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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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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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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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Vegan buttercream frosting
Now, it is a little known fact (which I like to tell people about) that Oreo cookies are vegan-friendly. I’m not sure if this is by design, or by accident, but it certainly make decorating (non-butter) buttercream frosting easier! You can chop Oreos in half and add them to the top of the cupcakes for that little bit of extra…
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