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Sultana marmalade loaf

Posted by: realistic bird on: June 28, 2009

Ingredients:
125g butter, chopped
3 cups (500g) sultanas (or you can use a combination of sultanas, dried fruits and nuts like I did)
½ cup (100g) firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons marmalade
¼ cup (60ml) orange juice
2 eggs
¾ (110g) plain flour
¼ cup (35g) self-raising flour (if none add ½ teaspoon of baking powder to plain flour)

Method:
1) Line base [...]

Chocolate buttermilk cake

Posted by: realistic bird on: June 23, 2009

The original recipe doesn’t have orange but I added it as an extra flavor.
Cake can be made to a day ahead; keep, covered, in fridge.
Ingredients:
185g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 ½ cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
¾ cup self-raising flour (in none add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder to plain flour)
1/3 cup cocoa powder
¾ cup buttermilk (if [...]

Ricotta Honey Cheesecake

Posted by: realistic bird on: June 14, 2009

I used honey from bees who fed on orange blossoms. This is a heavy tasting cheesecake but worth it, keeps well in the fridge. I suggest you keep the garnish in an individual dish and used when needed.
Greek thyme honey, traditionally used in this cheesecake, adds an intriguing herbal flavour. Closer to home, try wildflower [...]

White chocolate and berry muffins

Posted by: realistic bird on: June 6, 2009

Ingredients:
2 cups (300g) self-raising flour (if you don’t have any add 4 teaspoons of baking powder to regular flour)
2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
2/3 cup (120g) finely chopped white chocolate
1 egg
¾ cup (180ml) butter milk (if you don’t have any add 2 teaspoons of vinegar or lemon juice to a cup and then add milk to [...]

Rhubarb Cake

Posted by: realistic bird on: June 1, 2009

Rhubarb doesn’t grow where I live but we found some in the supermarket and thought we try it out since in all my cookbooks there are recipes that involve this plant.
Some info about rhubarb:
Rhubarb is a vegetable with a unique taste that makes it a favorite in many pies and desserts. It originated in Asia over [...]


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