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Orange Poppy Seed Cake

June 15, 2012

It’s winter and the sun is out; we have bags of oranges, lemons and mandarins given to us by family members (both sides) and it’s a long weekend (thanks, Queen Elizabeth II)! Time to make me some cake. And with all this citrus I figured an orange cake was on the cards. I had made…

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Dutch Ginger Cake

May 5, 2012

Ginger is my father’s favourite flavour; especially when it comes to cake and chocolate. With that in mind I found this recipe years ago in my old Women’s Weekly cookbook: Best Recipes from the Weekly and have made it often since. It uses only six ingredients, and there is no beating required. It looks good,…

Sweet Tucker

Sweet Tucker

Orange Poppy Seed Cake

Dutch Ginger Cake