing may ignore cupcakes but I’m here to tell you that whenever I take a plate of cupcakes anywhere people fall over themselves to get one. Often it is the adults pushing the kids out of the way, which probably says more about the company I keep but the fact remains that cupcakes are a popular item. Continue reading →

Tags: baking, chocolate, cooking, cupcake, easy, fast & simple, food, from scratch, recipe, salted caramel, sugar, toffee

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Categories Cupcakes, Fast & simple, from scratch

Baked mini jam doughnut muffins

11 Aug

I am in love. The objects of my affections are mini jam doughnut muffins. These sweet treats have captured my heart and occupy every waking moment of the day. Continue reading →

Tags: baked, baking, chocolate, cinnamon, donut, doughnut, easy, food, jam, muffin, recipe, sugar