Although there are many recipes that fill me with nostalgia for my childhood, one that reminds me of my mother instantly is Banana Cake. Often we would have Banana Cake waiting for us after school, for afternoon tea, still warm from the oven. My father …
Banana Bread. Banana Loaf. Banana Cake. Some people will tell you there is no difference between them, that they just have different names. I like to think that Banana Bread is more ‘bread’ like (meaning you can eat it with a slather of butter), whilst …
At first glance this recipe could seem very similar to a carrot cake recipe. While many of the ingredients are similar (spices and nuts), this cake has a distinct personality of it’s own. The flavours work really well together, especially the rosemary which was a …
Sometimes you find an old recipe that brings back some lovely memories, but sometimes that old recipe finds you. My lovely sister-in-law Emma told me the other day that she’d found one of my mother’s old recipes. It has her dear friend, my Aunty Judy’s …
The first time I made these was my first venture into using yeast. I’ll confess that in the past, I have had a little fear of ‘yeast’, but making this recipe gave me the confidence to try making breads and buns in the future, and …
If you are not a dark chocolate fan, but you still want a good cake base for a decorated cake, I recommend you try the White Chocolate version of the ‘mudcake’. If you want to make it more interesting, add a handful of frozen raspberries …
I am always surprised as to the popularity of this recipe. I have demonstrated it many times on TV, published the recipe on Facebook, and it was also published in my cake book, ‘La Torta Perfetta di Toni’. When I used to make wedding cakes, …