Gorgeous Lemon Myrtle Cake Recipe

"For as long as I can remember, my Auntie Susan has baked the most amazing cakes. For years I tried to get her to give me a book with all her recipes. Though I’m still waiting for that book, she shares my passion for native foods and has developed this recipe for me. It’s a…

ByThe Carousel17/11/20210Comments

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Sweet And Tasty Dorothy The Dinosaur Cake (Perfect For The Kids!)

You will be the most popular person in town if you make this Dorothy The Dinosaur cake for your children's next birthday party. It is one of the recipes from the Wiggles new cook books - Cooking with the Wiggles and Emma’s Tea Party. …

ByThe Carousel03/10/20210Comments

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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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Deliciously Yummy Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe And So Easy To Make

This is perfect to cook for those who love eating gooey chocolate - and given it is world chocolate day today why not give it a go? Chocolate Lava Cake Makes 12 Dark Chocolate 600g Butter 300g Whole Egg 700gram x 12 Egg Yolks x 12 Caster Sugar x 360 Plain Flour 300GRAM…

ByThe Carousel07/07/20210Comments

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Fresh, Zesty Lime & Coconut Mousse Cake

Serves 10–12 Prep time 25 minutes + 2–3 hours chilling time Cook time 30 minutes Gluten-free + Vegetarian INGREDIENTS For the sponge 4 eggs, separated 1⁄3 cup demerara sugar or granulated stevia 1⁄2 cup almond meal 2 tablespoons arrowroot (tapioca flour) For the filling 1 1⁄4 tablespoon gelatine or agar powder 3 tablespoons boiling water 2 cups coconut cream 2 cups plain yoghurt of your choice zest of 2 limes 3 tablespoons demerara sugar…

ByThe Carousel04/07/20210Comments

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Orange & Poppy Seed Cake

Serves 8 Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 3¾ hours (slow cooker) or 1¼ hours (oven) INGREDIENTS 200g (7 oz/2 cups) almond meal (ground almonds) 120 g (4¼ oz/1 cup) quinoa flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder 4 tablespoons poppy seeds finely grated zest and juice of 2 oranges – you need 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) juice 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) light olive oil 130 g…

ByThe Carousel18/05/20210Comments

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Chocolate And Chestnut Cake Recipe

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon cocoa 200g pre-cooked, peeled chestnuts 75g caster sugar + 2 tablespoons caster sugar 100ml full fat organic milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 100g unsalted butter 150g chopped dark chocolate 3 large organic eggs METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Grease the inside of a 20cm springform tin and line the base with a disc of buttered baking parchment. 2…

ByThe Carousel09/05/20210Comments

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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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Will & Steve’s Chocolate Banana And Hazelnut Bread

Will and Steve, winners of My Kitchen Rules 2015 share one of their recipes with us! Cooking and preparation time 45 minutes Makes 8 x 4cm by 8cm rectangles INGREDIENTS 3 medium sized bananas (ripe) 1 cup plain flour ½ cup caster sugar ¼ cup unsweetened baking cocoa ¼ cup light olive oil ¼ cup water 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp apple cider vinegar ¼ teaspoon…

ByWill & Steve01/01/20210Comments

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Amy Chaplin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Layer Cake With Cherry & Chocolate Ganache

For my sister’s thirtieth birthday, my father and I came up with a clandestine plan for him to fly to New York from Australia to surprise her at her party. I was beside myself with the excitement of keeping his visit a secret and thrilled to see my plan unfold undetected. In between my father’s…

ByThe Carousel07/07/20200Comments