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Because sometimes you want a simple, quick, delicious cake and this recipe fits the bill. Not too large with umpteen layers to negotiate, not small and fiddly; just the right size.
With grated carrot, crushed pineapple and warm spices, this cake is moist, flavoursome and topped with the most moreish of all icings – cream cheese.
My first daring bakers challenge!
Lisa was the host and she selected cannolis. I have never had cannolis; I had heard of them because I used to make a cannoli cake that was filled with ricotta, cream, orange and choc chips. Now I know why.
I had also heard Tony Soprano referring to them a lot. That wasn’t necessarily a recommendation; after all, he talked about murder a lot too.
So Tone was wrong about the murdering, but oh… so very right about the cannoli. Continue reading 'Daring Bakers – Cannoli'»
A pretty, orange-hued bread, chewy and almost oily yet light, well-mannered and great for sandwiches, outstanding for toast.
I have adapted a recipe for Potato Bread by Nigella Lawson, purely on a whim. I expected potato bread to be a poor-keeper, but quite the opposite. It stays delicious for several days and when at last too stale for any but the wettest of sandwiches, makes toast to sell your soul for. I was thrilled with the original, which uses white potatoes, but as I strolled past the sweet potatoes in the supermarket, I had a flash of inspiration and a pioneering urge that would not be ignored. I reasoned that sweet potatoes are prepared like any other potato, have a sweeter taste, but even better – they have that colour. Oh… that colour. So I tried it. And it worked.
It’s not vivid enough to look artificial, but would be a nice addition to a more natural Halloween meal. Apart from that, any pretty coloured bread has to be a welcome addition to the table.
So after making the orange cake, I was perplexed as to what to do with the scraped, zestless oranges. Yes, I could slice them up and eat them, but that’s not exactly riveting.
Make jelly, my Mum suggested. (Jello to you gals across the pond)
So I did.
Mmmmmmmm.We have lunch with Mum and Dad on Sundays, and the afternoon is ‘try a new cake’ day.This cake was yesterday’s offering and is a delightful recipe from a dear little book called ‘Good Food’s 101 Teatime Treats’.
I felt sure I would want to tweak it, but in fact it needed little altering – brilliant recipe.
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