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Yorkshire Tea Loaf

Yorkshire Tea Loaf

This loaf is so easy to make and no less delicious.  The sugar content is optional; I leave it out as I find it sweet enough with all the dried fruit in it.  Succumb to the temptation to tuck in as soon as it is baked with just some butter or a slice of...
Black cherry financiers

Black cherry financiers

I absolutely love black cherries.  They are a perfect combination with almond in these dainty financiers. I love this recipe because, not only is it easy, it uses up the copius amount of egg whites I always seem to have leftover! Black cherry financiers Very easy and...
Farfel tart

Farfel tart

This is a delicious memory from my childhood growing up in Southern Africa.  It’s a light, buttery biscuit type cake filled with jam and a crumble like topping.  I remember my mum serving it as a dessert or as a treat for afternoon tea or morning coffee.  I have no...
Chocolate spelt cake

Chocolate spelt cake

This is a super easy cake to make.  I tried using spelt flour for the whole quantity of flour but found it was a bit too dry and heavy for my liking hence the combination with plain flour; the ground rice adds an intriguing bit of texture.  You can also use ground...
How to make homemade marzipan

How to make homemade marzipan

I started making my own homemade marzipan some years ago when I realised how easy it was to make but more importantly, how much nicer it is than the bought stuff, in my very humble opinion. I hope you’ll find the same. Step by step instructions on how to make marzipan...
Moist gluten free Christmas cake

Moist gluten free Christmas cake

This is a beautifully rich, super moist, gluten free Christmas cake. It’s got bags of flavour and keeps for months.   My key success factors are these: one consistent low temperature throughout baking; covering the cake part way through baking with a...

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