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Cheesy bacon dip
Have you ever had a cheesy bacon dip that is in the middle of a big cob loaf? And you use the bread chunks that have been hollowed out to scoop the dip out? And you sit there eating it until you either make yourself sick or it’s all gone? No? I’ve never done that either… (do you believe me?)…
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Baking fails!
So I spend some weekends baking up a storm, and then forget to take photos to add to the blog. So when I go to publish recipes that I have either created or amended from their original (it’s not often I will not play with a recipe when I bake) I have no photo. So, because of this I have…
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Mixed berry cheesecake
Summer in Australia can be brutal – and as we move towards the end of the seemingly constant stream of 30°C plus days, I felt the need to indulge in a light, cool dessert. Lo and behold, the mixed berry cheesecake. Yum! Ingredients 250g plain biscuits (I use Arnott’s Butternut Snap, so an ‘oaty’ biscuit is great) 100g butter 250g…
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Hummingbird cake
This cake is a favourite – it’s sweet and moist, but not over the top. It has that fulfilling ‘tea cake’ feel to it, which I think comes through with the cinnamon and fruit taste to it. And if you like Banana Bread, then you should absolutely love this too! Ingredients 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup self raising flour…
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Carrot cake
There is absolutely nothing better in autumn than home made carrot cake, made with the carrots you’ve pulled out of your garden. Autumn is the season I associate with apples, carrots, pumpkin and falling leaves – this is mostly because I always forget to plant my carrots until mid-end of spring! The cake itself is dairy-free and nut-free, but if…
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Cream cheese frosting
There is NOTHING better than a super delicious frosting for a cake, and there isn’t a frosting much better than cream cheese frosting. I could be super biased, but I think this is best cream cheese frosting I’ve ever made. This frosting is best on citrus and berry based cakes, such as orange and poppyseed cake, carrot cake, or even…
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Orange and Poppyseed Cake
There is nothing I like better than a tart citrus-based cake… Well, except a really good chocolate cake! But orange and poppyseed is definitely one of my favourites. Ingredients 50g butter 2 tbsp grated orange rind 1 cup caster sugar 1 eggs 1/4 cup orange juice 1 cup self-raising flour 2 tbsp poppyseeds 1/3 cup milk Method Preheat oven to 180°C…
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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
One of my ‘go-to’ recipes is my cookies and cream cheesecake. It’s relatively simple and very delicious – a definite crowd pleaser. It is based on my white chocolate cheesecake recipe, but I make it as a larger slab type recipe for bigger groups. It has the potential to last up to a week in the refrigerator – but alas,…
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Banana bread with cream cheese swirl
So, I know I warned you that I make a lot of cheesecake – and this (technically) isn’t cheesecake, but it might as well be. It’s the most delicious combination of cheesecake with banana bread (or cake – whatever you want to call it). Ingredients Banana bread/cake: 125g butter (melted) 1 cup plain flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 3/4…
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