Chocolate Cake with Espresso Buttercream Makes: 1 two tier loaf style cake Ingredients: 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup milk 125g butter, cubed 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 cups SR flour 3 eggs, lightly beaten Icing Ingredients: 250g butter, room temperature cubed 1 tablespoon espresso shot 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract […]
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins Makes:12 Ingredients: 400g can pie apple 2 cups plain flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 2 eggs, lightly whisked 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare a muffin tray by lining with muffin cases […]
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Pork & Apple Sausage Rolls Makes: 8 jumbo, 16 single serve or 48 party size Ingredients: 4 sheets frozen puff pastry, defrosted 4 rashers bacon, coarsely chopped 500g pork mince 1 onion, diced 1 celery stalk, diced 4 cloves garlic, finely diced 2 parsnips, grated 1 large potato, grated 2 large or 3 small apples grated 200g stuffing mix 4 […]
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Banana Choc Mini LoavesMakes: 12 Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups SR Flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon mixed spices 3/4 cup dark choc chips 3 over-ripe bananas, mashed 50g butter, melted 2 eggs, gently whisked 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or extract paste Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius and grease mini loaf tin tray In […]
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White Chocolate Mud Cake Serves: 8-14 people Ingredients: 300g butter, room temperature chopped 300g quality white chocolate 2 cups plain flour 1 1/4 cups self raising flour 1 1/2 cups caster sugar 4 eggs, lightly beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/4 cup water Ganache Ingredients: 250g White chocolate 125g thickened cream Method: Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius […]
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Egg and Dairy Free Diabetic Friendly Strawberry Tart Serves:8-12 people Pastry Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour 1/4 cup wholemeal plain flour 1/4 cup almond milk 3 tablespoons canola oil Pinch Salt Filling Ingredients: 250g strawberry, fresh or frozen 1 punnet fresh strawberries 1 cup water 1/4 cup xylitol 2 tablespoons corn flour Red food colouring Method: Preheat your oven […]
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Gluten Free Potato Cakes Makes: 10 Ingredients; 500g potato 3 spring onion, finely sliced 2 cloves garlic, finely diced 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour Method: Pierce the potato skins all over with a fork Microwave the potatoes on high for 4-5 minutes to partial cook the potatoes Grate the half cooked potatoes, skins included Stir through the […]
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Brunch Quiche Makes 1 x 20cm quiche & 9 mini quiches Ingredients: 1 sheet frozen shortcrust pastry 1 cup grated cheese 150g diced bacon pieces 5 mushrooms, halved and sliced 1 onion, finely diced 1 cup shredded baby spinach 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 cup cream 9 eggs, lightly beaten Salt & pepper, to taste […]
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Blueberry Swirl Muffins Makes: 12 Ingredients: 1 cup frozen blueberries 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons water 2 cups SR flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 cup milk Method: In a small saucepan place the frozen blueberries and the 2 tablespoons of sugar and water, simmer for 10 minutes until the berries have […]
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Vegetable Dumplings Makes: Approximately 48 Ingredients: 1-2 packets of prepared wonton/dumpling wrappers 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger 6 cloves garlic, freshly grated 1 onion, finely diced 500g mixed mushrooms, finely sliced 2 cups shredded wombok 3 small-medium carrots, grated 1 broccoli stem, grated 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoons soy sauce Method: Prepare the […]
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