Dec 20, 2011

This Christmas gingerbread cake recipe is perfect for the holiday season. It’s light, has a real tang and the icing adds a lovely sweetness to proceedings. It is perfect for those who want a statement pudding for Christmas but don’t like the traditional Christmas pudding. Although to be honest, I would eat this all year round! Ingredients 225g...

Nov 21, 2011

This flourless chocolate brownie recipe is a great gluten-free dessert that compromises nothing. They taste great and only take a few minutes to make. Using nuts is optional, so if you don’t like them or can’t eat them, simply add slightly more sugar and slightly less butter to even things up. The chocolate in this recipe should be good quality...

Nov 7, 2011

This zingy citrus cookie recipe is an exciting take on traditional biscuits. The addition of lemon, lime and orange to the mix adds a beautiful, tangy essence to them. The combination takes this simple, easy cookie recipe and elevates it to excellence. Try it! Ingredients 550g butter, softened 350g sugar 2 large eggs, separated 600g plain flour 4 tbsp orange,...

Nov 4, 2011

It’s bonfire night this weekend, so we thought we would celebrate with the perfect bonfire night recipe. This chocolate pudding is simply divine! Ideal for celebrating the death of someone who wanted to overthrow democracy. It’s a rich chocolate pudding with melted marshmallows on top. Serve hot with cold ice cream. Ingredients 140g butter, melted 375g...

Oct 31, 2011

This peppermint coffin recipe is perfect for your little monsters on Halloween. This easy recipe is quick, and produces a great, themed treat for you, your kids, or trick or treaters. Ingredients 1 large bar dark chocolate ½ large bar white chocolate green food colouring peppermint essence Instructions Line a square cake tin with baking paper. Melt the dark...

Oct 30, 2011

These spooky Halloween muffins borrow from other quick recipes to make a suitable treat for your kids or those who come knocking. The muffin is a variation of a carrot cake recipe, portioned into muffins and iced with suitably spooky designs. Ingredients 200g light brown sugar 200ml sunflower oil 2 medium eggs 200g plain flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2tsp...