This Chocolate Pound cake is the real deal. Intense, moist, dark and full of flavour. Probably the first loaf that has got me so head over heels. This loaf is amazing!!!!! The recipe makes a large cake and I made it in two medium-sized loaf tins. More the better isn’t it. Good thing it makes […]
Banana & Rum Cake is just another fancy bake you make out of overripe bananas. When life gives you overripe bananas you bake them. Considering we are all often blessed in our kitchen with bananas that go black, we know we could use many recipes that call for them. Before making this Banana Rum cake, […]
I’m not willing to let the mango season slip away just yet, which explains this recipe for semolina mango cake. This is a recipe my mother in law shared with me and just that almost immediately warranted I try it. So Zi and I did. I baked and he ate. This semolina cake is very […]
This Orange Wheat Cake is so fluffy and light, you won’t believe it’s made with wheat. I’ve only lately had luck baking with wheat. After years of believing that using wheat in baking makes dense and heavy cakes here’s a cake to prove that completely wrong. Ingredients for this orange cake This orange cake uses […]
Carrot cake is a classic. Almost every baking book has a recipe for it and there are so many variations of it. All perfect in their own way. For starters, I’ve tried at least 5 variations of Carrot cake and I don’t think I could pick a favourite. They are all so good. As a […]
Baked doughnuts are a much-needed invention. They’re cute as hell, healthier than fried doughnuts and twice as quick to make too. This is a no yeast recipe for doughnuts and you are going to love them. Trust me, these are a delight!! Baked donuts without yeast are light, fluffy and melt in your mouth. While […]
Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovely mamas out there. It’s your day and we deserve this now more than ever. This Mother’s day needs an over the top celebration in a way that makes perfect sense to you ( read as the day off for me). Mothers all over the world have gone beyond […]
Dear Cinnamon rolls, you’re the best thing that has happened to me in 2020. People, really, Cinnamon rolls deserve more love. These are easy to make, taste great and I already have tonnes of ideas for variations you could make with the same dough. Recipes using Cinnamon : I’ll be honest, I’m not a big […]
It never occurred to me how addictive Lamingtons can be until I had my first one. Having read about them in many of my baking books, I got down to actually making them for the first time only earlier this month. They are good, they are really good. Lamingtons as fancy as they sound are […]
This apple cake is gold!!!! It is super simple to make, it’s moreish and it’s got apples. What is not to love about it. It’s a great choice at tea time and even if this is the first cake you baked in your life, you are going to emerge a winner. To make this apple […]