baking – Page 9 – Sweet Tucker

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Mo-cupcakes

November 26, 2012

As some of you may be aware, November is also Movember, a month set aside every year for Prostate Cancer awareness and fund-raising. It’s also an opportunity for fellas all around Australia to grow a moustache and use that as a talking point and a bit of a joke to get some money raised. My…

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Espresso Chocolate Cake

November 11, 2012

It was supposed to be the perfect excuse to bake – hubby was due to host a ‘Guys’ Night’ at our house, and a bunch of fellas were coming around who would need some grub – so I used an otherwise boring day to rustle up this cake. Alas, the guys were too busy chatting…

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Strawberry Banana Bread

November 7, 2012

I think this is my new favourite cake (okay, so it’s called ‘bread’ but that’s because it originated in the USA)! And it’s good for you! Filled with fruit and whole wheat flour, this cake is on my list of new healthy snacks. You may ask why I would want to spoil fresh strawberries by…

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Raspberry Almond Muffins

September 4, 2012

Sometimes I just can’t keep well enough alone! These muffins are a riff on a classic that works… Raspberry Vanilla Muffins are also good, but somehow they never had enough texture to satisfy me. Call me a purist if you like, but muffins should be kind of healthy, and certainly contain more than one type…

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Apricot and Carrot Loaf

August 8, 2012

We moved house last weekend, and since then it’s been busy, busy, busy, with no chance for a relaxing bake-up… so after beginning my weekend with a 6.5 hour hike, I resolved that this day, Sunday, was to be my Sabbath (for real)… a day when I could do “nothing” (which really means “whatever I…

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Apple and Raspberry Crumble Pie

July 22, 2012

I have decided that finding a recipe unsatisfactory is no cause for complaint – it is purely an opportunity to improve upon it! Having found a delicious-sounding recipe for Apple and Raspberry Crumble Pie on the back of a custard powder packet, it had been my goal to make it for some time… alas, it…

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Trevor G’s Very Dark Chocolate Brownies

July 8, 2012

Today is mid-winter here, but you wouldn’t know it. Clear blue skies and sunshine is my idea of winter! Bring it on! Add to that a sleep-in, and time for baking, and you have my perfect day. First on the agenda was some deep, dark chocolate brownies. I have been wanting to get my hands…

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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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Raspberry and Cardamom Cake with Honey Syrup

June 3, 2012

The first time I made this cake, it didn’t rate. There were no marks of affirmation (i.e. ticks) on my cookbook’s page next to this recipe. But it was a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon and I was in sore need of some relaxation time. This cake requires very few special ingredients, so it was…

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Double Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

May 18, 2012

I was desperately craving a rich chocolate cake yesterday, and planned to make my own. Perhaps I should make chocolate mud cake? No, my only recipe is a big cake and not a perfect outcome. Plus, who would I share it with? Brownies are easy to make, and easy to transport and share. I remember…

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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,…

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Peanut Puff Biscuits

April 11, 2012

I loooove peanut butter. Yes, I have been known to eat it by spoon directly out of the jar. (Occasionally). I had been craving something like these peanut butter balls; I had a memory of something very peanutty and very sweet at the same time… something that would have been made by my…