Chocolate & Guinness Date Cake with White Chocolate & Lemon Topping

This is one cake you can’t go wrong with – plus it can last all week, so no need to scoff it all at once… Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour Serves: 8–10 INGREDIENTS 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) Guinness 300 g (10½ oz) unsalted butter 330 g (11¾ oz/1½ cups) caster (superfine) sugar 80 g (2¾ oz/¾ cup)…

ByThe Carousel17/03/20220Comments

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Flourless Moroccan Orange And Almond Cake

Unlike the traditional Moroccan meskouta (orange and almond cake), made with flour and oil and served soaked in orange juice and cinnamon syrup, this particular cake does not contain any flour, oils or butter, so if you are gluten intolerant or counting your kilojoules, then this is for you! I like to serve this cake…

ByThe Carousel14/07/20210Comments

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The Perfect Basic Cake: The Step-By-Step Guide To Making & Decorating This Everyday Treat!

The basic ingredients come in what Lyndey Milan calls the 200-200-200 rule. What's that? Check out this short video INGREDIENTS 200 gr castor sugar 200 gr diced butter 200 gr plain flour 4 whole eggs Lemon zest, finely grated METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 160 degrees with fan (or 180 degrees without fan) 2 Beat all ingredients together with an electric mixer until well…

ByLyndey Milan03/04/20210Comments

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Lyndey Milan’s Five Spice Plum and Almond Crumble Pie

Serves 6 – 8 Preparation 30 minutes + resting and cooling time Cooking 40 minutes Five Spice Plum and Almond Crumble Pie INGREDIENTS 6 medium (675 g) plums, or yellow nectarines 1 cup (220 g) caster sugar 1 teaspoon five spice powder 2 whole star anise 1 medium orange, finely grated zest and 125ml juice 150 g salted butter ¾ cup (165 g) caster sugar 1 teaspoon…

ByLyndey Milan13/03/20210Comments

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9 Delicious Easy-To-Make Bread Recipes To Try Out At Home

Bread is one of those staples in nearly all of our diets. We use it for our toast in the morning, our sandwiches at midday and our desserts after dinner. But bread is not only limited to white, wholemeal or multigrain – in fact, there are many ways to get creative with your bread. Here…

ByEmeric Brard28/02/20210Comments

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Can’t Eat Cookies? Try Some Gluten-Free Shortbread

Can't Eat Cookies? Try Some Gluten-Free Shortbread. They are delicious and easy to make. And come straight from Gwyneth Paltrow's site Goop. Gluten-Free Shortbread Recipe Makes about 30 biscuits Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 15 minutes INGREDIENTS 100 g (31/2 oz/¾ cup) corn flour (maize flour) 100 g (31/2 oz) rice flour, plus extra…

ByThe Carousel22/02/20210Comments

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Try This Delicious Australia Day Chocolate Pavlova Recipe

The pavlova has been a much-loved dessert for generations of Australian’s and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for any celebration, including Mother’s Day. Melbourne & Olympic Parks’ venue CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park is partnering with chocolatier and co-owner of Melbourne’s CACAO, Tim Clark, to share this exclusive recipe that is both delicious and luxurious - yet surprisingly simple to recreate…

ByThe Carousel23/01/20210Comments

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Lyndey Milan’s Baking Secrets: Bite Sized Baking Recipes

If good things come in small packages, then baking is no exception. Baking is a lot more precise than many other forms of cooking; a combination of craft and science. That's what makes it so exciting! Try some of Lyndey's bite sized recipes below! Yummy Almond Honeycomb Cupcakes Click here for this recipe. Cheesey Oat Cream Crackers Click here…

ByLyndey Milan16/05/20200Comments

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Sweet Treats: Chocolate Miso Brownies

So you're a fan of Foxtel's hit lifestyle show The Great Australian Bake Off but overawed by the elaborate creations in the Bake Off Shed? Relax, it's time to dust off the apron and start filling up those baking tins again, thanks to the series' companion cook-book, chocked full of easy-to-follow recipes. Here's just one of our…

ByRobyn Foyster21/11/20160Comments

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7 Recipes To Keep Kids Busy In The Kitchen These School Holidays

More like boohoo... It's 10am and you have already exhausted every possible activity to keep your children busy. You've got one kid on each arm begging for your attention and you're trying to avoid plonking them in front of the TV to watch Frozen for the 64th time. Here's where cooking comes in! Pop an apron on…

ByMillie Constable04/07/20160Comments