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White Chocolate Panna Cotta
White Chocolate Panna Cotta served with fresh strawberries, dried pomegranate seeds and cocoa nibs for a delicious sweet treat that comes together in minutes and is also gluten free. My children refer to the Panna Cotta as a 'milk jelly'! Sweet, creamy, jiggly and so delicious, it looks like … Read More
Vanilla Funfetti Milkshake
Its been a while since I shared something simple and instant. Milkshake, smoothies and juices are a regular part of my cooking routine in the warmer months. I just don't get to share them as often. While I am a fan of thick smoothies, the twins love their milkshakes. Milkshakes are very reminiscent … Read More
Baileys Ice Cream Tart
The ultimate romantic Ice Cream treat with a crunchy cookie crust, creamy and decadent Baileys Original Ice Cream filling topped with fresh, juicy strawberries and candied rose petals. It is that season again when we are trying to find exciting new ways of spoiling our loved ones. I know … Read More
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
You are about to be let in on a life changing hack! Who would guess, the humble mayonnaise could replace the key ingredients in a cake and turn it into my favorite chocolate cake recipe. Like you, I have always put off the idea. Seriously, mayonnaise in cake? So wrong! No, actually I was wrong! I … Read More
Chocolate And Earl Grey Pots De Creme
There goes an entire month. It's no longer a New year! Our boys enjoyed an almost two month vacation and will be finally back to school next week. These two months seem the longest to me. From the time vacations kick off to the onset of the new class, (which is basically 2/3 of an Australian summer) there is non-stop action on the home front and work turns out to a bit of a struggle. When your home and office are located in the confines of the same space, time is no longer the factor that determines when you switch off and when you resume. It is you who decides. If you're like me, you won't stop. You go on and on. You push your limits till you reach the absolute brink of exhaustion. With young kids around, the distraction is crazy. And to make up for that, the hours in the night are precious. Sleep takes a backseat. You are low on energy and the creative juices stop flowing. Ha! All this rant to tell you that when you can't think of anything new, you turn to your favourites. Good old chocolate and Earl Grey. Always a hit! Always delicious. Always. Pots de creme is like a feel-good dish for me. Lesser steps than a mousse but pretty much similar in taste. Slightly more … Read More
Red Velvet Bundt Cake
Nordic bake-ware has its own rustic charm! I owned one of those bundt cake pans years ago but hardly ever bake with it now. Too much of design in the exterior results in the cake sticking to the sides despite greasing well and has almost always resulted in a disaster. Also, the kind of cake being baked is equally important. Moist, sponge like cakes are best to be avoided whereas butter cakes are certainly a better choice. However, finding this cake pan (the ones used for this cake) which was of a far greater quality (from Williams Sonoma) made me re-think bundt cakes. It is no secret how much I love Red Velvet Cakes so I thought about that first. But then Red Velvet Cakes are soft textured cakes so I knew that would be a challenge. After looking through a few recipes, I found this one and tweaked it slightly to get the desired results. The cake came out perfectly. No sure if it was the pan or the cake or maybe both. The inside of the cake was still quite soft while the outside nicely held it's shape. The flavour was there, though not as much as would be in a regular Red Velvet Cake. The cream cheese glaze was delicious and more than made up for it. Owing to the shape, … Read More
Orange Almond Cake
This recipe was meant to be shared before Christmas last year. As some of you already know that I am travelling and despite having everything ready to go, issues with Internet connectivity delayed it by a whole year:-) I thought I was well organised for my holidays this time but some things are just meant to be. Maybe it was meant to for a 2017 post. Happy New Year to all my dear readers! I hope each and every one of you have great experiences this year and are able to embrace what life throws at you without fear or regret. It is hard but this is something I am trying to learn at a personal level. I'm trying not to dwell on things...what should be..why they shouldn't and so on. Life only moves in one direction...forward. Unless you let go of the old, there won't be room for the new. This may be a good start. Also this year I wanted to make a few tea cakes. While frosted, layer cakes allow room for creativity and visual appeal, some of us would rather go with a simple one layered, uncomplicated treat for many occasions that one can mix and bake in minutes. This Orange Almond Cake is one such cake. I swapped the milk in this cake with a delicious orange juice for for an … Read More
Coconut Cranberry Cake With White Chocolate Buttercream
I think cranberries are slightly overlooked in our part of the world during Christmas while the rest of the world are including them in every other recipe. That is because it is summer over here and we are totally spoilt for choice with the abundant summer fruits and berries. I have never seen fresh cranberries in my life, only frozen (and dried of course) but they are good enough. The sour taste is so perfect to go with white chocolate. as if they were made for each other to create the right balance of flavours. Since it is Christmas, I thought I'd make you a Coconut Cranberry Cake before I start sharing the more summery recipes. Coconut cakes have a nice bite to them and this one is quite light and refreshing. I added a teeny tiny amount of nutmeg to the white chocolate buttercream to elevate it to a Christmas Cake category. I'm glad I did because it really works. The Raffaello chocolates were a last minute addition and yes, they work well too. I have tried to keep things simple so its not hard for someone to replicate it. Seriously, there is so much going on around Christmas that simplicity is the best way to go. If you are not living in Australia, it might sound … Read More
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