You probably would’ve noticed by now that I don’t bake very often. I don’t normally do sweet things, not because I don’t like sweets… I am just a HUGE fan of savoury dishes! However, this weekend I’ve decided to treat ourselves to something out of the ordinary. I’ve decided to attempt making brandy snaps using a Margaret Fulton recipe because I had brandy snaps at a wedding three weeks ago and absolutely loved it! These also make a great treat for an afternoon tea, and right now, as I write this blog entry, I am comfortably seated on my couch … Continue reading Margaret Fulton’s Brandy Snap Recipe

Macarons from Cafe Vue, 401 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Recipe from http://www.userealbutter.com All thanks to MasterChef Australia’s “Macaron Tower” challenge a couple of days ago, I have had a serious craving for macarons for days. It doesn’t go away. I was hoping it would, but it didn’t. So I’ve decided to just go for a very short drive from work to Cafe Vue on St Kilda Road, knowing from word of mouth that they will have plenty of macarons to satisfy this silly craving. These macarons were not cheap! $12 for a box of 6 macarons – any flavor you … Continue reading MasterChef Macaron Madness: Chocolate Raspberry Macarons Recipe

Serves 8Recipe from http://www.bestrecipes.com.au These brownies are lovely and moist on the inside and crunchy on the outside – just as a good brownie should be. Beautiful served on their own or with ice cream or cream for dessert. Ingredients 200g butter, chopped 200g dark cooking chocolate, chopped 1/3 cup cocoa 1 cup caster sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted 1/4 cup self raising flour, sifted 180g white cooking chocolate, chopped 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional) Method Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line with baking paper in a lamington tin. Microwave dark chocolate and butter … Continue reading Triple Chocolate Brownies Recipe

Recipe from http://www.taste.com.au – Serves 8 I am not a huge dessert person but I do love Sticky Date Pudding, it’s one of my favorites! Nothing beats warm sticky date pudding served with caramel sauce and vanilla ice-cream. The recipe is actually quite simple! I hope you like this one… something sweet for a change eh? 🙂 Ingredients 250g pitted dates, chopped 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda 1 1/2 cups boiling water 125g butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs, at room temperature 2 cups self-raising flour, sifted Caramel Sauce 1 cup brown sugar 300ml thickened … Continue reading Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce

taken from the inside of my banana bread dish 😉 Kimba’s Review: I don’t bake as much as I cook, so this is easily my favorite recipe because it is so easy and so yummy! Whenever you have browning bananas, what best to do with them than to bake a banana bread? The recipe is very simple: Preheat oven to 160C. Cream 125g butter and 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar together with electric mixer. Add three eggs, beating well between each one. Fold in 1 3/4 cups self raising flour and 75g pecans. Stir in 3 mashed bananas, 1/2 … Continue reading BEST EVER BANANA BREAD RECIPE