Puddings & Desserts

From Celebration Rum Torte to Marbled Mocha Cheesecake

The 58th Bake: Apple, Cider and Raisin Crumble

I went to the gym last night and somehow over the last week, between the Princesstarta, the Hot Cross Bun Loaf and scones with jam and cream I have gained a bit of weight!!! How did that happen? Or not you may ask with all this baking in the house!  Anyway, who says what is an ideal weight.  Tbh, I don’t mind these extra curves, for a while.  And why should society dictate my weight anyway, which I googled out of interest and found that I should be 8 kg lighter…ridiculous, that would make me a size 8!!!  I went to a Poetry Slam yesterday and (more…)

By Denise, ago

The #51st Bake: Marbled Mocha Cheesecake

On Saturday we went to my brother-in-laws for dinner as my sister-in-law is staying.  I usually take a pudding so it was a good excuse for a bake.  This marbled mocha cheesecake looked good to share, rich, decadent, and not something I could possibly cope with in the house!! (more…)

By Denise, ago

The 48th Bake: Ginger and Pear Pudding

 

We had the family, or some of them coming for dinner; my brother, sisters and kids.  Time to bake a pudding.  This ginger and pear pudding looked just the ticket.  I was staying at Mums for the school holidays, and she doesn’t have a set of electronic kitchen scales so I had to pull out all the stops to measure the ingredients.

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By Denise, ago

The 36th Bake: Little Orange Souffle Puds

I’ve never made souffles before so this could be fun.  The only ingredient I didn’t have aside from the oranges was a vanilla ice cream, which I found on special at my local market, so had to buy the  vanilla bean organic coconut one! Yum. (Not really part of the souffle Read more…

By Denise, ago

The 27th Bake: Bitter Chocolate & Stem Ginger Puds

Well these looked easy and a nice fun bake for Saturday afternoon.  Actually it was practically evening by the time I made them so we had them for pudding, after our roast (bought from the local roast shop I have to admit, because I was too busy baking to cook Read more…

By Denise, ago

The 20th Bake: Hazelnut & Summer Berry Roulade

The roulade was staring at me out of the pages of the recipe book on the bench…for days.  I had 3 egg whites sitting on the bench for a day, then in the fridge for 3 days, from the previous bake of crème caramel.  This was the obvious next recipe, Read more…

By Denise, ago

The 19th Bake: Coffee Creme Caramel

I just felt like making crème caramel.  Lo and behold, there is a recipe for it in my “Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking”.  I decided not the do the coffee version, as I don’t think anyone around here would want to eat it, so I replaced the Read more…

By Denise, ago

The First Bake: Blueberry and Lemon Bread Pudding

So here goes, 3.30 pm on the 27 February 2018 I have decided to make Focaccia by Paul Hollywood. I search through the Breads section and lo and behold, there is no Focaccia!! (I saw it on the programme…its not in the book!! Woops) Not to be deterred, I will Read more…

By Denise, ago