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Sticky Coffee Walnut Cake
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I haven’t eaten coffee and walnut cake for years and I wasn’t even sure it was my sort of thing anymore but I had asked P to buy some walnuts for a pasta dish and he tends to buy things in bulk hence the excess of walnuts left[...] |
Traditional English Pork Pies
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Knowing that I come Northern England some of you will understand if I tell you I have a fondness for pork pies since they have been part of growing up. Pork pies were usually a special treat bought by Nana or served at parents parties along[...] |
Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Shortbread
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What I love about shortbread is that for such little effort you get a lot in return. The simplicity of three ingredients (or four in this case) quickly kneaded together in one bowl, baked for a short time, to form a beautiful buttery biscuit[...] |
Bakewell Tart
One of my many favourite British desserts as a child was the Bakewell Tart and most people would know the tart in the UK from Mr Kipling, who commercially produces traditional cakes and is famous for ‘making exceedingly good cakes’.[...] |
Battenberg Cake
The Battenberg Cake was another of my favourites as a child, although I don’t recall us every making it ourselves but buying it commercially. I haven’t eaten it in years since I haven’t lived in the UK for nearly sixteen and[...] |
Cherry Almond Cakes
I have a weakness for kitchenware shops and it is very rare that I come out from them empty handed, even if I don’t need anything but then it’s not really about whether ones needs the item is it? Although you can always justify a[...] |
Baked Jam Doughnuts
Doughnuts are something I associate with the fairground from my childhood, the smell of them brings back memories of the Big Dipper rides, the Haunted House and the Dodgem Cars. They were a treat that we savoured, it was a special[...] |
Easter Hot Cross Buns
This weeks cooking class was bread making and since Easter is just around the corner I thought hot cross buns would be appropriate. In addition to the hot cross buns we also made a Sicilian style Focaccia bread which is more like a poolish[...] |
Pear & Ginger Pudding
The pear and ginger pudding was part of our great gastronomic English fare dinner last weekend which followed our homemade pork pies, and dare I say the pie were served with mushy peas! I say this tongue in cheek because the English do get[...] |
Rhubarb & Custard Cake
Sorry about the bad photo but I decided I should post this recipe anyway because it is so yummy. You will realise that the colder weather has hit Auckland with all comfort food recipes starting to appear on my blog. I found some lovely[...] |
