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
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
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
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
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
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
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