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 […]
A lot of times I want to try a recipe just because it sounds exotic. Basbousa is a perfect example of that. I went through multiple recipes and found that there are so many variations to this cake. Each sounding more exotic than the other. Last week I posted a little snippet on Instagram of […]
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 […]
Chocolate whiskey cake sure is the match of the finer things in life. Here’s a decadent mix of layers of moist chocolate cake, flavoured with crisp whiskey and slathered with creamy chocolate ganache. I found it to be the perfect baking gift, for the dad in our house. Happy Fathers’ Day to all dads everywhere. […]
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 […]
Move over cream cheese, I can make a baked cheesecake without you. Guys, this cheats’ baked cheesecake is EVERYTHING!!!!! Soft, creamy, melt in your mouth and moreish. You will want to make this every chance you get. I’ll be honest. I absolutely was over the moon with the success of my real baked cheesecake. Then […]
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 […]
I love baking with Bananas. This is only the 20th recipe I’m posting for Banana Cake It’s no secret I love baking with bananas, and it’s no secret either that bananas can do magic in baking. On this blog and my old blog chef on duty, bananas have been a regular feature. What sets apart […]
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 […]