Best Ever Celebration Chocolate Cake For Easter

An easy chocolate cake that never fails to impress, styled for Easter with a delicious icing Prep time 20 mins Cooking time 1 hr 30 mins Serves Approximately 10 INGREDIENTS 250 g unsalted butter 200 g dark chocolate roughly chopped 1 tablespoon instant coffee dissolved in 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) hot water 460 g caster sugar 185 g self-raising flour 75 g plain flour 30 g best…

ByRobyn Foyster17/04/20250Comments

Baking Recipes

MyCupCakeAddiction’s Choc Chip S’Mores Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS Chocolate Chip cookies Marshmallows Chocolate (any type!) METHOD 1 Place chocolate chip cookies on a baking tray and evenly cover the flat side with chocolate melts / pieces 2 Place one marshmallow on top of the chocolate and bake in a low oven for 2-3 minutes 3 Remove when the marshmallow has just started…

ByElise Strachan01/02/20250Comments

Baking

The Utterly Brilliant Vanilla Cake With Rose Buttercream Recipe

There are cakes and then there's Vanilla Cake With Rose Buttercream. It is truly incredible and the perfect showcase for any special occasion. You can try more cakes here. Makes one 3-tiered 15 cm (6 inch) cake 1 quantity Rose buttercream 2 quantities Vanilla cake batter TO CROWN INGREDIENTS edible organic pink or coral roses edible leaves METHOD Prepare the rose buttercream. Prepare two quantities…

ByThe Carousel08/05/20240Comments

Baking Entertaining & Wine Your Recipes

Egg White Cake With Strawberry Icing

Anneka Manning is a superb cook and this recipe is typical of her brilliance. Serves 10 Preparation time 20 minutes (+ 1 hour cooling and 40 minutes standing time) Baking time 30 minutes INGREDIENTS Melted butter, extra, to grease 220 g (7¾ oz/1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar 150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour 1½ tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch) 1 teaspoon baking powder 6 egg whites,…

ByAnneka Manning07/05/20240Comments

Baking Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink Your Recipes

Easy Vanilla Cake With Passionfruit Buttercream

“There is nothing quite like a simple vanilla cake. Another wonderful standby for almost any occasion, this cake is one to add to your baking repertoire. The lovely passionfruit ‘measure and beat’ buttercream icing tops it perfectly.” Anneka Manning, Author. Serves 8-10 Preparation time 15 minutes (+ 1½ hours cooling time) Baking time 45–50 minutes INGREDIENTS Melted butter, to grease 150…

ByAnneka Manning01/10/20230Comments

Baking Food & Drink Your Recipes

Celebrate Halloween with These ‘Boo’Tiful Cupcakes

Halloween Chocolate Cupcakes Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Makes: 12 - 14 Ingredients: Cupcakes - 125g dark chocolate, chopped 1 cup water 125g butter, diced and softened 1 1⁄4 cups 3 extra large eggs 2 cups plain flour 11⁄2 tsp baking powder 1⁄4 cup cocoa Decoration - 150g…

ByThe Carousel18/10/20220Comments

Baking Food & Drink

Barbie-Inspired Pretty Pink Party Ideas

With Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie headlining the upcoming Barbie film release, all things pink could be cool again. Growing up, I was always jealous of my friend’s Barbie collection. She owned a dreamhouse, campervan and her Barbies had wardrobes packed with the coolest clothes. Did you know that Barbie bought her first Dreamhouse…

ByEmma Crameri18/08/20220Comments

Baking Food & Drink

The 4 Essential Cookbooks For Healthy And Affordable Recipes

I often find myself discussing how to save money shopping and how to achieve Luxe for Less. Well this stunning selection of cookbooks accomplishes both. You will save money with these inspired books, eat healthier and best of all dine like a Monarch. Bake, spice and preserve your way to delicious healthy meals whilst saving a bundle! Here are…

ByJo Munro14/08/20220Comments

Baking Food & Drink Your Recipes

This Quince Tart Recipe Will Surely Win Hearts!

The Food of Argentina is a rich and visual celebration of Argentinean food, with recipes from prolific cookbook author and ‘The Tong Master’ Ross Dobson, author of 13 cookbooks including best-selling titles Fired up and King of the Grill. Check out this amazing collection of the best recipes this food-loving nation has to offer. SERVES…

ByThe Carousel02/06/20220Comments

Baking Recipes

10 Common Cake-Baking Mistakes From Why Did My Cake Sink?

Baking a cake is an art, to say the least. You need all the right ingredients in all its perfect amounts matched with perfect timing, or else it just won't come out the way you want it to. Of course, you could experiment with a trial and error approach, but that could take days.…

ByEmeric Brard03/04/20220Comments