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Cool Carrot Cake in Se7en Steps…

February 18th, 2010 · 6 Comments

We had a heap of carrots and no rabbits, but an eager hood #4 ready for a baking event! So carrot cake it had to be. This is what you are aiming for:

Let’s Meet The Players:

For the cake:
1 cup of butter.
2 cups of castor sugar.
2 cups of cake flour.
3 cups [...]

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Tags: Cakes · Monday Munchies

Se7en makes Bobotie and Yellow Rice in Se7en Steps…

February 11th, 2010 · 9 Comments

In the spirit of our blog’s South African Focus this week, in honor of the release of Nelson Mandela twenty years ago, it is only fitting that we give you a South African Recipe… While most South Africans would say that “the braai” is our national meal I would have to say that bobotie is [...]

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Tags: Monday Munchies · Quick Meals

Se7en Hearts and Then Some More…

February 6th, 2010 · 5 Comments

It is that time of year when everywhere is going heart mad and so today we joined the fray…

Scrap Heart: Because everyone needs something pretty. Make a heart shape out of florist wire (it is soft and bendy), cut fabric scraps into strips, tie them onto your heart frame, the more the merrier.

Bark Heart: Because [...]

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Tags: Holiday Crafts · Tuesday Art Task

Panettone in “Se7en + 1″ Steps…

January 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments

For some reason we like to celebrate events with bread… I didn’t know this about us until we started blogging and I realize in the last year we have made countless celebratory breads. Last week we celebrated New Year and along with our New Year Tree:

And little gifts on the tree:

And Panettone…

Let’s Meet the [...]

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Tags: Celebration Bread · Monday Munchies

Rock Buns in Se7en Steps…

December 18th, 2009 · 8 Comments

It’s that time of year when everyone is doing Christmassy things and I have a whole heap of hoods who need to be chilling out and swimming. I seriously need some quick baking. And these cookies are quick! Literally toss the ingredients together, spoon them onto the tray and bake them. This is what you [...]

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Tags: Cookies · Monday Munchies

Se7en Make Buttermilk Rusks in Se7en Steps…

December 10th, 2009 · 14 Comments

What do you do when one of your best friends crosses the world to live on the far side for six months before returning home… Well you bake of course!!! Especially one of her recipes. So here folks is the recipe for Aunty Muffin’s Buttermilk Rusks.

Let’s Meet The Players:
I love that there is nearly [...]

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Tags: Cookies · Monday Munchies

Se7en Will Not Be Making Truffles For Christmas…

November 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Well on Saturday we spent the day in the depths of chocolate… First our Celebrity Chef made A Chocolate Brownie Cake…

And while the cake was baking we started working on Truffles…

Let’s Meet The Players:

90 g Dark Chocolate
90 g Milk Chocolate
50 g Unsalted Butter
100 – 120 ml Cream
Cocoa for Dunking

Let’s [...]

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Tags: Monday Munchies · chocolate

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