A moist apple sponge sandwiched with a moreish maple cream cheese frosting I love this apple and olive oil cake, not only for the delicious morsels of apples but for the utterly moreish maple cream cheese frosting. The frosting is not overly sweet, and interestingly, instead of using icing sugar like most frostings, this one uses brown sugar, which gives wonderful caramel notes. The olive oil in the cake keeps…
A perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea, this cake smacks of autumn thanks to the warm spices and is has a delicious fruity undertone due to the inclusion of the rooibos tea Rooibos has been around for decades and is quintessentially South African. Nothing soothes me, before bed, than a warm cup of rooibos tea – perhaps because it has no caffeine in it. In addition to no caffeine,…
These pancakes are light and fluffy, with a boost of lemon and poppy seeds for an extra flavour boost and texture Everyone needs a go to pancake recipe and this is mine. I often tailor it to suit my preferences and I absolutely love lemons, so decided to make a lemon and poppy seed version. Nothing beats a warm stack of pancakes, piled high with golden syrup and butter. Here…
These cakes are super lemony and are moistened with a soaking syrup Tart, zest and slightly crumbly … some of the adjectives to describe these delicious lemon and semolina syrup cakes. I am not unfamiliar to semolina, we use it a lot in Indian desserts. I have never before used it in a cake, however. So when I came across this lemon and semolina syrup cake, I knew it was…
This hummingbird cake is packed with banana and pineapple making it incredibly moist and finished off with a brown butter cream cheese frosting When I first gave this cake a try, it really did not appeal to me. The hummingbird cake I tried was almost soggy from all the fruit in it and did not have a distinctive crumb. I did find the flavours of banana and cinnamon appealing however,…
A light and soft coconut loaf with a wonderful toasted coconut icing I have been experimenting with a few gluten-free recipes with mixed success. This gluten-free coconut loaf is one of the successes. It has all the coconut I could possibly cram into a cake – coconut flour, coconut sugar, coconut oil, desiccated coconut, coconut milk. Coconut flour is extremely tricky to work with and can really produce a dry…
A moist cake with a wonderfully fudgy crumb, the icing on the cake (literally), is a chocolate fudge frosting This post is sponsored by Natura Sugars. The internet is not short of chocolate cake recipes, there are so many different variations … from mud cakes to chocolate chiffon cakes, chocolate cakes range from super dense and fudgy to light and airy. I have shared a few chocolate cake recipes on…
A dark, moist earthy cake finished off with a dark chocolate ganache I had some leftover beetroot from a dinner party and wanted to use it in a cake. My mind initially went to red velvet, but I have honestly never enjoyed the flavour of beetroot in a red velvet cake. I had a chocolate and beetroot cake a long time ago and really enjoyed how the earthy notes of…
A beautiful malted caramel sponge, with a salted caramel sauce, French buttercream and whipped cream filling – with a peanut crunch! I know many people critique salted caramel for being so 2017, but for me, I absolutely love it! My best friend Pavit also loves it too. I made a variant of this cake for his birthday last year, and to be honest, the sponge was rather dry, albeit the…