Whether you crave sweet, savory, decadent or healthy, read on for some great dessert recipes to satisfy your taste buds.
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to start baking! Whether you’d like to make these as an original gift idea, (I often made cupcakes at Christmas time for my children’s teachers) or you want some festive looking place cards to enhance your Christmas …
Sometimes I think I won’t make a traditional Christmas Cake, but then I usually get a big attack of the guilts and decide Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it. Even though I know my son Joseph probably won’t even taste it, I have this need to …
Hummingbird Cake is a cake made famous in America when the recipe was published in the 1978 issue of Southern Living and the recipe went on to become that magazine’s most requested. The recipe was submitted by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins, although historians believe the recipe …
I have an old recipe book, one that you write your recipes in. It is about 25 years old, and I bought it with the intention of collecting recipes over the years. I am grateful that my mother’s handwriting is there, the first recipes written …
I made these jellies throughout summer and they have become my go-to favourite when I want something sweet, yet fresh, refershing and relatively healthy. The ‘healthy’ part depends on what you add to your jelly. The key to making this is using Agar Agar, and …
When I think of Autumn baking, I think of American classics that are celebrated during ‘Fall’, but especially during Thanksgiving festivities. Although it is true that we don’t have Thanksgiving here in Italy, or in Australia where I grw up, I don’t feel we should …
I love coconut! It has long been a favourite flavour of mine, I usually choose coconut when having gelato and I love coconut and coffee together. Saying this, it didn’t take me long to decide which frosting I wanted for this coconut cake. If you …
Cotognata is a sweet, hard jam made from Quince, and commonly known in English as Quince Paste. In Spain it is called ‘Membrillo’. The Quince is a special fruit, it is large and irregularly shaped and not eaten raw because of its’ excessively sour taste. …
Finally the weather is demonstrating Autumnal tempertures, not that I had much patience to wait to start with the pumpkin recipes. I had originally planned on making muffins, and although they were delicious (especially still warm from the oven) , the following morning they looked …
I love Carrot Cake and I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to post the recipe on my blog. To be honest, I was convinced I had, and searched a couple of times before I realised that one of my favourite cake recipes was indeed …