I’ve been making carrot cakes for years, it’s my Mum’s favourite cake and it’s one of mine. I say ‘one’ because nothing can come between me and my chocolate cake. Since I’ve made so many carrot cakes over the years, I’ve experimented with different ingredients and quantities, and in this recipe I believe I’ve nailed…
Recipes
Easter Macaroon Nests
Happy Easter everyone! This year I really wanted to make some macaroon nests and fill them with chocolate eggs. They just look so cute and I love pretty much anything with coconut! I experimented with the egg whites. The first batch was a runny disaster, as I didn’t beat the egg whites enough and added…
Snow Capped Gingerbread Cookies
I love gingerbread so much. I am one of those strange beings who loves all ginger spice flavoured treats, but truly can’t stand ginger in it’s natural form or crystallized. Every time I have sushi I always leave the ginger on the plate and if some mistakenly makes it’s way into my mouth it’s not…
Chocolate Cake with Coconut Oil
I’ve been using coconut oil for a while now, I originally bought it as I heard it made a great face cleanser and I’ve recently starting including it in recipes. Chocolate cake is and always will be my favourite cake and I had a thought the other day when I went to make one, that…
Walnut Crunch Cake
The other day I was looking through a recipe book I have ‘The Golden Book of Baking’ and saw this walnut crunch cake. I love the fact that it doesn’t require any decoration at all (the crumble is the topping). It’s baked in a Bundt pan and the walnut crunch takes me back to eating…
Mixed Berry Bran Muffins
I’ve always been a huge fan of bran muffins, but sometimes it can be hard to find a truly decent one. Some are overly dry or lacking in flavour. In my early twenties I lived in Canada for 6 months, and I made a habit out of eating a freshly baked bran muffin every other…
Rhubarb Galette
I had been wanting to try to make a galette for a while ever since I saw them at the farmers market, and finally bit the bullet when I went to my local fruit store and rhubarb was on sale. I adore rhubarb. Not everyone does as it’s a tart fruit but if you get…
Spice Cake with Penuche Frosting
We’re now into the last month of Winter here in New Zealand, and I can’t wait for Spring to get here! But one thing I do love about Winter is filling the kitchen with delicious spice aromas, especially cloves. I can never get enough of the smell of cloves, and I always have to get…
Four Berry Danish Cheesecake
I got invited to a picnic a few weeks back and was in charge of bringing the dessert. I wanted something that wasn’t going to be too messy to eat and that would travel well for the hour-long commute on the train. After a search on the web I came across this recipe from Piece…
Chunky Chocolate Chip & Walnut Cookies
Since moving to New York City 2 and a half years ago, I have made mental notes of where to get the best cupcakes, the best slice of pizza and the best ice cream. There is nothing that comes even close to the best cookies: the Chocolate Chip Walnut cookie from Levain Bakery. So of…