Family recipes that make your heart sing of joy. This is the best way to describe my mother’s orange cake. There was always cake in my house and from an early age I started training my taste buds for the tasting that would follow. I was also an expert at licking the bits left in the mixer bowl (don’t blame me). Now get your tools ready! Get your blender out of the cupboard because this recipe uses a blender only. Use all ingredients at room temperature. Use a standard mug to measure your ingredients. Ingredients 1 large orange 4 free range eggs (L) 1/2 mug olive oil 2 mugs caster…
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Tea Pouched Pear Chocolate Cake
This English Breakfast pouched pear chocolate cake goes perfectly with a cup of tea or even after a nice dinner. This makes a stunning dessert combined with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You’ll find out that the tea reduction is very easy to prepare. Cake 110 g unsalted butter, at room temperature 110 g caster sugar 4 free range eggs (L) 100 g ground almonds 30 g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 75 g dark chocolate (85% cocoa) 75 g milk chocolate Pouched Pears and Tea reduction 3 Conference pears 2 English Breakfast tea bags 500 ml water 3 – 4 tablespoons of soft brown sugar 2…
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Five-Spice Bundt Cake
This five-spice bundt cake is moist, velvety-like and a finger-licking treat due to the addition of black treacle. It goes so well with caramel on top. This will definitely impress your guests and it looks wonderful on your Christmas table. Recipe adapted from Nigella Lawson “Simply Nigella”. Cake 60 ml sunflower oil 60 ml olive oil 100 g dark brown sugar 300 g black treacle 250 ml dry cider 3 large free range eggs 1 tsp fresh ginger peeled and grated 300 g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 2 tsp Chinese five-spice 1 tsp cinnamon Caramel 75 g unsalted…
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Pumpkin cake and caramel buttercream frosting
Look at this gooey caramel sitting on top of this incredibly moist pumpkin cake. Who says pumpkin is boring and non-appealing? The recipe in English and Portuguese is down the bottom of this page. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we’ve had! It’s a super moist cake, and actually it blown me away when I baked it. Caramel, pecan nuts, cream cheese buttercream gathered together to pull out this incredible moist cake, which is now one of my favourites. You need this in your life. For the Cake 285 g all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 1/2 tsp allspice powder 3/4 tsp salt 170 ml vegetable…
