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CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BLUEBERRIES RECIPE

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BLUEBERRIES RECIPE

If i have to be honest i am generally not a huge chocolate cake fan. Nope, more of a brownie girl. If i think about it – it’s often because many chocolate cake recipes are too dry and then these dry layers are sandwiched together with a rich butter cream icing that for me just [...]

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BLACKBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE : A RECIPE TO KEEP WARM THIS WINTER

BLACKBERRY BUTTERMILK CAKE : A RECIPE TO KEEP WARM THIS WINTER

I seem to be making a lot of cakes recently. I am thinking it must be the onset of the chillier weather calling for a little bit of winter padding to not so sub-consciously make its way around areas that should probably be off limits. Our apartment which is proving to be freezing come Autumn [...]

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POLENTA & SESAME CAKE WITH LEMON HONEY SYRUP RECIPE

POLENTA & SESAME CAKE WITH LEMON HONEY SYRUP RECIPE

“The Kitchen” – one of my favourite Cape Town eateries, which also happens to be the beating heart of the uber trendy & developing area of Woodstock – has recently published a selection of it’s recipes. (Calls of celebration here!) Of course it didn’t take me long to get hold of a copy over which [...]

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COURGETTE & PINEAPPLE CAKE RECIPE

COURGETTE & PINEAPPLE CAKE RECIPE

You know you have reached a new stage in your life when you are in the minority by not having your own tiny tot on your hip. It seems I am at that time in my life where all my friends have begun breeding. Babies are popping out all the time these days. It’s hard [...]

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THE BEST GINGER CAKE EVER

THE BEST GINGER CAKE EVER

I can admit i have a love for ginger. It has such incredible potency & flavour along with so many of its own nuances that make it appropriate for a myriad of savoury or sweet dishes, sauces, toppings,dressings, icings, cakes, relishes, preserves, jams, pickles, chutneys…. oh the list can just go on and on…Could this [...]

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