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Dark Chocolate Cake

It’s time to bake a chocolate cake.  With all this baking believe it or not, we have no baking in the cupboards for school lunches, go figure.  I am spending so much time on my Great British Bake Off Bakes,  I haven’t had time to fill the tins!!!  I got home from my friends book launch tonight and as I ventured over the harbour bridge decided to bake this when I got home. Unfortunately, we had no eggs so will have to do it in the morning. This is our family’s chocolate cake recipe.  My sister acquired it some years ago and we have been using it ever since.  It NEVER fails!!!  And it is so easy, just add all the ingredients to a bowl (more…)

By Denise, ago

The 37th Bake: Chocolate Chunk Bars

I got home from dance practice at 8.30pm and what better time to bake the next recipe waiting for me open on the page.  It looked easy, compared to “that cake”, (the Gateau de l’opera ) and besides, we had no home baking (believe it or not!!) in the house Read more…

By Denise, ago

Hummingbird Cake

It’s my daughter’s birthday tomorrow and she has requested a Hummingbird cake.  I love making hummingbird cakes!!  The luscious ingredients make for such a moist delicious cake. I was at Greenland hospital today taking her for her eye check, and discovered a recipe for Hummingbird cake in the cookbook at Read more…

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The 16th Bake: Gluten-free orange cake

I took the dog  for a walk today through Victoria Park in the centre of the city.  The air is still hot, but there is a crispness about it.  Autumn is coming.  As I walked through the park, I noticed the smell of freshly cut grass, a smell that reminds Read more…

By Denise, ago